Tempo

Premiere, August 2025

Tempo is a captivating exploration of time—its acceleration, deceleration, and moments when it seems to stand still. At its core is a mundane event turned extraordinary, highlighting life’s fragility through moments of falling, stumbling, and near-accidents.

Directed by visual artist and magician Kalle Nio, with choreography by Fernando Melo and music by Samuli Kosminen, Tempo blends text, movement, and mesmerizing stage illusions where time reverses, gravity vanishes, and the laws of nature dissolve. Dreamlike, wordless scenes alternate with rhythmic compositions for prepared metronomes and Harry Salmenniemi’s poignant text about time’s strange elasticity.

Through magic and movement, Tempo invites audiences to pause, reflect, and truly feel the present moment.

CREDITS

Concept: Nio, Melo & Salmenniemi
Direction: Kalle Nio
Choreography: Fernando Melo
Script: Harry Salmenniemi
Performers: Barbara Kanc, Winston Reynolds, Luigi Sardone
Music and Sound Design: Samuli Kosminen
Costumes: Georgina Spencer
Light design: Johannes Hallikas
Production: WHS

Co-production: Lutkovno gledališče Ljubljana, Slovenia

With support of: Alfred Kordelin Foundation