Ballet Finland: It's time
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2 performances
12.3-13.3.2026
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Duration
1 h 45 min (incl. intermission)
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Venue
Erkko Hall
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Tickets
52,50-27 €
Show times
thu 12.3. at 19
fri 13.3. at 19
Introduction
The program consists of contemporary dance works by three leading Finnish choreographers. Works created by Hanna Brotherus and Johanna Nuutinen for Ballet Finland dancers both premiered in 2024, and the evening concludes with Kenneth Kvarnström's joyful and beloved classic Carmen?!.
Song of Sorrow
Hanna Brotherus' Song of Sorrow is a stirring outburst of energetic dance by seven movement professionals of different ages and backgrounds, reaching for the simultaneous lightness and weight, sorrow and hidden beauty.
"We walk through our grief in ignorance until we suddenly realize that we share the same burden with others. Despite our differences and different backgrounds, it is precisely these differences that made it possible for us to connect with each other in the empty space."
EVER
Johanna Nuutinen's work EVER focuses on the ambiguity of the concept of the end. The end can mean an inevitable conclusion, a pause or a transition, but it can also be a new beginning or a continuum in which nothing really ends, but rather transforms into something new. The work invites the viewer to pause and reflect on what "the end" means to them – and whether anything is truly "over forever." Joonas Pehrsson's sound design and Lauri Porra's composition Matter create a rich atmospheric framework for the work.
Carmen?!
Kenneth Kvarnström's beloved classic Carmen?! premiered in Kuopio in 1993. Since then, it has been performed in various configurations and forms around the world, usually with four male dancers and always without a female lead in the role of Carmen. The version now on display has been spiced up with some new elements. The music is Rodion Shchedrin's dramatic and rich Carmen suite.
Organizer: Ballet Finland
Credits
Song of Sorrow
Choreography: Hanna Brotherus
Music and sound design: Totte Rautiainen
Lighting design: Tuomas Honkanen
Costume design: Erika Turunen
Set design: Jonathan Maxwell
Dancers: Saida Solla, Anneke Lönnrothm, Mirva Mäkinen, Ive Ntumba, Sofia Ruija, Eero Vesterinen
EVER
Choreography: Johanna Nuutinen
Music and sound design: Joonas Pehrsson, Lauri Porra
Lighting design: Tuomas Honkanen
Costume design: Erika Turunen
Dancers: Aino Päivike, Anette Toiviainen / Katariina Luukas, Katerina Torp
Carmen?!
Choreography: Kenneth Kvarnström
Music: Bizet-Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
Lighting design: Tuomas Honkanen
Rehearsal director: Jouka Valkama
Dancers: Vilhelm Bjerser, Timo Korjus, Eero Vesterinen, Eemu Äikiö
Trailer
Ticket information
Standard Ticket | A 52,50 € - B 41,50 €
Discount Ticket | A 27 € - B 21,50 € (Students, unemployed, conscripts and civil servants.) Please be prepared to present proof of eligibility for the discount.
Pensioners | A 41,50 € - B 31 €
Professionals | A 27 € - B 21,50 € Members of STST and SVÄV. Please be prepared to present proof of eligibility for the discount.
Group ticket | A 41,50 € - B 31 € Minimum 10 people.
PWYC | A small number of "Pay What You Can" tickets are also on sale for the performance. PWYC tickets are available at the Cable Factory's info point, and online here. Read more about Pay What You Can tickets and other ticket information.
Note: To ensure good visibility to everyone, The Erkko Hall auditorium is steep. Please note that there is no lift to the upper section. Only the first row seats are fully accessible.
In ticket enquiries, please contact: info@tanssintalo.fi.
