Mats Ek (born 18 April 1945) is a Swedish dance and ballet choreographer, dancer and stage director. He was the manager of the Cullberg Ballet from 1985 to 1993.
After Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, and Carmen, Mats Ek put together yet another groundbreaking production with his 2013 Stockholm Opera version of Shakespeare’s mythic drama, part of the opera company’s celebrations of its 240th anniversary. The Swedish choreographer interprets Romeo and…
Place is a sensational dance film, especially created for world-famous dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov & Ana Laguna by an outstanding international team of artists. Staged by Mats Ek, considered to be one of the world’s best Choreographers.Directed by Grammy, MTV &…
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Mats Ek‘s ten-minute esoteric premier Woman with Water, inspired by two earlier works, Wet Woman (1996) and Place (2008), a pas de deux created for Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ana Laguna. With a haunting presence and technical flair, Madeline Woo performs…
BYE (AJÖ) is a dance film choreographed and directed by acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek. It is a poignant self-reflective solo made for and performed by the inimitable ballerina, Sylvie Guillem. Bye, has been heralded as a “masterpiece” by the…
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…
Legendary Swedish choreographer Mats Ek‘s ballet was created for the dancers of the Opera National de Paris and is here danced by star names including Nicolas Le Riche and Marie-Agnes Gillot. The name “Appartement” comes both from the word for…
