Carmen Electra
elektron.art
Carmen Electra is a completely normal musical with a classical structure, beautiful stage design, and a protagonist who overcomes difficulties from beginning to end. The libretto was written by the ensemble ants1. The lead role is played by the eternally young and immortal Anumai Raska.
The musical combines contemporary dance, colorful costumes, haunting music, and scandalous statements into its magical world. Since the musical deals with death, it is impossible to summarize it briefly. We hope for your understanding!
ants1 is a collective that emerged from the Estonian Academy of Arts, whose members are active in various fields of contemporary art. When they come together, the collective goes by the name ants1, whose music combines social issues into a painful yet entertaining language of punk music.“Week after week, we build workshops with non-existent tools, rent two-room apartments to sleep in alone, are accepted into jobs we never applied for, become specialists in fields we never studied. Fuck...or are we canceling life before we even live it?” – Unknown elk from the Estonian forest, 2025
The post-performance discussion (in Estonian) with the cast of Carmen Electra will take place on 13th September at 18.45 in the café of the small building of Estonian National Theatre Vanemuine. The discussion will be moderated by cultural critic Valner Valme.
Costumes: Lisette Sivard
Light design: Leon Allik
Sound design: Roman Belov
Co-producer: elektron.art
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes, no intermission
Premiere: October 24th, 2025 at the Estonian Academy of Arts Gallery
NB! The theatre doesn’t recommend this production for children under 12.