Mats Ek & Norrdans Mats Ek & Norrdans 20-21 May 2015

Programme

Unforgettable dance in the early summer evening. Enjoy acclaimed choreographer Mats Ek, who has put Sweden on the world map of dance, together with 20-year-old Norrdans. À la carte offers three dance works with completely different expressions, plus a dance film. The jewel in the crown will be the world premiere of Mats Ek's latest choreography YXA.

NO DANCING

Get to know one of the world's top choreographers, his down-to-earth humour and distinctive movement language. I Dance Step Mats Ek's 20-year-old company Norrdans combines angular gestures with music to create their own universe on a dance floor.

"Mats Ek's exuberant Pas de danse, inspired by Benny Andersson's and Björn Ulvaeus' cheerful accordion swing, is given real body in Björn Nilsson's quick-footed, confident interpretation of the dance floor's big ego. Charming and stubborn, he wipes snot with his fist and dances his arse off." /Anna Ångström in SvD 11 December 2008

"The work is a small humorous scherzo, which to folk music - harmonica, accordion and violin - seems to illustrate the mating game of the dance floor." /.Helsingborgs Dagblad, 22 October 2008

BLACK FAIRYTALE #2

Med Black Fairytale #2 Israeli choreographers Yossi Berg and Oded Graf take us on a highly topical roller coaster ride. We are thrown between war and love, between dreams and harsh reality. In this musical choreography for eight dancers, Norrdans also presents a manifesto for a future Utopia.

"Black Fairytale digs beneath the shiny surface and explores less discussed issues such as prejudice and racism".The Copenhagen Post, 11 May 2012

"Razor-sharp with intricate layers, lyrics that masquerade as clichés and wrapped in an astute awareness with a delightful wink."/. The Jerusalem Post, 21 August 2012

YXA Premiere!

YXA has been created directly for Ana Laguna, court dancer and Yvan Auzely, dancer and actor at Dramaten. Both have worked with Mats Ek for a long time and for many years co-created a number of his works in the original version; such as Giselle, Swan Lake and Carmen to name a few. The music, Tomaso Albinoni's Adagio in G minor, is interpreted by the Pork Quartet.

AJÖ (film)
The solo 'Ajö' was created by Mats Ek for world-famous French ballerina Sylvie Guillem, first as a stage version and then as a dance film for Swedish Television. The film revolves around a woman saying goodbye to a certain stage of her life. It is a conversation she has with herself that leads to new experiences. The work premiered in London in 2011 but was previewed exclusively at Dansens Hus in the winter of 2010.