Elajannad / Beastesses

Beastesses is one Woman’s CV, Curriculum Vitae – the trajectory of a life ​that begins with birth and ends with death, or ​maybe the other way round.

This woman’s trail could be a leafy woodland ​lane, a kitchen full of broken glass, a ​bedroom dripping with tenderness, a well-​intentioned road to hell, a perpetual ​handicraft lesson, a funeral march, or perhaps ​a 4-lane stadium circuit where she races ​herself.

Performed by actresses from the ​internationally famous NO99 theatre – Mirtel ​Pohla and Eva Koldits – the production ​interweaves several possible life stories of ​one woman. For as long as the foremothers ​reach across the border between life and ​death, for as long as the narrative lasts, so ​too does life.

Like a chorus in a Greek tragedy, the woman is ​accompanied on her journey through hell and ​paradise on earth by a low-sounding ensemble ​of top Estonian musicians.

Premiere: 5 February 2023 at Vaba Lava Tallinn Theatre Centre

Concept by Eva Koldits ja Mingo Rajandi
Directed by Eva Koldits
Designer: Kairi Mändla
Composer, Ensemble Leader and Musical Director: Mingo Rajandi
Dramaturg: Berit Kaschan
Cast: Eva Koldits, Mirtel Pohla
Lighting Designer: Meelis Lusmägi
Sound Designer: Karl-Elias Teder
Technical Production Manager: Marti Tärn
Producer: Merylin Poks (MYM.EE)

Ensemble:
Mingo Rajandi (double bass)
Erki Pärnoja (guitars, electronics)
Tobias Tammearu (saxophone, electronics)
Andres Kaljuste (viola)
Ahto Abner (percussion, electronics)