Tsuumi Dance Theatre & Teatteri Metamorfoosi TRUST

What do we trust in – and what happens when that trust is shaken?

TRUST examines life in a world where people build their relationships and identities amidst uncertainty, economic crises, and global upheavals.

The work highlights themes of trust in relation to economic systems, technology, loved ones, and ourselves, and asks how we can truly trust anything today.

TRUST is a fast-paced dance theater piece in which the movements, speech, and music of five performers and a musician intertwine into a single scenic tapestry.

TRUST offers the viewer the opportunity to experience the work not only intellectually but also through physical sensations: what do the movements, lines, and images evoke in the body, and what kinds of feelings, memories, and questions do they raise?

“Based on the preview, the performers’ movements and the punchy text have been synchronized in an almost hypnotic way.” – Tuomas Rantanen, Voima 3.9.2025

TRUST is based on a play written in 2008 by German playwright and director Falk Richter, which was created in the midst of the financial crisis. Richter’s theater is not content with depicting the private sphere, but brings society to the stage.

“When corrupt bankers were allowed to continue, it undermined confidence in the entire political system. I explored (in Trust) how that atmosphere was also reflected in interpersonal relationships.” – Falk Richter, Helsingin Sanomat 4.6.2025

The interpretation by Tsuumi Dance Theater and Theater Metamorphosis brings TRUST to the present day, when trust in institutions, people, and the future feels more fragile than ever.