Kreutzer Sonata

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JoJo’s program in 2025 consists of JoJo’s own productions and guest performances.

About the Performance

Atte Kilpinen: Kreutzer Sonata

Performance schedule

Valvesali
Fri 13.6. at 19, Premiere
Sat 14.6. at 16 & 19
Sat 1.11. at 19
Sun 2.11. at 16 & 19

Description of performance

The dance production Kreutzer Sonata is a modern version of Leo Tolstoy’s novel from 1889. The music is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Kreutzer sonata, on the basis of which Leo Tolstoy was inspired to write his novel. Later, Leoš Janáček was again impressed by the novel, which he turned into a composition to be heard in the performance.

Kreutzer Sonata deals with love, jealousy, passion and life. How far are you willing to go for love and what can come of it? Modern interpretation explores and deals with relationships between people through dance. The work features both classical ballet and contemporary dance.

Dancers

Atte Kilpinen is the Finnish National Ballet’s 1st soloist, dance artist and choreographer. During his career he has danced in many different groups, e.g. Hamburg Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Tero Saarinen Company, Susanna Leinonen Company, Pori Dance Company, Turku City Theatre and Ballet Finland.

The premiere of Kilpinen’s latest work “Scenes from the Red God” premiered at the sold-out Helsinki Music Centre on 8.3.2024. The work will be seen in Oulu on 16.3.2025. More information about Atte Kilpinen visit  attekilpinen.com

Heidi Salminen is Finland’s new top talent. After graduating from the Stockholm Ballet School, Salminen was attached to the Royal Ballet in Stockholm. She joined the Finnish National Ballet in 2021 and has been captivating Finnish audiences ever since. Salminen was seen in spring 2024 in the main role of The Rite of Spring.

Frans Valkama is one of the most successful Finnish dancers. He has performed around the world in Singapore, Moscow, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Valkama has danced a huge number of leading roles in various ballets and excelled in contemporary dance works by several choreographers, including Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, Kenneth Kvarnström, Carolyn Carlson, Jorma Uotinen, Jorma Elo, Marjo Kuusela, Jiri Kylian, George Balanchine and Wayne McGregor. Valkama has just been awarded the Edvard Fazer Prize.

Tickets

23 e (regular ticket) / 17 e (pensioners, students etc) / 12 e (JoJo member-prized ticket)

Tickets from Ticket Sales Office in Cultural Centre Valve and Ticketmaster.fi. Shipping and handling costs will be added to tickets purchased from the online store.

Kaikukortti: 6 tickets / performance

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Other information

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