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Äiti Maa - Máttar Áhkku

Choreographer	Priha, Liisa
First Performance	4.9.1979
Place of First Performance	Helsinki City Theatre
Finnish premiere	4.9.1979
Place of Premiere	Helsinki City Theatre
Style	Contemporary Dance
Scenography	Maija Pekkanen
Costume designer	Maija Pekkanen
Lighting Designer	Juhani Leppänen
Music composed for the work	Eero Koivistoinen
Other Information	Music: Tapiola Big Band, Äiti Maa Ensemble; libretto: Liisa Priha (based on themes by Nils-Aslak Valkeapää). Co-production with Helsinki Festival.
Companies	Helsinki Dance Company
Dancers	Jaatinen, Marjatta: The Sun God (1979) Aaltonen, Kalevi: Merchant's Assistant (1979) Haaranen, Helena: The Raven (1979) Vaajoki, Timo: The Priest (1979) Karasmaa, Merja (1979) Suutarinen, Sirkka (1979) Savolainen, Maisa: An old Lapp woman (1979) Rasila, Matti: A Lapp boy (1979) Hyyryläinen, Tuula: A Lapp girl (1979) Karjalainen, Jukka: An old Lapp man (1979) Junnonen, Mauri: The Shaman (1979) Riikonen, Heikki: The Wind God (1979) Tukiainen, Mirja: The Star (1979) Valtonen, Martti: The Thunder God, Merchant (1979) Veltchev, Marin: The Thunder God, Merchant (1979) Tiitinen, Matti (1979)