An excellent opportunity to gain an overview of the finest in contemporary dance in the 21st century.
If Leave is to Remember by choreographer and dancer Carolyn Carlson, winner of a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, is about the moment of parting: its pain but also its positive impact.
Little Monsters, a duet created by Demis Volpi to Elvis’s music in 2011, received an award for best choreography and was the audience’s favourite in a distinguished competition in Canada.
Episode 31 for 20 dancers by young Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman has dazzled audiences for instance at the Chicago Dance Festival in 2013.
Jorma Uotinen’s dynamic tribal dances for 12 male dancers in Jord were also excellently received at the Royal Danish Ballet in 2005.
Episode 31
Choreography
Alexander Ekman
Music
Mikael Karlsson
Music
Ane Brun
Music
Erik Satie
Costumes
Luke Simcock
Lighting design
Nicole Pearce
Little Monsters
Choreography, lighting design
Demis Volpi
Music
Elvis Presley
Costumes
Katharina Schlipf
If To Leave Is To Remember
Choreography, sets, costumes, lighting design
Carolyn Carlson
Music
Philip Glass
Jord
Choreography
Music
Apocalyptica
Set design, lighting design
Mikki Kunttu
Costumes
Erika Turunen
Episode 31
Walking man
Aapo Siikala
Walking man
Girl on pointe-shoes
Boys' duet
Boys' duet
Emrecan Tanis
Boys' duet
Boys' duet
Tap-dancing
Asla Jääskeläinen
Tap-dancing
Little Monsters
Claire Voss
Ruan Crighton
If To Leave Is To Remember
Emilia Karmitsa
Emrecan Tanis
Ruan Crighton
Oliver Jahelka
Jord
Trio
Trio
Trio
Kamill Ariston Chudoba
Trio
Hasan Topcuoglu
Trio
Christopher Warhuus
Trio
Solo, duets
Duets
Duets
Duets
Duets
Duets
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