Maannos is a solo work by Tuomas Vuorinen combining video art and juggling, inviting the audience on a dreamlike journey towards a lost connection with nature.

Maannos sprouts from a longing for nature and reaches its roots through the layers of life. Tuomas Vuorinen’s solo work was born from the hunt for a lost connection to nature. With the mysterious dream of childhood as his guide, he invites the audience to join him on a hike through the forests, to ask advice from animal spirits and to dive into deep waters.

In the performance, video art is intertwined with juggling in a unique way, as video-game-like adventure draws you into the borderlands of dream and reality.

Performer, director: Tuomas Vuorinen
Animations: Jere Virta
Sound design: Ville Aalto
Light design: Kauri Klemelä
Outside eye: Saana Peura
Production: Blind Gut Company 
Supported by: Helsinki City, Kone foundation, Näyttämö, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre 
Premiere: 2022
Duration: 50 min. 
Age recommendation: 10 +

The contemporary circus group Blind Gut Company acts as a platform for eccentric ideas, experimenting and stretching the boundaries of circus art. Blind Gut’s works examine the world around them with both a critical and playful approach, and the group creates performances for a variety of audiences and environments. During its ten years of existence, Blind Gut has created a total of 14 circus performances, which broadly represent the different forms of contemporary circus.