Here we are. Together. Side by side. What keeps us together? Is it necessity? Or habit?
Pantheon is a journey from the first cells that began gathering into sponges when oxygen appeared, to a Saturday evening at Anfield stadium where tens of thousands sing: You'll Never Walk Alone. The poses, gestures, and signs of cultural history, a story of interruptions and continuities, of being together and diverging, presented by three generations.
At the starting point of Pantheon is a unique atlas created by German art historian Aby Warburg in the first half of the 20th century. Warburg picked out a thousand images showing how certain signs appear, disappear, and then reappear throughout history. What do these signs say about being human? Why do we repeatedly encounter people lying on grass having picnics? Why are heads depicted again and again, and why did the eagle specifically peck at Prometheus's liver? What happened to Medieval poses of joy, which artist died in a haystack, and why do migrants help us find new paths?
Director: Mart Kangro
Dramaturg: Eero Epner
Set Designer: Kristel Zimmer
Video Artist: Emer Värk
Light and Sound Artist: Kalle Tikas
Project Managers: Eneli Järs and Jaak Prints
Performing: Juhan Ulfsak, Teele Pärn (Estonian Drama Theatre), Kristina Preimann, Kaie Mihkelson (Estonian Drama Theatre) and Mart Kangro
Performances are in Estonian except for February 22nd and April 13th performances, which are in English.
Pantheon is produced in collaboration between Kanuti Gildi SAAL and Von Krahl Theatre. Supported by Estonian Cultural Endowment.
Premiere on January 27, 2025, at Von Krahl Theatre (Telliskivi 60a/9).
Von Krahl • Telliskivi tänav 60a, 10412 Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia