A figurehead of the Scandinavian choreographic stage, welcomed in 2017 at Chaillot on the occasion of the Nordic Festival with Scheherazade, the Norwegian Ina Christel Johannessen has created a multimedia piece with dazzling décors and intense “physicality”, a fertile artwork…
Labyrinth Within is a new dance film by Swedish choreographer and director Pontus Lidberg. It takes off from the worldwide success of his 2007 dance film “The Rain”. A married couple are experiencing difficulties in their relationship. The man suspects…
Stephen Petronio Company presents our 35th Anniversary Season at NYU Skirball April 11-13, 2019 with the world premiere of American Landscapes, and the fifth instalment of the company’s Bloodlines project. This series of revivals of works by titans of postmodern…
In 2009, McGregor created a diptych of works to celebrate the centenary of the magnificent Ballets Russes – Dyad 1909 in London and Dyad 1929 in Melbourne. Dyad 1929 was performed to Steve Reich’s Double Sextet, with stage concept by…
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…
In their 26 years as a choreographic duo, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot have built a rich repertoire of over fifty ballets which show a wide range of compelling pieces that, however diverse, share a strong, innovative artistic voice. Stop-Motion…
Duato’s ‘ideas’ for choreography are almost always preceded by his choice of music, which characterises his working method. Maybe this applies to Duende in particular, because the music was the only source of inspiration for this ballet. World premiere: Nederlands Dans…
