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The Carnival of the Animals
| Choreographer |
Priha, Liisa |
| First Performance | 25.10.1975 |
| Place of First Performance | Helsinki City Theatre, small stage |
| Finnish premiere | 25.10.1975 |
| Place of Premiere | Helsinki City Theatre, small stage |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Costume designer | Stina Lindström |
| Performers of the premiere | The Lions: Marjatta Jaatinen and Mauri Junnonen, The Geese: Maisa Savolainen and Eeva Laiho, The Mice: Timo Vaajoki and Oili Aaltonen, The Butterflies: Mirja Tukiainen, Marja Korhola and Laura Larva; The Turtle: Kaija Helo, The Elephant: Jukka Karjalainen, The Bunny: Liisa Priha, The Grasshopper: Timo Vaajoki, The Hummingbird: Mirja Tukiainen, The Cock and the Hen: Heikki Riikonen and Marjatta Jaatinen, The Swans: Marja Korhola and Maisa Savolainen. |
| Music composed for the work | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Other Information | The work was part of a dance evening called "Keisarin uudet vaatteet" which consisted of the works "Keisarin uudet vaatteet" (coreographer Liisa Priha) and "Eläinten karnevaali". |
| Companies |
Helsinki Dance Company |
| Dancers |
Karjalainen, Jukka: The Elephant (1975) Laiho, Eeva: The Goose (1975) Savolainen, Maisa: The Goose, The Swan (1975) Vaajoki, Timo: The Grasshopper, The Mouse (1975) Aaltonen, Oili: The Mouse (1975) Korhola, Marja: The Swan, The Butterfly (1975) Jaatinen, Marjatta: The Hen, The Lion (1975) Helo, Kaija: The Turtle (1975) Tukiainen, Mirja: The Hummingbird, The Butterfly (1975) Riikonen, Heikki: The Cock (1975) Junnonen, Mauri: The Lion (1975) Larva, Laura: The Butterfly (1975) Priha, Liisa: The Bunny (1975) Simonen, Seija: The Turtle (1975) |