“Irresistible and a little moving” Aftonbladet
“Inexhaustible energy” Aftonbladet
“Hypnotic” Borås Tidning
“Impressive flow” Svenska Dagbladet
“Choreography that hovers between heaviness and lightness.” Svenska Dagbladet
“Branislavs Jovančević’s humming, intensely rumbling music is hypnotic. In addition, the work is dramatically surprising, when the curtain suddenly lowers I am not at all prepared and could have seen even more.” Dagens Nyheter
“The movements are large and sweeping, small and precise, every movement detail worked out with a finely tuned sensibility that makes the work almost hypnotic.” Borås Tidning
“The choreographers are loved by the ensemble and it shows when you see this improvisation-based piece ... The dancers express a power that is as naive as it is generous” Aftonbladet
About Spirit Willing
Spirit Willing is by the award-winning Canadian duo David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen, celebrated for their groundbreaking work with their company Out Innerspace.
Internal resistance can hold us back, prevent us from taking action. Only when we have overcome it can we influence what is around us. Every change, small or large, begins with a single individual. Spirit Willing is a celebration of human perseverance and ability to move forward.
“The title captures that in-between place, when the will to act is present but the body hesitates, when you get stuck between action and inaction. How do you take the step? What helps us cross the bridge? This tension, this friction, can become a springboard – something that transforms into movement, into change.”
Aishwarya Raut, dancer
Team
CHOREOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN Tiffany Tregarthen
CHOREOGRAPHY David Raymond
VIDEO DESIGN Eric Chad
LIGHTING DESIGN James Proudfoot
COMPOSER Branislav Jovančević
Information
Dancers: 17
Running time: 33 minutes
World premiere 11 October 2025, Göteborg Opera’s Main Stage
