Svenska Yle drama

Välkommen till Svenska Yle dramas ljudvandring genom hösten 1710, då pesten härjade i Helsingfors och den här gravgården var i aktiv användning. Tervetuloa ruotsinkieliselle äänimatkalle syksyyn 1710, jona 1185 ruton uhria haudattiin tälle paikalle. Time travel back to 1710, when the plague killed two thirds of the inhabitants of Helsinki and 1185 dead were buried in this graveyard. The voices you hear speak Swedish. Ladda ner appen Echoes, så hittar du dig själv i kartan över parken. Tidsresan består av ljud som som finns i rundlarna du ser på kartan. Ljuden startar när du kliver in i de markerade områdena och tystnar om du kliver ut. Om du har tur hittar du också ljud som inte finns utmärkta på din karta. Om du trycker på rundlarna ser du deras ordningsföljd och datum: 1. Här och nu 2. 4 augusti 1710 3. 2 september 1710 4. 7 oktober 1710 5. 29 oktober 1710 6. 16 december 1710 7. 28 april 1711 För varje rundel kommer du att göra ett hopp i tiden, men alla scener du hör utspelar sig på den här gravgården, i den så kallade Pestparken. Sätt på dig hörlurar och vandra i din egen takt, från punkt 1 till punkt 7. Varje ljudscen är ca 4 minuter lång, vilket betyder att din vandring kommer att räcka en dryg halvtimme. Eftersom alla telefoners GPS-system är olika känsliga och inte alltid helt pålitliga kan det hända att du måste söka lite innan du hittar ljuden. Men 1700-talet finns där nånstans… Tidsresan rekommenderas inte för barn under 10 år. Vi önskar dig en minnesvärd upplevelse! Vi som jobbat med Röster från pestens år är: Manus & regi: Jessica Edén Ljuddesign: Niko Ingman Musik: Timo Hietala Appens tekniska lösningar: Echoes, Johan Hellman och Christoffer Westerlund Producent: Marina Meinander Produktionskoordinator: Anna-Maija Kalén Grafik: Mathias Heinänen Evenemangsproducent: Anders Alanen Skådespelare: Saga Sarkola, Jonna Järnefelt, Cecilia Paul, Martin Bahne, Ole Øwre, Mitja Sirén, Marika Parkkomäki, Iida Kuningas, Riko Eklundh, Niklas Häggblom, Saga Sederholm, Juni Sonck, Freja Sonck och Rasmus Sonck. Tack till Helsingfors stad!

In the autumn of 1710, the plague swept through the small town of Helsinki and killed two-thirds of its inhabitants. The dead were buried in a graveyard that is today called Plague Park. During the summer of 2020, Swedish-speaking YLE Drama enabled the public to travel back in time to the year of the plague. The binaural and site-specific audio drama ´Voices from the Year of the Plague´ can only be heard in the same park where the victims of the plague lie buried. During the week of Prix Europa we bring a part of the Plague Park to our European colleagues and give you four audio scenes at the yard in Potsdam. ‘Voices from the Year of the Plague’ was created in order to be produced and performed during the corona pandemic. The manuscript was written so that the recordings could be carried out with just one actor at a time in the studio. Even the actual performance itself is corona safe. The listeners, visitors, use their own phones, headphones and the GPS-guided app Echoes to experience the audio drama, which can only be heard if one stands at the right spot in the park. The drama can be visited on all weekdays, around the clock, in order to prevent too many from gathering in the park at the same time. The drama was recorded using binaural technology that gives the listener the feeling of being inside the drama, as though the characters were talking directly to them, and that the sounds they hear really do emanate from the park. There are seven longer scenes in the original drama, as well as a number of hidden ‘Easter eggs’, mini scenes that one cannot see on the map, but which pop up in the headphones when the visitor happens to step into the right areas. The drama leads the listener through the increasing horror of the autumn of 1710 and out to the other side of the pandemic into the spring of 1711 - and the beginning of new a new life. All the scenes are played out in the graveyard. The events in the drama correspond to reality. Many of the people depicted really did exist. In the second to last scene many of the 1185 plague victims who lie buried under the listeners’ feet introduce themselves by their names and occupations that were chronicled in the church register. Put on your headphones, press "Stream walk" and start your journey back to the Year of the Plague.

In the autumn of 1710, the plague swept through the small town of Helsinki and killed two-thirds of its inhabitants. The dead were buried in a graveyard that is today called Plague Park. During the summer of 2020, Swedish-speaking YLE drama enabled the public to travel back in time to the year of the plague. The binaural and site-specific audio drama ´Voices from the Year of the Plague´ can only be heard in the same park where the victims of the plague lie buried - unless you are a Nordic colleague of ours, in which case you can cheat the system. ‘Voices from the Year of the Plague’ was created in order to be produced and performed during the corona pandemic. The manuscript was written so that the recordings could be carried out with just one actor at a time in the studio. Even the actual performance itself is corona safe. The listeners, visitors, use their own phones, headphones and the GPS-guided app Echoes to experience the audio drama, which can only be heard if one stands at the right spot in the park. The drama can be visited on all weekdays, around the clock, in order to prevent too many from gathering in the park at the same time. The drama was recorded using binaural technology that gives the listener the feeling of being inside the drama, as though the characters were talking directly to them, and that the sounds they hear really do emanate from the park. There are seven longer scenes in the original drama, as well as a number of hidden ‘Easter eggs’, mini scenes that one cannot see on the map, but which pop up in the headphones when the visitor happens to step into the right areas. The drama leads the listener through the increasing horror of the autumn of 1710 and out to the other side of the pandemic into the spring of 1711 - and the beginning of new a new life. All the scenes are played out in the graveyard. The events in the drama correspond to reality. Many of the people depicted really did exist. In the second to last scene many of the 1185 plague victims who lie buried under the listeners’ feet introduce themselves by their names and occupations that were chronicled in the church register. Put on your headphones, press "Stream walk" and "Start". You will see a map of Plague Park in Helsinki, and be told that you are "Outside all echoes". To cheat the app: Press the three dots up on the right and turn the Autoplay off. Now you can listen to the scenes and read the translations where ever you are. We wish you an interesting journey back to the Year of the Plague!