40 M Under is a dance film by choreographer Alexander Ekman, featuring Cullberg Ballet. Recorded in the summer of 2009, the film portrays an underground installation set within a former nuclear reactor hall at the Royal Institute of Technology in…
In the production of Sleeping Beauty, Princess Aurora is a rebellious teenager who goes against her life of privilege and purses a love with a heroin addict. Instead of a spinning wheel from the original story, it is replaced by…
Giselle is one of the oldest preserved ballets. It premiered in Paris in 1841. The music, libretto and much of the choreography have remained intact. Therefore, the ballet has preserved its uniqueness and has much to tell about the time…
For Mats Ek, dance is one form of theater and some of his works are inspired by themes borrowed from theater. La Maison de Bernarda (the house of Bernarda) is taken from the play of the same name by Federico…
Mats Ek‘s International Emmy Award winning version of the fiery tale of passion and murderous jealousy is an exciting, suspenseful mix of bravura dancing and inventive, powerful storytelling. Set to Rodion Shchedrin’s “Carmen Suite,” the Russian composer’s arrangement of Bizet’s…
When Mats Ek talks about Swan Lake – he first talks about Tchaikovsky’s music, which he believes is the most important reason for the work’s survival. “Someone has said that Tchaikovsky’s music is like flowers, but not like seeds,” he…
