Glims & Gloms: Tii-tii-tiitiäinen
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Duration
1 H (no intermission)
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Venue
Pannu Hall
Show times
Sat 13.9.2025 at 14.00
Age recommendation
4+
Credits
Poems: Kirsi Kunnas
Script, choreography, direction: Simo Heiskanen
Composition and sound design: Milla Viljamaa
Illustration: Julia Vuori
Costume design, wigs and props: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila and Nina Ukkonen
Set design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila, Ville Virtanen, Simo Heiskanen, Kasperi Kolehmainen and Nina Ukkonen
Video and lighting design: Ville Virtanen
Music mixing: Vesa Norilo
Sound engineer: Roni Forss
Performers: Simo Heiskanen, Kasperi Kolehmainen, Kaisa Niemi, Ilona Pukkila, Milla Viljamaa and Jussi Väänänen
Photography: Tuukka Ylönen, Ari Kauppila, Simo Heiskanen
Production: Glims & Gloms / Melinda Näsänen
Introduction
Tii-Tii-Tiitiäinen is a family performance written by Simo Heiskanen and based on the poems of Kirsi Kunnas.
On stage, six performers bring to life the beloved characters from Kunnas’ work that have delighted generations — including Tiitiäinen, Haitula, Tättähäärä, Mr. Pii Poo, Siili and Peikko.
Kunnas’ rhymes and absurd humor are transformed into a joyful fairytale world full of surprising twists and turns.
Director’s Note
The poems of Kirsi Kunnas, cherished across generations, have set our team’s imagination in motion and brought us onto the same wavelength. The rhythm of the poems, the richness of imagery, and the nuanced characters have provided fertile ground for playfulness and the joy of discovery. Kunnas’ absurd humor and sharp wordplay pose a challenge for creating scenes, but also offer solutions that follow their own special logic.
Julia’s paintings, projected as video backdrops, create delicate and beautiful landscapes for the scenes. Milla’s brilliant compositions and sound design, with melodies that stay in your head like earworms, carry the performance forward with spirit. The striking costumes, wigs, and props by Karoliina and Nina captivate with their inventiveness and uncompromising execution. Ville’s lighting design and projection work complete the whole.
The skill, passion, and focus that Kaisa, Ilona, Hanna, Jussi, and Kasperi have brought to every rehearsal has been more valuable than gold. Bringing together a performance that draws on such a wide range of expressive means requires everyone’s full commitment.
My heartfelt thanks to the entire wonderful team for this project — full of work, yet never once feeling like labor.
— Simo Heiskanen
On Stage
Simo Heiskanen
Simo Heiskanen studied at the Department of Dance at the Theatre Academy of Finland from 1991 to 1995. He has worked widely in the field of dance — as a dancer and choreographer on numerous theatre stages as well as in productions within the independent dance scene. He has also frequently been responsible for the music, sound design and visual elements of his works.
Kasperi Kolehmainen
Kasperi Kolehmainen graduated as a dancer from the vocational training program of the Ballet School. He has worked with Riku Lehtopolku, Tuomo Railo, Reija Wäreen and Susanna Leinonen, among others. In addition, he has performed in productions of the Finnish National Ballet as well as in television programs.
Kaisa Niemi
Kaisa Niemi graduated as a dancer from the Theatre Academy in 2003. The following year she performed for the first time in a Glims & Gloms dance production (Näkki). Since then, she has worked extensively in dance, theatre, circus, and film, performing both as a dancer and actor in various productions.
Ilona Pukkila
Ilona Pukkila is a freelance actor who graduated from the Department of Acting at the University of Tampere in 2009. Since then, she has worked at the city theatres of Lahti and Vaasa, Q-Teatteri, as well as Tampere Workers’ Theatre. She is also active as a voice actor in numerous animated films.
Milla Viljamaa
Milla Viljamaa is a composer, musician and music producer who has worked broadly in music, performing arts and film. As a composer, she was awarded the prestigious Teosto Prize in 2012. In her work, Milla effortlessly crosses the boundaries of music as well as those between different art forms.
Jussi Väänänen
Jussi Väänänen is a former competitive dancer. Together with his dance partner and life partner Katja Koukkula, he continues to form a choreographic duo. As a dancer, Väänänen has worked in productions by Alpo Aaltokoski, Tuomo Railo, Milla Virtanen, Marjaterttu Willman, Jaakko Toivonen, Reija Wäreen and Johanna Nuutinen.
Special thanks to
Martti Syrjä and Mikko Syrjä
Espoon tanssiopisto
Dance House Helsinki