THE GöTEBORG BALLET
METAMORPHOSIS
Metamorphosis
The double programme Metamorphosis is made up of two world premieres: La la land by
Alexander Ekman and Medhi Walerski as well as Falter by Johan Inger. Both Ekman and
Inger took part in the triple programme 3xBoléro in 2008, which sold out completely and was praised by both audiences and critics.
Johan Inger takes us on an explorative journey from chaos to order with nine dancers, 64 ropes and music by the composers Alva Noto, Lars Ĺkerlund and Stefan Levin.
His suggestive Falter moves from frenzy to calm. The former artistic director for the Cullberg Ballet and current resident choreographer at Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) has here created his first production exclusively for The Göteborg Ballet. Of his previous productions Walking Mad (part of 3xBoléro) and Empty House (part of In memoriam) have previously been performed at The Göteborg Opera.
In Ekman’s and Walerski’s playful La la land we meet a group of individuals on a self-help course. Using therapeutic exercises they try to find the path to becoming “better human beings”. Using a combination of dance, spoken dialogue and twisted humour the two choreographers create an accurate and humorous image of mankind’s constant efforts to develop. The music is a collage from Chopin, Puccini, Akron/Family and the pianist Bernard Matracki, who performs his own compositions onstage.
press clippings
”Grand, indeed unforgettable, dance art” Dagens Nyheter
”Fun, surprising and enjoyable” Göteborgs-Posten
”A tribute to play and fantasy” Svenska Dagbladet
”Go there and see it” Göteborgs-Posten
”Yet again The Göteborg Opera presents new stage art which is as elegant as it is original” Dagens Nyheter
Falter
Choreography, Set- and Costume design Johan Inger
Costume design ast Carolina Armenta
Light design Erik Berglund
Music: Alva Noto: Particle 1 and 2
From the album UTP
(Raster-Noton, 2009. Publisher: Bonniers)
Lars Ĺkerlund: Excerpt from Rivers of Mercury.
Peter Levin: Snow by the lake
9 dancers
Length: 45 minutes
Johan Inger
Johan Inger made his breakthrough as a choreographer in 1995 after a very successful dancing career including time spent with Kungliga Baletten in Stockholm and Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). Inger’s choreographies have won awards in the Netherlands, Scotland and Italy. Between 2003 and 2008 he was the artistic director of Cullbergbaletten and in 2006 he was awarded the Birgit Cullberg scholarship. Since autumn 2009 he has been in-house choreographer for NDT.
La La Land
Choreography, Set- and Costume design Alexander Ekman and Medhi Walerski
Light design Joakim Brink
Music
W A Mozart: From Sonata in C major, Andante, Rondo
Live piano performed by Bernard Matracki: W A Mozart: From Sonata in C major, Andante, Rondo, Hackspettsmatra, Ciss-kirurgi, Fredéric Chopin: Nocturne in E flat major Op. 9.
Vincenzo Bellini: Casta Diva from the opera Norma
From the album The Very Best of Maria Callas
(Angel Records, 2001)
Akron/Family: Part of Corey
From the album Akron/Family
(Young God, 2005)
Comedian Harmonists:
Die großen Erfolge – Das Original Menuett.
(EMI)
The Boy Least Likely To / P. Owen, J. Hobbs: Be Gentle With Me
From the album Be Gentle With Me
(19 Recordings Ltd, 2006 Publisher: Bonniers)
Matmos / M. Schmidt, D. Daniel: Supreme Balloon
From the album Supreme Balloon
(Matador, 2008)
15 dancers and 1 musician
Length: 45 minutes
Alexander Ekman
In spite of his mere 25 years, Alexander Ekman has established himself as one of the most interesting Nordic choreographers in contemporary dance. He too, has a past as a dancer with Kungliga Baletten, NDT and Cullbergbaletten. His first production as choreographer took place in 2006 at NDT II. Alexander Ekman works with the integration of several dimensions of modern dance, and readily uses dance and text together. In this creation he cooperates with Medhi Walerski.
Medhi Walerski
Medhi Walerski was educated in classical ballet, modern dance and improvisation and has since danced in the Paris Opera Ballet, the Nice Opera Ballet and Ballet du Rhin in Mulhouse, France. In 2001 he swapped France for Holland and joined the Nederlands Dans Theater as a dancer.
After two years in youth dance company NDT II he moved up to NDTI. His participation in their annual workshops started off his career as a choreographer. The then Artistic Director, Anders Hellström, invited him to create a production for the programme “UpComing Choreographers 2006”; the result of which was Moume. The following year he created Buried Dead or Alive together with Alexander Ekman for dance company C-Scope.
His official debut as a choreographer at NDT was Mammatus, created for NDTII in 2008. Later that year he created the praised Underneath for NDT I. In the summer of 2009 Medhi Walerski started freelancing as a choreographer. In addition to La La Land, he will also create a new production for the Bern Ballet in the spring of 2010.
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