Only Bones 2.0 premier 3.9. @Stoa Helsinki

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The performance reflects on our time, which seems to have turned backwards — a kind of degeneration of humanity. Everyone is striving for ultimate fulfilment: the moment when effort ends and everything is finally complete. In pursuit of that goal, people walk over one another without regard for the consequences.

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Only Bones 2.0 plays with the boundaries between light and shadow, and with the extreme limits of physicality. Acrobatics and dance merge into a breathing whole in which body, space, and light create an entire world on stage. The result is simultaneously virtuosic, intimate, and exposed.

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The work is based on the internationally acclaimed Only Bones solo concept created by Thom Monckton. This minimalist physical theatre project is built on simple rules: one light, no set pieces, no props, no text, and no narrative — all within a confined space. Within these limitations, each artist creates their own unique world.

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Creative Team

Direction and performance: Riia Kivimäki & Saku Mäkelä
Sound design: Hanna Mikander
Lighting design: Jere Mönkkönen
Concept: Thom Monckton

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The performance has been supported by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Svenska kulturfonden, Subtopia, and Cirko – Center for New Circus. The work is a co-production by RISA and Stoa.