“An outstanding masterpiece”
Göteborgs-Posten
“Vertiginous, death defying dance”
GT
“A must-see work”
LondonTheatre1
“A spectacle of sidereal beauty”
Danses avec la plume
“A smash hit ... gorgeous choreography, heart-stopping athleticism, and deeply touching drama all at once – I can’t recommend it highly enough.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
“There’s something deeply absorbing about observing dancers at this unusual, tilted angle: you feel you have all the panoramic distance of a bird flying over a vast, glacial lake.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
“Enthralling”
Broadwayworld.com
“An outstanding and compelling work"
Stage Whispers
“The technique was as difficult as it was fresh, and execution was superb.”
Sydney Arts Guide
“A hurricane of calculated chaos”
ArtsHub
About Skid
The smash hit Skid, with a dance floor tilted at 34°, challenges the dancers beyond gravity. The dancers are set in motion by the force of gravity as the slope enhances chain reactions of stunning, powerful and moving events.
Team
CHOREOGRAPHY Damien Jalet
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER Aimilios Arapoglou
MUSIC Christian Fennesz
ADDITIONAL MUSIC Marihiko Hara
SET DESIGN Jim Hodges, Carlos Marques da Cruz
COSTUME DESIGN Jean-Paul Lespagnard
LIGHTING DESIGN Joakim Brink
Created in collaboration with the dancers from GöteborgsOperans Danskompani.
Information
Length 45 min
Dancers 17
World premiere 7 November 2017, Göteborg Opera Main Stage
