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Aurinkokuninkaan oikut is a fast-based dramatised performance. It is a collection of funny, bizarre, and fascinating true stories of the life of the Sun King, Louis XIV, who ruled France in the 17th century. The performance is accompanied by Baroque music composed for the court of Versailles, including the sounds of a Baroque violin and a Baroque guitar.Alongside the story, the children and young people will learn about the Baroque era and music. The audience will become familiar with many old instruments, such as the Baroque violin and cello, various types of recorders, the traverso, the lute, and the Baroque guitar. The music features pieces by the period’s composers, including Lully, Charpentier, Jacquet de la Guerre, Hotteterre, and de Visée.Performers: Anni Elonen, Baroque violin Hanna Haapamäki, recorders and traverso Tatu Ahola, Baroque cello Mikko Ikäheimo, Baroque guitar and luteScript and musical design: Anni Elonen and Hanna Haapamäki, Collegium ry Directed by: Eveliina HeinonenThe performance has received support from the Alfred Kordelin Foundation and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.Recommended for ages 6 and up. Language: Finnish Duration 40 minTickets €5, group leaders go free. Free for 2nd and 3rd grade KULPS groups from Espoo as a Once per Schoolyear visit. Group reservations from 16 January 2023 onwards: sellosali@espoo.fi/ tel. +358 (0)50 494 6833.

Aurinkokuninkaan oikut (KULPS 2nd–3rd grades)

The event “Aurinkokuninkaan oikut (KULPS 2nd–3rd grades)” has ended