Summer Gala
Traditional closing with students from the school
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DATE:June 8 at 3 p.m.
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STAGE:Main stage
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RUNNING TIME:approx. 2 hrs 30 mins
From classic Sleeping Beauty to the truly contemporary with the Royal Swedish Ballet School: traditional school year closing with the students.
As part of a more than 200-year-old dance tradition, the Royal Swedish Ballet School offers Sweden's only professional training for dancers. In addition to the regular school subjects, students also have dance on their schedule from grade four up to high school, where they can choose between the classical ballet or contemporary dance programs.
During the Royal Swedish Ballet School's Summer Gala, students perform pieces in classical ballet and contemporary dance, created in collaboration with the school's own teachers and international dance professionals.
Sleeping Beauty is a classic piece of dance history. Under the direction of Bartek Dybowski, this interpretation is inspired by a quote from Martin Luther King: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can."
Costume designer Anna-Sara Dåvik
Lighting design Anette Elfström Tarstad
Royale with Cheese is an explosive contemporary dance piece by choreographer Mari Carrasco. The piece was first performed in 2022 at Dansens Hus.
Costume concept Mari Carrasco
Costume supervisor Anna-Sara Dåvik
Lighting design Peter Lundin
Shimmer Simmer is a piece choreographed by Kinsun Chan to Max Richter's version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
Costume concept Kinsun Chan
Lighting design Kinsun Chan
Photo: Royal Swedish Ballet School
