Category Archives: Dance

New gallery: Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2018 Festival

June 1, 2018 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii Festival 2018 gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged on 11.5.-20.5.2018. This festival offers tens of different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises. Part of this festival is a samba parade that is arranged on the last day. The Samba School Império do Papagaio uses this parade as practice for the Helsinki Samba Carnaval. Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2018 Festival gallery has some photos from this practice parade.

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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017

October 29, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

União da Roseira / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part I gallery

27. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 10.6.2017. This was the 9th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). My parade photos are visible in Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part I and Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part II galleries.

Império do Papagaio / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part II gallery

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New gallery: Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2017 Festival

May 28, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2017 Festival gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged on 13.5.-21.5.2017. The festival offers tens of different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises.

Part of this festival was also the samba parade that was arranged on the last day. The Samba School Império do Papagaio uses this parade as practice for the Helsinki Samba Carnaval. XXVII Helsinki Samba Carnaval will be arranged on 9.-10.6.2017. Visiting the carnaval is highly recommended! I will be there also photographing the events 🙂

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New gallery: Chinese New Year Festival 2017

January 29, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Dragon Dance / Link to Chinese New Year Festival gallery

Chinese New Year Festival in Helsinki was arranged on 27.1.2016. My Chinese New Year Festival 2017 gallery has 60 photos from the performances in Keskuskatu. I will add later some fireworks photos from Töölönlahti. 

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New gallery: Winter Carnival 2016

January 26, 2017 by Mikael | Comments Off

Link to Winter Carnival 2016 gallery

Sambic organized Winter Carnival in Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa on 23.1.2016. The performers of the evening were: Grupo Café, Sambic, Império do Papagaio and Dj Deannys. My Winter Carnival 2016 gallery has 102 photos from that evening.

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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015

January 17, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Império do Papagaio / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part I gallery

25. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 6.6.2015. This was the 7th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). My parade photos are now visible in Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part I and Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part II galleries. The theme of Império do Papagaio was “Punk”, so we has also unusual samba costumes and expressions in the parade 😉

Samba Carioca / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part II gallery

I photographed also the Baile do Carnaval, and photos from there can be seen in this gallery: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Baile do Carnaval.

Baile do Carnaval / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Baile do Carnaval gallery

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New gallery: Finnish National Ballet on Summer Tour 2014

January 17, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | 1 Comment

Tango, El Hurácan / Link to Finnish National Ballet on summer tour 2014 gallery

Finnish National Ballet performed on 29.5.2014 at Kansalaistori square in Helsinki. This performance was part of their summer tour around Finland. This was a third year when Finnish National Ballet made a summer tour. You can see my photos in Finnish National Ballet on Summer Tour 2014 gallery.

The programme was a mix of classical ballet and contemporary dance. The productions were: Don Quijote, Day 351, Snow Queen, Highland O, Tango, El Hurácan and Happy.

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New gallery: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2014 Parade

January 16, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Império do Papagaio / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2014 Parade gallery

24. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 7.6.2014. This was the 6th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). My parade photos are now visible in Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2014 – Parade gallery. Unfortunately I had flu, so I did not photograph the Baile do Carnaval. But I did not want to miss parade, as I have photographed it every year since 2003 🙂

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New gallery: Finnish National Ballet on Summer Tour 2013

June 10, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Don Quijote / Link to Finnish National Ballet on Summer Tour 2013 gallery

Link to Finnish National Ballet on Summer Tour 2013 gallery

Finnish National Ballet performed last week on Kasarmintori square in Helsinki. This performance was part of their summer tour around Finland. This was a second year when Finnish National Ballet made a summer tour. You can see photos from last year performance here.

The programme was a mix of classical ballet and contemporary dance. The productions were: A Brief Case, Buttery Tempo Mental Weather, Collection of Endings, Don Quijote, Photo Soup, La Banda Sonora, Seven Brothers, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, White Glow.

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New gallery: Marimekko Fashion Show 2013

May 27, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Marimekko Fashion Show 2013, Esplanade Park, Helsinki, Finland

Link to Marimekko Fashion Show 2013 gallery

Marimekko arranged their annual summer fashion show in the Esplanade Park on last Friday (24.5.2013). This year, like last year, all the models of the show were dancers from the Finnish National Ballet and its Ballet School.

Choreography was done by Johanna Nuutinen, and music by Matti Ahopelto. Dancers were: Sari Ikonen, Tiina Myllymäki, Charlotte Schauman, Mai Komori, Kailey Kaba, Anna Konkari, Sofia Winqvist, Olga Leppäjärvi, Millis Faust, Claire Voss, Anna Sariola, Sara Saviola , Terhi Räsänen, Linda Haakana, Edita Raušerová, Eemu Äikiö, Aapo Siikala, Johan Pakkanen. Choreography for the ballet school students was done by Bine Vesterinen.

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