Elmine was 20 years old when she, like so many others, came from Tornedalen to the Arctic coast in the late 1800s. Now, a performance has been created based on the letters she might have sent home.
What: Musical performance: Letters from Elmine
Where: Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš / Centre for Northern Peoples
When30 September at 18:00
Ticket price: 100,-
Elmine Harila from Pello in Tornedalen settled in Vestre Jakobselv in 1883. There she lived an eventful life with her husband Karl Harila.
Trygg Jakola from Vadsø has written letters that grandmother Elmine could have sent home to Pello in Tornedalen. They are now being conveyed through the musical performance. Letter from Elmine.
The cast and crew of the performance include Inger Birkelund, Nikolai Äystö Lindholm, Eili Bråstad Johannessen from KultNett, Ida Løken Valkeapää (director), Lina Killingdalen (dramaturgist), and Tove Raappana Reibo (technician).
The event is part of Paaskiviikko 2020 and is a collaboration between Halti Kven Culture Centre IKS and the Centre for Northern Peoples. Paaskiviikko 2020 is supported by Troms and Finnmark County Council and the Arts Council Norway.
We recommend purchasing tickets in advance via hoopla (see ticket link) to avoid queues. Please remember to provide the names and telephone numbers of those who will be requiring tickets.
Read more about the show:
Fictional letters from grandmother Elmine home to Finland become a performance, NRK
The performance «Letters from Elmine» evoked strong emotions in the descendants, NRK