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Lassi Sairela (Prince)
Photo: Matti Kivekäs
The Wooden Prince
| Choreographer |
Soini, Eeva Sairela, Lassi |
| First Performance | 15.9.2005 |
| Place of First Performance | Turku Concert Hall |
| Finnish premiere | 15.9.2005 |
| Place of Premiere | Turku Concert Hall |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 45 |
| Scenography | Carmela Wager |
| Costume designer | Carmela Wager |
| Lighting Designer | Jyri Suominen |
| Description | Béla Bartók's ballet pantomime The Wooden Prince is based on a script by Béla Balazs. The collaborative work of Dance Theatre ERI and Turku Philharmonic Orchestra is a very traditional fairytale. It is clear, consistent and involves a moral. A princess, who is fixed on her crown, falls in love with a wooden prince instead of a real one and a sorcerer has to steer the occurrences with all the power imanginable to find the truth. Only after the young have given up their throne, they are free to love each other. Time for kindness and gentleness, tolerance and mental values can be now. Therefore the tale of The Wooden Prince and the return to the pure spring of untainted emotion. (Text: Lassi Sairela and Eeva Soini) |
| Other Information | Musicians: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Tibor Bogányi, cello: Tuomas Ylinen. Photomaterial Mari Niskanen. |
| Companies |
Dance Theatre ERI |
| Dancers |
Lindfors, Tiina: Sorcerer Zilberman, Aleksander: Forest, Sea Soini, Eeva: Princess Sairela, Lassi: Prince Ostanin, Oleg: Wooden Prince, Forest, Sea |