Performances:
My Wild Flag, Stockholm, 2025
Kohta Kunsthalle, Helsinki, 2024
UrbanApa, Helsinki, 2024
New In Town is a monologue about a dentist who has decided to leave everything behind and move to a new city to become an artist. The dentist chooses to begin his first, half-improvised public art performance directly upon arrival.
The performance is a collaboration between Teo Ala-Ruona and artist Jaakko Pallavuo. It had its debut at Kohta Kunsthall in Helsinki, in June 2024.
Text: Jaakko Pallasvuo
Performance: Teo Ala-Ruona
Costume: Ville Pölhö
Dramaturgical dialogue: Martta Jylhä