Interview with Fredrik Benke Rydman Why a classic? 22 September 2017

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What is the appeal of tackling a classic? And what are the challenges? Choreographer Fredrik Benke Rydman and Dansens Hus Theatre Director Annelie Gardell discuss the temptation to renew our classical works, but also the traps involved.

Fredrik Rydman has previously staged both The Nutcracker and Swan Lake with music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky at Dansens Hus. How do you make a classic relevant in today's world? How to relate to the original production and how to avoid falling into clichés?

The conversation takes place in the context of the French hip hop company Chute Libre's performance of "In Bloom" - an interpretation of the original classic. Spring victims.

Fredrik Benke Rydman is currently at Dansens Hus with his interpretation of the 19th century classic. The nutcracker. In 2011 success Swan Lake premiered at Dansens Hus and was seen by 250 000 people across Europe. Hundreds of millions of people were mesmerised by Fredrik Benke Rydman's intermediate acts in Eurovision 2016. Fredrik Benke Rydman has positioned himself as one of the country's most current and popular choreographers. He laid the foundation for the legendary Bounce Streetdance Company, which for 13 years redrew the Swedish dance map. Bounce began a collaboration with Dansens Hus back in 1998.

Tickets for the talk can only be purchased in conjunction with the purchase of a ticket for the performance. In Bloom 22 Sep at 19.