»an exciting spring with new, contemporary
and great classical pieces on the repertoire«
NICOLAS LE RICHE, Artistic Director, Royal Swedish Ballet
BALLET
As Sweden’s national theatre for ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet offers both classical ballet and contemporary dance. With one foot rooted in tradition and the other stepping into the future, the company has a loyal and diverse audience.
The Royal Swedish Ballet is one of the world’s oldest ballet companies. It was founded in 1773 by King Gustav III. It is Sweden’s largest dance company with the task of curating and developing classical ballet as well as contemporary, innovative works.
»We open and end with two Swedish audience favourites that are not only deeply rooted in the Swedish tradition, but they were also written especially for the Royal Swedish Ballet«
/NICOLAS LE RICHE
Artistic Director, the Royal Swedish Ballet
»This spring, the Royal Swedish Ballet repertoire includes exciting new, contemporary and great classical works. We open and end with two Swedish audience favourites that are not only deeply rooted in the Swedish tradition, but they were also written especially for the Royal Swedish Ballet. They range from Pär Isberg’s Nutcracker, with a tender twist featuring Elsa Beskow’s popular characters, to Alexander Ekman’s magic and uplifting Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Between these we will be presenting two commissioned works – apart from a revival of the fascinating Totality in Parts by renowned choreographer Lukas Timulak, we will be performing the world première of Bathtub Ballet, a new work by choreographer Emma Portner, who was just about to make her international breakthrough when we started discussions about the project a few years ago. She is now very much the choreographer of the moment. It is a visually poignant, appealing and very different performance with the dancers performing in and around 24 bathtubs (!).
And then the classic of all classical ballets: our production of Rudolf Nureyev’s version of Swan Lake with over 60 dancers on stage and stunning scenes featuring 32 swans. Swan Lake is a must for the seasoned ballet audience as well as anyone interested in getting to know this art from.
Young Choreographers is a project I very much cherish. We need, and we have, creative minds within the Ballet. They are important to our future and the creative atmosphere here at the Royal Swedish Opera!«
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