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The Swan Lake (van Dantzig)
| Choreographer |
van Dantzig, Rudi |
| Place of First Performance | Het Nationale Ballet |
| Finnish premiere | 8.5.2004 |
| Place of Premiere | The Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Classic Ballet |
| Scenography | Toer van Schayk |
| Costume designer | Toer van Schayk |
| Lighting Designer | Jan Hofstra |
| Performers of the premiere |
Odette/Odile: Carolina Agüero, Siegfried: Dario Franconi, Rothbart: Kare Länsivuori, Alexander: Jaakko Eerola, Pas de trois: Jaakko Eerola, Salla Suominen, Ophélie Rodighiero; Von Rasposen: Jarmo Rastas (guest), Queen: Jaana Puupponen. Nobles: Mirella Iisakka, Sari Jokela, Anandah Kononen, Ira Lindahl, Anu Lindell, Asta Lindholm, Terhi Räisänen, Anna Sariola, Henrik Burman, Linas Kavaliauskas, Adam Kozal, Alberto Morino, Ville Mäki, Teemu Tainio, Jouka Valkama, Pekka Yli-Marttila. Peasants: Aino Ettala, Francis Guardia, Jenny Jägehorn, Anna Konkari, Kaarina Leppänen, Maria Tamminen, Armi Tihtonen, Sara Vuorinen, Tomi Blåberg, Asla Jääskeläinen, Antti Keinänen, Juha-Pekka Myllymäki, Aapo Siikala, Petri Toivanen, Javier Torres, Klaus Vesala. Two swans: Mai Komori, Ira Lindahl, Little swans: Milla Eloranta, Linda Haakana, Anna Konkari, Mira Ollila, Swans: Anastasia Dunets, Aino Ettala, Mirella Iisakka, Sari Jokela, Jenny Jägerhorn, Kaarina Leppänen, Anu Lindell, Asta Lindholm, Tuija Lindholm, Kirsi Mansnerus, Tiina Myllymäki, Andrea Nemethová, Johanna Nuutinen, Virve Olsson, Ophélie Rodighiero, Anna Sariola, Maria Tamminen, Arja Tervo, Armi Tihtonen, Sara Vuorinen. Brides: Sari Jokela, Anandah Kononen, Riina Laurila, Asta Lindholm, Johanna Nuutinen, Andrea Nemethová. Pas de six: Petia Ilieva, Adam Kozal; Maki Nakagawa, Virve Olsson, Aki Pakarinen, Jani Talo. Spanish dance: Anna Sariola; Anu Lindell, Arja Tervo, Linas Kavaliauskas, Ville Mäki. Italian dance: Linda Haakana, Anna Konkari, Mira Ollila, Asla Jääskeläinen, Antti Keinänen, Juha-Pekka Myllymäki. Hungarian dance: Susanna Vironmäki, Timo Kokkonen; Jenny Jägerhorn, Kaarina Leppänen, Kirsi Mansnerus, Maria Tamminen, Armi Tihtonen, Saraa Vuorinen, Valeri Kononen, Thomas Rydberg, Aapo Siikala, Klaus Vesala, Jouka Valkama, Pekka Yli-Marttila. Provocators: Henrik Burman, Albert Morino, Teemu Tainio, Nicholas Ziegler. Ladies-in-waiting: Marielna Fontoura, Ulla-Mari Mäkelä, Maritta Saxholm, Kirsi Tiiliharju, Tuuli Tuominen. Extras: Students from the Finnish National Opera Ballet School. |
| Music composed for the work | Pjotr Tshaikovski (Pyotr Tchaikovsky) |
| Other Information |
Conductor in the premier: Muhai Tang, choreographer's principal assistant: Jeanette Vondersaar, assistants: Eleonora Demichelis, Sonja Marchiolli; senior repetiteur: Joseph Kerwin, repetiteurs: Ingrid Némecková, Tarja Ranta, Jarmo Rastas, Kimmo Sandell, Tuuli Tuominen; children's repetiteur: Kirsi Aromaa, violin solos: Andrus Haav, cello solos: Veli-Pekka Bister, harp solos: Ya-Wen Lin. The set was constructed as a coproduction with the Net Nationale Ballet, and it was buildt by the technical department of the Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Eerola, Jaakko (2004) Sariola, Anna: Spanish dance (2004) Komori, Mai: two swans (2004) Lindahl, Ira: two swans (2004) Puupponen, Jaana: Queen (2004) Agüero, Carolina (2004) Ilieva, Petia (2004) Kozal, Adam (2004) Suominen, Salla (2004) Rodighiero, Ophélie (2004) Eloranta, Milla: little swans (2004) Haakana, Linda: little swans (2004) Konkari, Anna: little swans (2004) Ollila, Mira: little swans (2004) Länsivuori, Kare (2004) Franconi, Dario (2004) Vironmäki, Susanna: Hungarian dance (2004) Kokkonen, Timo: Hungarian dance (2004) Burman, Henrik: Provocators (2004) Morino, Alberto: Provocators (2004) Tainio, Teemu: Provocators (2004) Ziegler, Nicholas: Provocators (2004) Rastas, Jarmo (2004) Kirjonen, Juha: Rothbart (2006) |