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Mats Ek waves goodbye with a raw retrospective From Black to Blue

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“Ek pours his heart and soul in the most ungainly gestures.”
Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 7 January 2016
She was black (Mats Ek)
Solo for 2 (Mats Ek)
Hâche
Semperoper Ballett
Ellen Ruge, Lighting Designer
Erik Berglund, Lighting Designer
Peter Freiij, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Dorothée Delabie, Dancer
Oscar Salomonsson, Dancer
Jörgen Jansson, Lighting Designer
Katrin Brannstrom, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Ana Laguna, Dancer
Ivan Auzely, Dancer
Norwegian National Ballet's Dialogues II: brief but brilliant
***11
Mats Ek's She was black + A Sort Of ...: thrillingly captivating
*****
Royal Swedish Ballet's Julia and Romeo: surreal and modern
***11
Ek and Ekman's subversive double bill is enjoyable madness
***11
A new Mats Ek Rite of Spring a leaving gift for ENB's Tamara Rojo
****1
Zucchetti premiere and Beauty top and tail the RB's mixed programme
****1
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