The Boston Ballet: Finnish National Opera

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The Finnish National Ballet has invited Boston Ballet, one of the most prominent ballet companies in North America, to visit Finland for the first time.

Led by Finnish‐born Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen since 2001, Boston Ballet will present three performances on the main stage of a quadruple bill featuring neo‐classical ballet and contemporary dance.

The programme includes Plan to B by Finnish‐born Jorma Elo, Boston Ballet Resident Choreographer since 2005. Premiered in 2004, it has never before been performed in Finland. The programme also features Polyphonia by Christopher Wheeldon to music by György Ligeti, Tsukiyo by Helen Pickett to music by Arvo Pärt, and The Second Detail by William Forsyth to music by Thom Willems. Boston Ballet visit is sponsored by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.

Nissinen and Elo are alumni of Finnish National Ballet School and both joined the Finnish National Ballet in 1977. They both continued on to successful, international careers as dancers and later as Artistic Director and renowned choreographer.
 
Plan to B
Choreography: Jorma Elo
Music: Heinrich von Biber

Tsukiyo
Choreography: Helen Pickett
Music: Arvo Pärt

Polyphonia
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Music: György Ligeti

The Second Detail
Choreography: William Forsythe
Music: Thom Willems