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Girl and a Dancing Bear (Kuusela)
| Choreographer |
Kuusela, Marjo |
| First Performance | 22.4.1993 |
| Place of First Performance | Helsinki City Theatre, large stage |
| Finnish premiere | 22.4.1993 |
| Place of Premiere | Helsinki City Theatre, large stage |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 120 |
| Scenography | Måns Hedström |
| Costume designer | Måns Hedström |
| Performers of the premiere | The Clown Couple: Kaisa Torkkel, Ville Sormunen; Kimri, their son: Jyrki Karttunen; Raina, their daughter: Riikka Korppi-Tommola; Harah, the daughter's husband: Harri Kuorelahti; The Bearded Lady: Marjatta Jaatinen, The strong man: Jyri Pulkkinen, Milanka, the girl at the fair: Kirsi Karlenius; Selena, the girl's friend: Helena Haaranen; The Famished: Tarja Tuominen, The Strange Man, the bear owner: Unto Nuora; a passer-by: Sami Vartiainen; Circus manager: Sami Vartiainen, The Bear: Unto Nuora, Sami Vartiainen; wandering people, spectators, mutant gorillas, people who have reached west: Katarina Kahila, Marja Löytynoja, Maria Nuotio, Hannele Romppanen, Minna Vainikainen, Mika Backlund, Timo Loponen, Kai Lähdesmäki. |
| Other Information | Assistants: Maisa Savolainen, Sami Vartiainen; Makeup: Anne Gorlewski, Hairdressing: Pekka Helynen. The story is based on a ballad by Marja-Leena Mikkola. |
| Companies |
Helsinki Dance Company |
| Dancers |
Kuorelahti, Harri: Harah, daughter's husband (1993) Nuora, Unto: The Bear (1993) Karttunen, Jyrki: Kimri, son of the Clowns (1993) Sormunen, Ville: The Clown (1993) Torkkel, Kaisa: The Clown (1993) Karlenius, Kirsi: Milanka (1993) Tuominen, Tarja: The Famished (1993) Nuora, Unto: The Strange Man, the owner of the bear (1993) Jaatinen, Marjatta: The Bearded Lady (1993) Korppi-Tommola, Riikka: Raina, daughter of the Clowns (1993) Haaranen, Helena: Selena (1993) Pulkkinen, Jyri: The Strong Man (1993) Vartiainen, Sami: The Bear, Passer-by, The Circus Manager (1993) |