In the Spring of 2006, three of the Cullberg Ballet’s dancers were chosen to create their own choreographies in Växtverk. The project was conceived as a means to support the burgeoning choreographic talent in the Cullberg Ballet at the time, while remaining outside the current repertoire of the company.
Choreographers:
Thomas Zamolo was born in France and educated at the School of Madame Floriane Vergères in Geneva. Thomas has danced in Badishes Staatstheater, Gothenburg Opera Ballet and Ballet Freiburg. Thomas came to the Cullberg Ballet in the summer of 2005. Like Shintaro and Alexander, Thomas has choreographic experience from workshops at the companies he has danced in. He has also choreographed for independent dance projects in France and Italy.
Shintaro O-ue was educated in Japan and at the Hamburg State Opera Ballet School. He worked as a dancer at the Hamburg Ballet, Netherlands Dance Theater II and as a freelancer before joining the Cullberg Ballet in 2003. He had previously created choreographies for several workshops and for companies in the Netherlands, Norway and Japan. Shintaro has won awards for his choreography at competitions in Hannover and Kuopi.
Alexander Ekman was educated at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and danced with the Royal Swedish Ballet Ballet from 2001-2002 and then in the Nederlands Dans Theater II from 2002-2005 before joining the Cullberg Ballet in the summer of 2005. Alexander has choreographed for workshops with the companies he has danced with, but has also been invited to create works for other companies in the Netherlands and internationally.
Okänd Art?
Idea, choreography and scenography: Alexander Ekman
Costume: Alexander Ekman, Nina Stenmark, Karin Fahlberg
Candles: Alexander Ekman and Peter Lundin
Music: Alexander Ekman, J. S. Bach, Charles Trenet.
Dancer: The Leader: Lisa Drake The Inseminator: Tilman O’Donnell
Thinker: Jermaine Spivey Flock members: 1. Carolina Armenta 2. Carl Inger 3. Åsa Lundvik Gustafson 4. Izumi Shuto.
between a and B
Idea and choreography: Shintaro O-ue in collaboration with dancers
Alexandra Campbell, Hlín Diego Hjálmarsdóttir, Mats Jansson, Lindh, Åsa Lundvik Gustafson, Banning Roberts, Izumi Shuto, Rei Watanabe
Hado
Choreography, scenography and lighting design: Thomas Zamolo
Text and costumes: Irene Joyce and Thomas Zamolo
Music: Ralf Freudenberger. The music is composed for the Cullberg Ballet and is performed live in Stockholm and Malmö.
Dancers: Alexandra Campbell, Lisa Drake, Sandra Marín, Tilman O’Donnell, Rafi Sadi, Eytan Sivak, Daniel Sjökvist, Jermaine Spivey, Rei Watanabe