Mari Carrasco (SWE) Paper plane 9-10 November 2018

Programme

I Mari Carrascos Paper Plane we meet four dancers who take us on a journey to a parallel universe. At the centre is a folded paper plane, which the dancers are affected by and relate to.
The bodies twist, sculpt, fold and get folded, they throw and rebuild. The atmosphere shifts from meditative calm to bubbly chaos.

The performance was commissioned by Riksteatern. Together with the scenographer Johanna Mårtensson and lighting designer Heiða Kristín Ragnarsdóttir Mari Carrasco and composer Mikael Karlsson have created a magical and beautiful world where it is difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. The result is a visually captivating performance about disappearing into our dreams and our subconscious. Where it is both lightning fast and dreamy slow.

The music of the show is composed by the world-renowned composer Mikael Karlsson. Mikael has collaborated with choreographer Alexander Ekman on several productions, including the highly acclaimed "A Swan Lake". He has also collaborated with artists such as Lykke Li and Kleerup.

About the choreographers

More about: Mari Carrasco

Mari Carrasco is a dancer and choreographer. She made her breakthrough in 2013 with the show Bartolomeo which was acclaimed both nationally and internationally. The performance toured with Riksteatern and was shown over 100 times around Sweden. In 2014 it went on a world tour and was shown in New York, Okinawa, Madrid, Amman, Ramallah, Belfast and Helsinki.
Mari Carrasco has also made commissioned works for Norrdans and Dansstationen, among others. In 2014 she was the choreographer of the acclaimed theatre and dance performance; Girls will make you blush which was a collaboration with Unga Klara and Västmanland Theatre.

More about: Mikael Karlsson

Composer Mikael Karlsson has lived in New York since 2000. He has been recognised for his work with choreographer Alexander Ekman. The two of them have collaborated on the acclaimed performances such as A Swan Lake for the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, and Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Opera House.
Mikael Karlsson was honoured for his summer chat on Swedish Radio in 2016. Click here to listen
He has also made music for Battlefield Bad Company I and II, is currently working on three different opera projects and has collaborated with a number of artists such as Anna von Hausswolff, Kleerup and Lykke Li.
Read more about Mikael Karlsson