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Svadebka
| Choreographer |
Kylián, Jiri |
| Place of First Performance | Nederlands Dans Theater |
| Finnish premiere | 29.10.2004 |
| Place of Premiere | The Finnish National Ballet |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Scenography | John F. Macfarlane |
| Costume designer | John F. Macfarlane |
| Lighting Designer | Jennifer Tipton |
| Performers of the premiere |
Bride: Salla Suominen, Bridegroom: Jaakko Eerola, Mother of the bride: Arja Tervo, Father of the bride: Dario Franconi, Mother of the bridegroom: Riina Laurila, Father of the bridegroom: Timo Kokkonen, Matchmaker 1: Anna Sariola, matchmaker 2, Kare Länsivuori, matchmakers: Mai Komori, Henrik Burman, Five women: Johanna Nuutinen, Francis Guardia, Aino Ettala, Maria Tamminen, Andrea Nemethova, Five men: Antti Keinänen, Ville Mäki, Aki Pakarinen, Javier Torres, Eemu Äikiö. |
| Other Information |
Choreographer's assistants: Hans Knill, Cherie Trevaskis; realisation of the lighting: Kees Tjebbes, senior repetiteur: Marilena Fontoura, Conductor at the Finnish premier: Kjell Seim, vocalists: Raili Viljakainen (soprano), Eeva-Liisa Saarinen (mezzosoprano), Ari Grönthal (tenor), Jarmo Ojala (baritone); piano soloists: Joonas Ahonen, Satu Elijärvi, Anastasia Injushina, Ulla Koivisto; percussionists: Uolevi Högström, Jukka Koski, Raimo Nikulainen, Tuija-Marja Nurminen, Keijo Puumalainen, Kari Ravattinen, Samuli Viitanen; choir: DOMINANTE, training of the choir: Seppo Murto. The costumes and set were rented from the Nederlands Dans Theaterilta. The work was premiered as a part of a triple-bill called Kylián-Bourdat-Dumais, which consisted of the works Forgotten Land, L'Apesanteur du coeur, Tides of Mind and Svadebka. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Suominen, Salla: Bride (2004) Eerola, Jaakko: Bridegroom (2004) Tervo, Arja: Mother of the bride (2004) Franconi, Dario: Father of the bride (2004) Laurila, Riina: Mother of the bridegroom (2004) Kokkonen, Timo: Father of the bridegroom (2004) Sariola, Anna: Matchmaker 1 (2004) Länsivuori, Kare: Matchmaker 2 (2004) Komori, Mai: Matchmakers (2004) Burman, Henrik: Matchmakers (2004) Saikkonen, Sami (2004) Willman, Marjaterttu: mother of the bride (2004) |