Ek and Ekman's subversive double bill is enjoyable madness

Staatsballett Berlin in Alexander Ekman's Cacti

Staatsballett Berlin in Mats Ek's A Sort Of...

Staatsballett Berlin in Alexander Ekman's Cacti

Staatsballett Berlin in Mats Ek's A Sort Of...

Marina Duarte and Archille De Groeve, Staatsballett Berlin in Alexander Ekman's Cacti

Por Vikki Jane Vile, 24 febrero 2023

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“parodying what art should be, it sounds high brow but it’s not”

Crítica hecha desde Deutsche Oper, Berlín el 21 febrero 2023

A Sort of... (Mats Ek)

Cacti (Alexander Ekman)

Staatsballett Berlin

Maria Geber, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Ellen Ruge, Diseño de iluminación

Alexander Ekman, Diseño de iluminación

Soloists of the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Arshak Ghalumyan, Bailarín

Vivian Assal Koohnavard, Bailarín

Clotilde Tran, Bailarín

Johnny McMillan, Bailarín

Marina Duarte, Bailarín

Archille De Groeve, Bailarín

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

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

Graham Watts, 9th November

Ek's second, very different take on Stravinsky's Rite crowns an English National Ballet triple bill extolling the pure joy of dance and exposing the terror of forced marriage.

****1

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Vikki Jane Vile

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for over ten years, specialising in Ballroom and Ballet. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance. Vikki writes for BroadwayWorld and previously Dancing Times, LondonDance.com and CultureWhisper. She also prides herself on being a Strictly Come Dancing connoisseur since its inception and has appeared on BBC radio and several podcasts as an expert on all things Strictly. Having lived in London for ten years, she is now based in Germany and adapting to the Berlin dance scene.