The Cullberg Ballet ^(SWE) Hyper 28 February - 1 March 2018

Programme

HYPER is about the great human drama and the cry of the body. Emotions are flushed through the dancers' bodies without filters, allowing the audience to experience extreme states of mind. The performance quietly crawls under the audience's skin, gliding around their inner spaces and confronting the surface as a gateway to what lies beneath and beyond our superficial facade. It is a disarming, quiet work that heals by examining and confronting the inner reality of the boundless body. By diving into a hyper state, an alternative physical pleasure and pain is achieved.

Cullbergbaletten is Sweden's leading repertory company in contemporary dance. Through its worldwide tours, the company contributes to the international presentation of contemporary dance and choreography. Cullbergbaletten works with a number of international choreographers and artists. Currently, the company has 16 dancers from almost as many countries and several guest dancers are regularly engaged in various projects. Since its inception, the unique qualities of each individual dancer have been the hallmark of the Cullberg Ballet. By inviting choreographers and directors who are clearly rooted in the present, the Cullberg Ballet contributes to the development of performing arts and dance as an art form. Cullbergbaletten's activities include various projects and productions, including workshops, conferences, seminars and lectures. Gabriel Smeets is the artistic director and Stina Dahlström is the executive director of the company. Cullbergbaletten was founded in 1967 by Birgit Cullberg under the auspices of the Swedish National Theatre.

About the choreographers

Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir

was born and raised in Iceland in 1978. She studied dance at the Artez University of Arts in Arnhem and in Amsterdam. She works with artists such as Gisele Vienne, Erna Ómarsdóttrir, Jan Fabre, Constanza Macra's DORKYPARK and Nir De Volff /TOTAL brutal. Margrét Sara founded Panic Productions in Reykjavík (IS), with dancer and choreographer Sveinbjörg Þórhallsdóttir and focused on producing and initiating collaborations with international artists. Margrét Sara has been touring internationally with her own works since 2010 and currently lives and works in Berlin. Intimacy is a central theme in her choreographic work. Margrét Sara has collaborated with various artists over the past five years and the music for her works has been created almost exclusively by, among others, Peter Rehberg (PITA), electronic composer. Several of her works have been presented at MDT at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm. In 2014, Margrét Sara created a version of her international hit Soft target installed especially for four of the Cullberg Ballet's dancers. In 2015, Margrét Sara had a residency with the company. HYPER will be her first work created directly for the Cullberg Ballet. She regularly teaches at the Iceland Dance Company, the dance department at the Art University of Iceland, BA, at DOCH in Stockholm and the choreography department at Helsinki University of the Arts.