Royal Swedish Ballet School ^(SWE) Jaunty 29-30 May 2026

Programme

Jaunty is the collective name of the Royal Swedish Ballet School's graduation, where choreographers such as Eleanor Bauer, Sebastian Lingserius, Jasper Narvaez, Lee Brummer and Johan Inger worked with students.

KSB about Jaunty

Jaunty brings together several works that explore, in different ways, the human journey through change, resistance and identity. Through encounters of the body - where dancers collide, support and repel each other - these choreographies embody the messy and unpredictable process of moving forward together. At the same time, the performance moves between unison dance, the breathing of the body and the theatre of dance. The works also look at the dancer's own reality and dreams of other conditions. Together, they paint a portrait of vulnerability, resistance and longing for new possibilities. A dance experience that should not be missed.

The title “Jaunty” can be described as having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner. The performance brings together several choreographies that explore the human journey through change, resistance, and identity. Through encounters between bodies-where dancers collide, support, and push away from one another-these choreographies give physical form to the messy and unpredictable process of moving forward together. At the same time, the performance moves between unison dance, the breath of the body, and the theatricality of dance. The works also reflect on the dancer's own reality and dreams of different conditions. Together, they form a portrait of vulnerability, resilience, and a longing for new possibilities, an evening of dance not to be missed.

WILD HOPE

Concept/Concept: Lee Brummer
Choreography/Choreographie: Lee Brummer
Music/Music: Alva Noto, Sascha Budimski
Sound Editing & Sound Layering/Sound Mix: TBA
Light/Lighting: Anette Elfström Tarstad
Costume/Costume/Props: Anna-Sara Dåvik
Rehearsal Director: TBA

About the work/About: TBA

OUR OUR 

Concept/Concept: Eleanor Bauer
Choreography/Choreographie: Eleanor Bauer with dancers
Music/Music: Mr Mats Sundin
Sound Editing & Sound Layering/Sound Mix: Mr Mats Sundin
Light/Lighting: Anette Elfström Tarstad
Costume/Costume/Props: Anna-Sara Dåvik
Assistant: Madeleine Karlsson

About the work/About: Dancing together in a space where front is each dancer's fellow dancers: for each other, with one another's materials, taken from anywhere and passed on - changed, mixed, matched, mingled and mangled; by taking turns leading and following, teaching and learning, suggesting and testing, being a problem and problem solving, balancing and supporting; falling apart to keep it together, untying knots and moving towards the touch; as a way of beginning again, and again, and again...

Dancers: Adrian Alandh, Karya Atmaca, Melwin Biney, Norah Fallope, Sigrid Hammarsjö, María Hedström, Olmo Hutt, Hanna Ilshammar, Elisabet Jernberg, Emma Kochanowski, Lo Kårfors, Rose Yoshi Martin, Vilma Nyquist, Olivia Ramberg, Adrian Recabarren, Esse Sjöström Dahlberg.

NEXT ONES

Concept/Concept: Jasper Narvaez
Choreography/Choreographie: Jasper Narvaez in collaboration with the dancers
Music/Music: Mr Mats Sundin
Sound Editing & Sound Layering/Sound Mix: Mr Mats Sundin
Light/Lighting: Anette Elfström Tarstad
Costume/Costume/Props: Anna-Sara Dåvik
Rehearsal Director: Cecilia Olsen

About the work/About: Like the solo on which it is based, this work is a dedication to each person's journey through the obstacles that arise in unexpected change-particularly the shift from limitation and the familiar to something new and uncertain.

Now, with more performers, bodies collide, support and repel each other, giving physical form to conflicts we all carry. The work asks the question: what does it take to overcome resistance and uncertainty together? It unfolds as a dialogue, where clashes and collaboration shape the messy and unpredictable process of moving forward.

How do we find our way through constant change without falling apart-or falling alone?

Like the solo from which it originates, this work is a dedication to each person's journey through the obstacles that arise from unexpected change-particularly the shift from limitation and the familiar toward something new and uncertain.

Now, with additional performers, bodies collide, support, and push one another away, giving physical form to the conflicts we all carry within us. The work poses the question: what does it take to move through resistance and uncertainty together? It unfolds as a dialogue in which collisions and collaboration shape the messy, unpredictable process of moving forward.

How do we find our way through constant change without falling apart-or falling alone? 

DANCING FEAST

Concept/Concept: Sebastian Lingserius 
Choreography/Choreographie: Sebastian Lingserius
Music/Music: F E C
Fotografer/Photographers: Nicklas Dennermalm and Nefeli Oikonomou
Light/Lighting: TBA
Costume/Costume/Props: –
Rehearsal Director: Nefeli Oikonomou

About the work/About: A work that moves between unison dance, the breathing of the body and the theatre of dance.

What happens when dancers start dreaming of other conditions, such as a living wage. What is required of a dancer today? What side of yourself do you show at a job interview, an audition or an industry event?

A work that moves between unison dance, the body's breathing, and the theatre of dance.

About what happens when the dancer begins to dream of other conditions-such as a universal basic income. What is required of a dancer today? Which side of yourself do you present in a job interview, an audition, or an industry networking event?

RAIN DOGS 

Choreography/Choreographie: Johan Inger
Music/Music: Tom Waits
Rehearsal Director: Charles IV 
Light/Lighting: –
Costume/Costume/Props: –

About the work/About: Rain Dogs, by acclaimed choreographer Johan Inger, is an animal perspective on social existence from the bottom of society. Inspired by the music of Tom Waits, the work follows the journey of a dog exploring its territory in the rain with great curiosity and confidence. When the rain washes away all the scents, the dog suddenly loses its way home. Ginger's metaphor of the dog is a starting point for exploring interpersonal relationships, identity and gender constructions that individuals often have to face and resist.

Rain Dogs, by the acclaimed choreographer Johan Inger, offers an animalistic perspective on social existence from society's margins. The work is inspired by the music of Tom Waits and follows a dog on its journey through the rain, curiously and confidently exploring its territory.

When the rain washes away every scent, the dog suddenly loses its way home. Inger's metaphor of the dog becomes a point of departure for exploring human relationships, identity, and the constructions of gender that individuals are often compelled to confront and resist.