Nonstop Paradise is a hedonistic celebration of contemporary circus, performance, and sound and video art, striving towards paradise, hand in hand with both its pleasures and its horrors.

Nonstop Paradise is a fusion of performance, media art and contemporary circus. The work is a hedonistic celebration that destroys everything, just like the 2020s lifestyle. The circus-erotic performance reveals the individual’s tendency towards pleasure, daydreaming and perfectionism. The ideas are simple, but extremely romantic and therefore doomed to destruction. Beauty floats upside down and turns into horror.  The most touching connection is the recognition of the ugliness of the other and oneself, as well as death.

Concept and performer: Miradonna Sirkka
Singing: Alpi Vaalaja
Light and space design: Alpi Vaalaja
Music and sound design: Aleksi Kinnunen
Dramaturgical support: Bek Berger
Artistic supporti: Iida-Liina Linnea
Artistic support, photo and video edit: Sofi Häkkinen
Production: Recover Laboratory
Premiere: 2025 / Turku New Performance Biennale
Supported by: Arts Promotion Centre, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Jenny & Antti Wihuri foundation, Saari residency, Kone foundation, Samuel Huber foundation, Turku New Performance Biennale, Cirko – center for new circus, Studio ALTA, MeetFactory residency
Duration: 60 – 75 min. 
Age recommendation: + 16

Recover Laboratory (RecLab) is one of the pioneers of the Finnish site-specific and immersive art scene. The collective, which has been active since 2016, develops multidisciplinary art based on contemporary circus, visual art and experiential approach.