Johan Inger’s Negro con Flores (2005) was a sound success on its opening at Dansens Hus. Acclaimed for his surprising light design and subtle choreography, the work heralded the start of a new movement idiom and design language for Inger.
”Negro con Flores exists in a landscape between darkness and light, levity and gravity. It progresses through a formation of moods with the goal of breaking loose, moving on. This piece is an attempt to deviate from the path I know and by doing so, hopefully find new beginnings.” – Johan Inger, 2005
Duration about 35 minutes.
Music: Stefan Levin
Premiere danced by: Rei Watanabe, Thomas Zamolo, Alexander Ekman, Tilman O’Donnell, Hlín Diego Hjálmarsdóttir
Press clippings
“But it is in Negro con Flores that he surprises us with a new approach. Something of the cocky leaps and lifts of street dancers feature in this work, which swings between tenderness and brutality. ”
– Expressen 05.11.2006
“The movements are mixed with an edginess reminiscent of slapstick or cartoons, the dance around a bouquet of roses in particular has comic force and features surprising elements. Inger exploits the Cullberg dancers’ unique combination of technique and drama.”
– Göteborgs-Posten 06.11.2005