Length
Ca. 2 hrs 25 mins, including interval
When
18 Mar — 21 Apr 2022
Where
Göteborg Opera, Main Stage
Genre
Dance
Price
100–400 kr
Accessibility
The power of nature, life and the body are centre stage in two new dance works that will see their world premiere in Gothenburg.
Two acclaimed and very contrasting choreographers will each create a new work for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. Welcome to a dance evening in the border zone between dream and reality.
In Damien Jalet’s new creation for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, life and dance hang by a delicate thread. With unstoppable, relentless fluidity and joyful emergency, Kites pulls its audience in a vortex of complex patterns and movements at the crossroad between cutting sharp precision and ecstatic abandon. An extremely physical reflection on the fleeting, fragile yet powerful nature of life, hanging on a thread like a kite surfing on unpredictable currents.
The French-Belgian choreographer’s first work for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Skid (2017), was an instant success when it had its world premiere in Gothenburg. Today it is in demand for guest performances worldwide. In this new work, Jalet largely collaborates with the same team: The set design is by New York artist Jim Hodges and the costume designer is Jean-Paul Lespagnard.
Damien Jalet is a multiple award-winning choreographer and dancer whose acclaimed works are characterised by a deep interplay between choreography, costume design, set design/art and music. He has collaborated closely for many years with choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (who choreographed Noetic, Icon, Stoic) and is acclaimed worldwide.
In photo: Frida Dam Seidel|Photographer: Tilo Stengel
Oblivion
Alan Lucien Øyen
Don’t forget that we offer introductions on the Small Stage before all dance performances (except premieres and guest performances).
Introductions shed light on the work and the choreographic process. They start 1 hour before the performance and last about 20 minutes. Free admission with a booked ticket.
Physical introductions are participatory events. By taking part you’ll gain a deeper insight into the performance you are about to watch by engaging in simple movement, led by dancers from GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. Comfortable clothes are recommended, but not essential.
Free admission with a ticket, limited availability (Max 40 people per session).
The format is created and practiced by the MA Contemporary Dance Education (MA CoDE) at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main. With the aim to remain in close collaboration and to foster further development of the format it is handed over by Prof. Ingo Diehl and Anja Bornsek for facilitation purposes to GöteborgsOperans Danskompani.
