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have captions in a different language, so it’s still new to us. It’s the future of accessibility.” In a nearby Swedish-language theatre, “they are trying assisted listening, so if you’re hard of seeing, you can get audio cues as well,” Koivuniemi continues. He hopes the Finnish National Theatre will soon deploy the same technology. “We don’t want to rule out anyone coming to see the shows,” Virtanen stresses. “Even if you don’t know the language, or even if you can’t see or hear, we still want to bring theatre to everyone.” With a show that is as historically and socially significant as Day of Remembrance , the bigger the audience, the better. Visit kansallisteatteri.fi/en/ muistopaiva to learn more or purchase tickets
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