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About
On July 15, 1965, one of the most bizarre experiments in scientific history begins on the U.S. Virgin Islands: a dolphin named Peter starts receiving English lessons. In order to learn a human language, the dolphin and a young woman move into a house filled with water. When the experiment ends, Peter is moved to another lab, where he is placed in a small, solitary tub. Soon, he commits suicide.

Pipsa Lonka’s play PETER LIVED IN A HOUSE – a dolphin from dot to dot ruminates on this absurd, true story. At the heart of the work lies the paradox of love: a human’s love for an animal can destroy the very being it cherishes. The ultimate protagonist here is not the dolphin but language, and the power entangled in the fables of our culture. Amidst the waves of words that roll onto the stage, actors Ria Kataja, Iida Kuningas, and Anna Airola try to retell Peter’s story. They hem and haw, refuse to say, force themselves to utter, and say too much.

The performance shakes up the viewer’s senses and continues the collaboration between Lonka and WAUHAUS. In addition to WAUHAUS, the visual world of the work is created by designers Ville Seppänen and Riku Suvitie.

Written by Pipsa Lonka
Staging Concept Juni Klein (WAUHAUS), Jussi Matikainen (WAUHAUS), Ville Seppänen, Heidi Soidinsalo (WAUHAUS), Riku Suvitie
Actors Anna Airola, Ria Kataja, Iida Kuningas
Di­rec­tor Juni Klein
Set Design Ville Seppänen
Video and Ligh­ting Design Ville Seppänen, Ville Tolvanen
Sound Design Jussi Matikainen, Heidi Soidinsalo
Costume and Props Design Riku Suvitie
Cho­reo­grap­hy Aksinja Lommi
Makeup and Hair Kaisa Pätilä
Dress­ma­ker Noora Salmi
Scenic artist Mira Lankinen
Ori­gi­nal choir music score Marianna Liik
Choir Lempikuoro
Text dra­ma­tur­ge E.L. Karhu
Trailer and program photos Jonatan Sundström
Press photos Katri Naukkarinen
Promo photos Johan Huimerind
English trans­la­tion Heidi Soidinsalo
Sur­tit­les Essi Brunberg
Pro­ducer (WAUHAUS) Minttu-Maria Jäävuori
Tech­nical pro­ducer Lauri Lundahl
Ma­na­ging di­rec­tor (WAUHAUS) Julia Hovi
And the whole team at &, contributing to production, technical work, marketing and administration
Pro­duc­tion & Espoon teatteri, WAUHAUS
Co-pro­ducers Viirus, Bergen Internasjonale Teater (BIT)
Re­si­dency Tero Saarinen Companyn residenssituki
Sup­por­ted by Finnish Cultural Foundation, Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Kone Foundation, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation – New Classics Fund, City of Espoo