In the Lokaal tonight | 2009
Creating this piece, we wanted to entertain our audience.
”In the Lokaal tonight: Kann/Valkeapää.” The stage for the performance is signified with a simple illuminated sign and a common setup familiar from the corner of a local pub: few microphones, guitars and amplifiers. The structure of the piece is based on songs, also. That’s where the common factors end. Namely, ”In the Lokaal tonight” is not based on representing something, nor in some effort to convince audience on the authenticity of lyrics or skill of the performer; nor is it based on some vague reciprocal relationship between audience and performer. It seem rather, that the performance is in some serious undertaking of collapse on its way to embarassing moment of silence; yet, Kann and Valkeapää are guiding this assembly forwards with peculiar and crude buoyancy. ”In the Lokaal tonight: Kann/Valkeapää” is a performance as fresh and true as no-wave punk; as blatantly experimental as live art at its best.
Tero Nauha, performance artist, researcher of performance art and theory
Tour
02-02-2009 Kanuti Gildi Saal, Tallinn, Estonia19-03-2009 Juuksur, Tallinn, Estonia
31-03-2009 Juuksur, Tallinn, Estonia
01-04-2009 Juuksur, Tallinn, Estonia
02-04-2009 Juuksur, Tallinn, Estonia
08-04-2009 Juuksur, Tallinn, Estonia
09-04-2009 Juuksur, Tallinn, Estonia
24-05-2009 Genialistide klubi, Tartu, Estonia
30-07-2009 Sulattofestivaali, Karkkila, Finland
18-09-2009 Manifesti, Turku, Finland
concept and performance :
Kaja Kann, Juha Valkeapää