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In the picture: Tero Saarinen (left), Henrikki Heikkilä, Anu Sistonen
Photo: Sakari Viika
Petrushka (Saarinen)
| Choreographer |
Saarinen, Tero |
| First Performance | 30.6.2001 |
| Place of First Performance | Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England |
| Finnish premiere | 24.7.2001 |
| Place of Premiere | Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhäjärvi |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 32 |
| Costume designer | Erika Turunen |
| Lighting Designer | Mikki Kunttu |
| Sound designer | Jukka Kavén |
| Performers of the premiere | Petrushka: Tero Saarinen, The Moor: Henrikki Heikkilä, The Ballerina: Anu Sistonen. |
| Description |
The choreographer has said: "The complexity of the Petrushka character has always interested me. The countless number of contrary characteristics of the love triangle on the one hand (manipulation/sincerity, to rule/to obay, to love/to doubt), and the inner struggle for survival of these sensitive individuals on the other, is precisely what I wanted to explore in my own version. When I heard James Crabb's and Geir Draugsvoll's arrangement for two classical accordions I felt their interpretation had captured the same intimacy yet universality I was looking to create with my choreography." |
| Other Information | Musicians: James Crabb, Geir Draugsvoll. |
| Companies |
Tero Saarinen Company |
| Dancers |
Sistonen, Anu: The Ballerina (2001) Länsivuori, Sini: The Ballerina (2001) Heikkilä, Henrikki: The Moor (2001) Pick, Yuval: The Moor (2001) Saarinen, Tero: Petrushka (2001) Bandlien, Brynjar: Petrushka (2001) |