The Snow QueenBased on Hans Christian Andersen's Tale

93 min

Available until 29/03/2025

In 1844, Hans Christian Andersen imagined the story of an evil troll who wanted to drive the goodness out of the hearts of humans. To achieve this, he hangs a huge magic mirror in front of the moon. When it breaks, the people touched by its shards become insensitive to human kindness and see the worst in people.

The Snow Queen is a multidisciplinary work performed on ice at the Tampere ice rink in Finland, with music composed by Tuomas Kantelinen. The performance includes ice hockey players, figure skating, dance and acrobatics with top Finnish figure skater Laura Lepistö in the title role.

With

  • Laura Lepistö

  • Silja Dos Reis

  • Felipe Montoya

  • Ilja Glebov

  • Julien Dulière

  • Mia-Mary Sinkkonen

  • Sabato Bebe

  • Daria Perminova & Evgenii Belianin

  • Suzanna Rahkamo & Petri Kokko

  • Lisa Mochisuki

Director

Reija Wäre

Music

Tuomas Kantelinen

Lighting

Mikki Kunttu

Author

Melissa A. Thompson

Production

Tampere Hall and Kantelinen Company

Country

Finland

Year

2022

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