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The Rite of Spring (Nijinsky)
| First Performance | 29.5.1913 |
| Place of First Performance | Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France |
| Finnish premiere | 11.3.1994 |
| Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
| Other Style | Muu tyylilaji |
| Scenography | Nicholas Roerich |
| Costume designer | Nicholas Roerich |
| Lighting Designer | Kimmo Ruskela |
| Performers of the premiere |
Act I Maidens in red: Sini Länsivuori, Özen Erdinc, Jessica Kellgren, Anneke Lönnroth, Ulla-Mari Mäkelä, Marjo Räisälä, Minna Tervamäki; three small maidens in red: Francis Guardia, Anu Sistonen, Tuuli Tuominen; tall women in mauve: Anu Koskinen, Armi Tihtonen, Leena Virtanen; 300-year-old woman: Ulrika Hallberg, maidens in blue: Kirsi Aromaa, Maarika Kärkkäinen, Riina Laurila, Virve Lehtinen, Riina-Kaisa Lehto, Mari Mäkelä, Arja Tervo; young people: Antti Honkanen, Timo Kokkonen, Kare Länsivuori, Juha-Pekka Myllymäki, Sami Saikkonen; young men: Henrikki Heikkilä, Sampo Kivelä, Thomas Rydberg, Mika Saarelainen, Kimmo Sandell; the young: Tomi Blåberg, Karl Hedman, Asla Jääskeläinen, Jonas Lundqvist, Tuomo Railo, Javier Torres; Elders: Jarkko Niininen, Dan-Eje Olsson, Aapo Siikala, Sakari Tiitinen, Klaus Vesala, Pekka Yli-Marttila; The Sage: Jarmo Rastas. Act II The Chosen One: Susanna Vironmäki, maidens in white: Özen Erdinc, Jessica Kellgren, Anneke Lönnroth, Kirsi Heino, Marjo Räisälä, Minna Tervamäki, Francis Guardia, Anu Sistonen, Tuuli Tuominen, Anu Koskinen, Armi Tihtonen, Leena Virtanen; Ancestors: Tomi Blåberg, Karl Hedman, Jonas Lundqvist, Antti Honkanen, Timo Kokkonen, Kare Länsivuori, Juha-Pekka Myllymäki, Tuomo Railo, Sami Saikkonen, Henrikki Heikkilä, Sampo Kivelä, Thomas Rydberg, Mika Saarelainen, Kimmo Sandell, Aapo Siikala, Sakari Tiitinen, Javier Torres, Klaus Vesala, Pekka Yli-Marttila. |
| Music composed for the work | Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps. |
| Other Information | Reconstruction and staging: Millicent Hodson, reconstruction of decor and costumes: Kenneth Archer, conductor: Markus Lehtinen, choreographer's assistant: James Moore. After its scandalous premiere and eight more performances, Sacre was forgotten. The premiere of the reconstuction was performed by the Joffrey Ballet in 1987. The Paris Opera Ballet performed the work in 1991. Thus, the Finnish National Ballet is the third company in the world to include the work in its repertoire. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Vironmäki, Susanna: The Chosen One (1994) Hallberg, Ulrika: 300-year-old woman (1994) Rastas, Jarmo: The Sage (1994) Hänninen, Maija: 300-year-old woman (1994) Lönnroth, Anneke (1994) |