©Ripari, Peter Greig, DR
©Ripari, Peter Greig, DR

Dancing with Bergman

Ekman, Ek & Laguna, Inger

Centenary 1918-2018

Three Swedish choreographers and leading lights of modern ballet will be present for this tribute to the great Ingmar Bergman. Mats Ek, one of the most respected contemporary choreographers in the dance world, will once again delight us onstage with his partner Ana Laguna. Alexander Ekman and Johan Inger, lively personalities and phenomenally talented gures on the international choreography scene, will create pieces in which the theatrical approach to the body onstage conjures up incredibly powerful worlds.


Dancing with Bergman (1918-2018) :
Choreography: Alexander Ekman, Mats Ek & Ana Laguna, Johan Inger
Video: Bengt Wanselius
Technical direction: Jörgen Jansson

THOUGHTS ON BERGMAN > ALEXANDER EKMAN
Choreography: Alexander Ekman
Solo danced by Alexander Ekman
Texts: Alexander Ekman and Ingmar Bergman
Music: Chopin (Nocturne No. 2 op. 9 en mi bémol majeur)

MEMORY > MATS EK
Choreography: Mats Ek
Danced by Ana Laguna and Mats Ek
Lighting: Jörgen Jansson
Music: Nico Rölcke

4 KARIN > JOHAN INGER
Choreography: Johan Inger
Danced by Anna Herrmann, Nina Botkay, Olivia Ancona, Alva Inger Armenta
Assistant choreographer: Carolina Armenta
With Heléne Friberg (video)
Dramaturgy: Gregor Acuña-Pohl
Sets: Curt Allen Wilmer
Lighting: Jörgen Jansson
Costumes: Johan Inger, Carolina Armenta
Music: Monteverdi « Il Ballo delle Ingrate, SV.167 » (1608), Version des Arts Florissants, directed by William Christie (1983)

Recorded Music
Co-production: Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati / Norwegian National Opera & Ballet