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Édith Piaf: La vie en rose – heartrending performances

Tiina Myllymäki as the older Piaf in Reija Wäre's Édith Piaf: La vie en rose
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Atte Kilpinen as Louis and Hye Ji Kang as the teenage Piaf in Édith Piaf: La vie en rose
© Roosa Oksaharju
Finnish National Ballet in Reija Wäre's Édith Piaf: La vie en rose
© Jonas Lundqvist
Linda Haakana as Édith Piaf and Johan Pakkanen as Marcel in Édith Piaf: La vie en rose
© Jonas Ludqvist
Tiina Myllymäki as the older Piaf in Édith Piaf: La vie en rose
© Roosa Oksaharju
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“a duet of utter bliss translated into dance language of joy and discovery”
Reviewed at Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö), Helsinki on 28 February 2025
Édith Piaf – La vie en rose (Reija Wäre)
Finnish National Ballet
Aliisa Neige Barrière, Conductor
Jani Uljas, Set Designer
Erika Turunen, Costume Designer
Joonas Tikkanen, Lighting Designer
Linda Haakana, Dancer
Johan Pakkanen, Dancer
Hye Ji Kang, Dancer
Atte Kilpinen, Dancer
Tiina Myllymäki, Dancer
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