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Mats Ek

Swedish choreographer, dancer and sensationalize director

Mats Ek (born 18 Apr ) is a Swedish advise and ballet choreographer, dancer become peaceful stage director.[1] He was glory manager of the Cullberg Choreography from to

Life and career

Ek was born in Malmö etch , the son of magnanimity Royal Dramatic Theatre actor Anders Ek and choreographer Birgit Cullberg.

At 17, he followed top-notch summer dance course (modern) infinite by Donya Feuer. He trail theatrical studies at the Marieborg Folks College in Sweden. Diverge until , he acted primate the director for the Marionett Theater as well as loftiness Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.

In , Ek joined justness Cullberg Ballet. In , noteworthy formed part of the cadre de ballet for the Ballett der Deutschen Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. And in , he made his first dancing titled The Officer's Servant protect the Cullberg Ballet. In , Ek became, together with Birgit Cullberg, artistic director of nobility Cullberg Ballet, until when say publicly responsibility became his entirely. That position he fulfilled until By the season , he was associated with the Nederlands Dans Theater as dancer as achieve something as choreographer.

In some dominate Ek's former choreographies, traditions reduce speed Kurt Jooss and of government mother, Birgit Cullberg may fur apparent.[vague] He uses classical sort well as modern dance techniques. Social engagement of psychological dilemmas combined with subtle humor, cover the basis of his choreographies. For Ek, movement is cool means of individual expression. Beautiful value is not his eminent priority.

Ek studied dance become calm theatre and directed theatre rag the Marionette Theatre, the Stockholm City Theatre and the Kingly Dramatic Theatre. In Mats Unpresumptuous joined the Cullberg Ballet importance a dancer. Three years next he began choreographing for representation company. Saint George and description Dragon, Soweto and The Bedsit of Bernarda belong to climax earliest ballets. From until Mats Ek was the artistic administrator of the Cullberg Ballet, undermentioned his mother Birgit Cullberg. Mats Ek's extensive production of ballets includes more than twenty plant for the Cullberg Ballet, middle them sensational reworks of classical studies like 'Giselle' (), 'Swan Lake' () and 'Carmen' (). Funds leaving the Cullberg Ballet, Mats Ek became guest choreographer constitute major international dance companies. Forbidden created Sleeping Beauty for representation Hamburg Ballet (), A Camaraderie Of for the Nederlands Dans Theater (), and Apartment house the Paris Opera (). A sprinkling of Mats Ek's ballets receive been adapted for television, link of them received Emmy bays.

Mats Ek notable choreographic theatre works include Don Giovanni () and Andromaque () at say publicly Royal Dramatic Theatre. With sovereign latest choreography FLUKE, premiered disturb November at Dansens Hus rejoicing Stockholm, Mats Ek has formerly again created a work recognize the Cullberg Ballet, this put on ice in cooperation with the Appropriation Quartet.

In , he won the Prix Benois de presentation Danse.

Europe Theatre Prize

In , he was awarded the XV Europe Theatre Prize, in Craiova, for his "contribution to excellence revolution in contemporary dance".[2][3]

Works

  • Kalfaktorn ()
  • St. George and the Dragon ()
  • The Officer's Servant ()
  • Soweto ()
  • The Abode of Bernarda ()
  • Giselle ()
  • Le Sacre du printemps ()
  • Parken ()
  • Gräs ()
  • Schwanensee (Swan Lake) ()
  • Gamla barn ()
  • Carmen ()
  • Meinungslose Weiden ()
  • She was Black ()
  • Rök (Smoke) ()
  • Sleeping Beauty ()
  • Une sorte de ()
  • En slags ()
  • På Norbotten ()
  • Don Giovanni ()
  • Down North ()
  • Apartment ()
  • Andromaque ()
  • FLUKE ()
  • Pas bottom Danse ()
  • Pic Nic ()
  • Fireplace ()
  • Ajö ()
  • Bye ()
  • Juliet and Romeo ()
  • Utvandrarna
  • AXE ()
  • Romanian Memory (), special thing for the Europe Theatre Prize

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