A new Mats Ek Rite of Spring a leaving gift for ENB's Tamara Rojo

Emily Suzuki and Fernando Carratalá Coloma in Mats Ek's The Rite of Spring

Erina Takahashi, James Streeter and Emily Suzuki in Mats Ek's The Rite of Spring

Katja Khaniukova and Henry Dowden in Stina Quagebeur's Take Five Blues

Eric Woolhouse in William Forsyth's Blake Works I

Von Graham Watts, 13 November 2022

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“as different to the Bausch and MacMillan creations as is chalk from two types of cheese”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 9 November 2022

Le Sacre du printemps (Mats Ek)

Blake Works I (William Forsythe)

Take Five Blues (Stina Quagebeur)

English National Ballet

William Forsythe, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Dorothée Merg, Kostüme

Tanja Rühl, Licht

Stina Quagebeur, Kostüme

David Richardson, Licht

Marie-Louise Ekman, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Linus Fellbom, Licht

Katja Khaniukova, Tanz

Erina Takahashi, Tanz

James Streeter, Tanz

Emily Suzuki, Tanz

Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Tanz

Les duos contrastés de « Dialogues II » au TCE

Julie Jozwiak, 26th April

L'art du duo est à l'honneur au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées dans le cadre de TranscenDanses, avec des pièces courtes mais intenses de Mats Ek, Samantha Lynch, Akram Khan et Sharon Eyal.

***11

Norwegian National Ballet's Dialogues II: brief but brilliant

Graham Watts, 3rd April

A brief but excellent programme of five duets showcased on the main stage of the Den Norske Opera.

***11

Sharon Eyal et Mats Ek à Garnier, ou les dérives de l’amour

Laurine Mortha, 27th March

Sharon Eyal inaugure la soirée avec la re-création d’OCD Love, puis l’Opéra de Paris rend hommage à l’inénarrable chorégraphe Mats Ek, qui fête ses 80 ans cette année, avec la reprise d’Appartement.

****1

Mats Ek's She was black + A Sort Of ...: thrillingly captivating

Maggie Foyer, 6th June

Norwegian National Ballet's highly entertaining double bill of two of Mats Ek's most popular works is enthralling.

*****

Royal Swedish Ballet's Julia and Romeo: surreal and modern

Graham Watts, 21st April

Ek’s vision of the romantic tragedy is seen through a distorted lens, sometimes fascinating, sometimes bemusing.

***11

Ek and Ekman's subversive double bill is enjoyable madness

Vikki Jane Vile, 21st February

The latest double bill from Staatsballett Berlin features witty, high energy and thought provoking works by Mats Ek and Alexander Ekman, though the audience may not fathom their meaning.

***11

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

A new Mats Ek Rite of Spring provides a leaving gift for ENB's Tamara Rojo