Routa Company: MUR – A show about the wind, forests, and friendship

MUR is about a baby bear, Mur, who doesn't always feel like a bear.

In this Routa Company show, Mur encounters a logging clearing and the Other – a bear that is almost like Mur himself, of the same size and equally curious. But the forest has changed, and a new wind is blowing.

The MUR show deals with the current state of the forests at a childish level. The forest is the home of the animals, but what happens if the forest no longer exists? The story and dance merge into a seamless package that makes both small and big viewers stop and think. There is a whole forest to think about.

MUR is based on the Mur book series by author Kaisa Happonen and illustrator Anne Vasko, and especially its latest instalment, Mur and the Wind. The Mur series of children’s books has enchanted readers abroad, the first part of the book series has already been translated into more than 20 languages. You can explore the world of Mur the Bear in Anne Vasko's book illustration exhibition at the Annantalo café.

“This is not a forest, but we are still bears. The forest should be where we are.”

Duration: 35 mins.
Age recommendation: 2+
Language: Finnish

Saturday shows are aimed at families, tickets €6 | Lippu.fi

Choreography and direction: Sari Palmgren
Dancers: Maria Autio and Johannes Purovaara
Original work: Anne Vasko and Kaisa Happonen
Costume design: Iida Ukkola
Stage and lighting design: Raisa Kilpeläinen
Sound design and composition: Pekko Käppi
Songs: Pekko Käppi, Ringa Manner and Olavi Uusivirta (Iltalaulu)
Song lyrics: Kaisa Happonen
Images of Mur: Anne Vasko
Production: Routa Company / Miia Kauppinen