HYPNOS
A COLLABORATIVE SOLO PERFORMANCE BY
Sakari Männistö
Hypnos is an autobiographical work, tracing Sakari Männistö’s life through the lens of juggling. Yet, beneath its personal story lies something universal—however different our lives may be, they follow familiar patterns of movement, balance, and inevitable change.
Objects rise and fall, guided yet unpredictable, much like the rhythms that shape us all. Though a solo, Hypnos is a collaboration, with music, video, light, and costume contributing to an intimate portrait that speaks beyond the individual.
Who is truly in control—the juggler or the patterns they create? And what remains when the movement ceases?
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Premiere: Spring 2025
Set-up: Indoor
Running time: 55 minutes
Age guidance: 8+
Touring party: 2
Minimum stage dimensions: 8m deep x 8m wide x 6m high
Language: no text
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Performance & design: Sakari Männistö FIN
Costume & design: Alice Williamson UK
Media & design: Aku Meriläinen FIN
Sound design: Anna Clock UK
Lights design: Eero Auvinen FIN
Stage design: Arnaud Stephenson (aka. Cookie) (NZ/UK)
Coproducer: Cirko - Centre for New Circus, FI
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Sakari offers a wide range of wrap-around activities, including: post-show discussions, juggling workshops, dance workshops. Available for all ages and levels.
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Immersed in the world of circus from a young age, Sakari started juggling at 13 and soon began devising his own shows. He studied under the tutelage of Arcadi Poupon, Maksim Komaro, Denis Paumier and Jay Gillian.
Throughout his career Sakari has been involved as a performer and director in over 50 different circus performances with companies such as Agit-Cirk (Tenho, Saivo at Kiasma Helsinki, JONG with Avanti! Orchestra), Circo Aereo (Ro-Pu, Motet) and Gandini Juggling (Motet, Smashed and 4x4: Ephemeral Architectures). He has performed throughout Finland, Central Europe, Russia, Canada and the USA in venues such as Saddler’s Wells UK, Metropolitan Opera US/NY, La Tohu CAN, and La Villette Paris.
Sakari has also taught master class workshops at ENC Montréal, Lille-Lomme, Berlin Katakomben and National Centre for Circus Arts (London).
Apart from his performing and teaching work, Sakari is also a founding Artistic Director of Agit-Cirk and the Silence Festival in Lapland (2010-2014 & 2016) and London.
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For more information, please contact Axel Satgé: axel@yelloweverything.com.
