“Niinagu”: a visual play for ages 3 and up at Tartu Uus Teater

A camera film moves through a dewy meadow towards evening.

A painterly, fast-paced visual production with few words, welcome also to the youngest theatregoers from the age of 3. The production is inspired by the colourful work and painting “Tulipead” (“Tulip Heads”) by the Estonian artist Kristi Kangilaski.

The play expresses pure emotion and uses intuition and the joy of creating: people move and create exactly as the feeling dictates. Performed by two actors, a crazy and playful world full of encounters comes alive on stage. It is a road-movie-style theatre journey in which more than 40 different characters fly across the stage, from flaming tulip blooms to tap-dancing foreign chickens, pointless fish and mud-bath creatures.

On stage: Grete Jürgenson and Ilo-Ann Saarepera.

Director, dramaturg and technical artist: Rene Liivamägi. Inspiring artist: Kristi Kangilaski. Composer and musical designer: Lauri Lüdimois. Poster painting: Kristi Kangilaski. Producer: Kersti Niglas.

Premiere 3 December 2026 in the small hall of Tartu Uus Teater.

Time and place: 3 December 2026, 19:00, Tartu Uus Teater, small hall, Lai 37, Tartu.