Jäinen Kukinta

Choreography: Odd Johan Fritzøe
Music: John Corrigliano
Costumes: Erika Turunen
Lighting: Juha Westman
Dancers: Evaldas Bielinis, Aina Ettala, Maki Kirjonen, Jaakko Eerola, Adam Kazal, Aki Pakarinen, Samuli Poutanen & Salla Suominen
Producers: Finnish National Ballet & Dinna Bjørn

Premiere 19 May 2006, Helsinki Opera, Finland

Jäinen kukinta was commissioned by Dinna Bjørn, director of the Finnish National Ballet, as part of the NOKO (Nordic choreography) project. It’s a lyrical portrayal and story about our frozen Nordic landscape and intense rejuvenation.

You can watch the performance here:
https://vimeo.com/129541572
Photo: Sakaria Viika