The tip of the slippers are not the Pippi Longstocking story – See how the ballet went too big on the shoes

Pippi Longstocking and ballet. The combination seems strange at first. It was also a ballet dancer Salla Eerola view. Especially too large in the leather please note that this style of dance requires practice. They had to find a brand new way to dance.

Yes, Pippi will try also the tip of the slippers in one scene, but it is clearly not the Scamp thing, says with a laugh Eerola, who dances Scamp role.

Whoa, Pippi Longstocking is therefore not a classical ballet familiar with the. National ballet Pippi looks a lot the original character from the braids and scraps amendments clothes. Little Finland-stamp of that quilt piece in the glimpse of an attractive Poppy design.

Pippi Longstocking in the alternate image to be displayed in the Linda Haakana and Salla Eerola and Abigail Sheppard. Annika dance by Valeria Quintana and Tommina Atte Kilpinen.Mirka Kleemola / national opera

Dancers Pippi-ballet is, however, required many of the dance styles of practice. Choreography is accompanied by movements including street dance and capoeira.

We have been given a lot of freedom. Of course I have the frames, but because the business language is not classic, can your own body and movement language to create your own style to the Scamp's expression.

Dancers are sweating in a monkey suit in

the Ballet consists of two Pippi-book. The first shows the bottom of the first Pippi book, which is an Amusement happy place and city milieu. Pippi acquainted with the neighbours shout louder, and your boss and stage are also, of course, Mr. Nilsson and Little old Man.

Another show based on Pippi Longstocking in the south seas book. In the hawaiian although utteises south sea island residents and, inter alia, a herd of monkeys. Dancers receive a lot of sweating in that thick hair hair.

Pippi-ballet require dancers to different styles of management. Mr Nilsson in the role of is Allen Kento Jacobs.Mirka Kleemola / national opera

the Show visual look is very traditional. In the case of Pepin like the brand, are made of the terms defined.

the Idea to Scamp for bringing the ballet stage from birth already about fifteen years ago. Finnish national ballet director of the Swedish Madeleine P worked then the royal Stockholm ballet artistic director and he wanted a little ventilation in traditional houses.

– the Idea didn't need long to think. Pippi if who gets everything upside down. I wanted to Pippi-ballet hope of all welcome to the ballet world.

the Nature of contact Astrid Lindgren heirs and a few calls after the job was clear. Pippi get to dance in the Stockholm ballet to the stage.

– after Discussing for some time they were of the opinion that the idea was brilliant. Of course, they had a clear framework, according to which the libretto was done. Also our choreographer and visual working group are doing everything respecting the original text.

Add Finnish fairy tale characters from the ballet scene from?

Pippi premiered in Stockholm in 2005. It is presented in Sweden, but not just the rest of the world. National ballet artistic director, according to Pippi from the software program here, because in the calendar there was a hole family ballet.

It was easy to bring here, because I know that it is a great show. It is suitable for all ages and families can around christmas to go along with the ballet and have fun.

Luck also appeals to the idea that dance means everyone can understand the story, the language of caring.

Dance is a wonderful expression. No matter where he is from, what language speaks. All can understand. It's great.

Pepin that the ballet world was ballet director of the Madeleine Happiness idea.Roni Rekomaa / magazine image

in Sweden you can find several beloved fairy tale characters. Will Nature bring them to the Finnish national ballet to the stage?

Now I'm going to see Finnish folk tales, Finnish history and Finnish choreographers in the direction of.

Peppiä presented in every place, because it is the most popular children's plays

Stage Peppiä is to see a lot. The world's strongest girl to get to the stage soon the book appeared after the. In 1949 She was seen already in the Bay city theatre. Since then it has been children's plays a perennial favorite, because it is spinning almost all the time in the theater somewhere in Finland.

Helsinki city theatre's Pippi-the musical was a success, which returned again to the software. Peppinä Anna-Riikka Rajanen.Yle

in Helsinki, Pippi is still fresh in the memory, because it was seen as a musical in 2015. The city theatre was a huge success and it became the software program again in 2017. Overall, the performances were 93 times and the spectators were almost 75 000.

This year, Pippi has to see at least the Oulu city theatre on the stage and the next spring play is coming to the Seinäjoki city theatre.

Peppi is going on also a new film (you move to another service) (Variety). Behind it are the same producers as the Harry Potter movies.

Madeleine Nature does not believe, however, that the audience should have already received an overdose Peppiä. He likes the world the strongest girl in the story always timely. According to him, we all have a little Peppiä.

we're All a little rebel who thinks it would be nice between sleep foot pillow. Pippi is a smart little girl. Now when adults read their books to see what wisdom Pippi's mouth. They have a lot to think about.

"As a return to your former lover luo"

Peppiin choreography created Pär Isberg has been sitting firmly at rehearsal a few weeks. Respected Swedish choreographer admits that it is not easy to go back to work a couple of, that has done 15 years ago.

It is a bit like the back of his beloved creation. The air has a wide range of ideas. The world has changed and the self is changed.

the national ballet on stage is not at least bring the right horse. The little old Man to twirl around Linas Kavaliauskas and Maksim Tšukarjov.Mirka Kleemola / national opera

When Isberg worked on choreography 15 years ago, the street dance and the different styles that the ballet scene from was still new. Now it has become a commonplace. Isberg, however, is not taken to update the act, because Peppi's license in their terms and conditions and also Isbergin think Pippi is suitable to modern times.

Now if you ever needed the courage to think differently and do differently. Gratifying is that one of today's pepe from, Greta Thurnberg , also comes from Sweden.

Pär Isberg is a former ballet dancer, who has since moved to do the choreography. He has done works of, inter alia, the Copenhagen royal ballet and the Chinese state ballet. The Finnish national ballet was seen in 2006 Isbergin Bachspace, with dance Minna tar hill .

Isberg praises national ballet dancers. They are the choreographer according to the embraced the very works of different dance styles.

– the most important thing is a good casting. There was a lot of choice.

Next year, Pippi celebrates

Pippi is timely also because the characters spend the next year 75-year anniversary. Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) come up with Peppi, when he told the sick child to his stories.

Lindgren sent Pippi-script publisher and a few rejection letter after Pippi finally released in 1945. Since Pippi has conquered the world. Today it has been translated into at least 70 languages, and the books have sold around 65 million copies. Pippi series consists of the books, Pippi Longstocking on board and Pippi Longstocking in the south seas.

Pippi Longstocking movies and tv series Peppiä presented by Inger Nelss.Yle

Astrid Lindgren created the Scamp after numerous other beloved characters, but Pippi is the overwhelming favourite. The swedes have voted in favour of it, inter alia, the valuation cultural phenomenon to. Dagens Nyheter organized four years ago in the vote behind left, inter alia, Abba.

Pippi Longstocking-ballet will premiere the national ballet 29. November.

Pippi Longstocking -ballet to see a live broadcast on Yle Arena 14. December at 12. Yle Theme & Fem present ballet 29. December at 13.40. In addition, the Swedish SVT and the european cultural channel Arte look recordings of the ballet next year.

Listening: Pippi Longstocking -radio play, Yle areena in.

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