{"id":4024,"date":"2018-01-19T16:06:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cullbergbaletten.se\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4024"},"modified":"2018-01-19T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T16:06:59","slug":"cullbergbaletten-successful-european-tour","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cms.cullberg.com\/en\/news\/cullbergbaletten-successful-european-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Cullbergbaletten on a successful European tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Protagonist<\/em> is choreographer Jefta van Dinther\u2019s second big stage production for Cullbergbaletten. Elias, 2015\u2019s major breakthrough artist in Swedish music, whose debut single Revolution was a big hit, provides recorded singing and voice-over, accompanied by sound design and music from David Kiers, set design by artist duo SIMKA and lighting design by Minna Tiikkainen. <em>Protagonist<\/em> premiered at the international dance festival Julidans in Amsterdam, summer 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voices from the media in Europe:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cRare is the totally surreal atmosphere in which this other-worldly Protagonist unfolds its themes.\u201d Lib\u00e9ration<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe longing for a better world has found its scenic counterpart.\u201d Neues Deutschland<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a pretty cool Holy Mass that they are pulling off here.\u201d Berliner Zeitung<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dancers of Swedish Flagship Company are very strong individuals.\u201d Der Tagespiegel<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nTour plan spring 2018:<\/strong><br \/>\nBerlin, HAU 11-13 January<br \/>\nParis, Chaillot Th\u00e9\u00e2tre National de la Danse 17-21 January<br \/>\nBarcelona, Mercat de les Flors, 2-4 February<br \/>\nSevilla, Teatro Central 9-10 February<br \/>\nMadrid, Teatros del Canal 14-15 February<br \/>\nSandnes, Kulturhuset 16 March<br \/>\nVilleneuve d\u2019Ascq, La Rose des Vents 4-5 April<br \/>\nBreda, Chass\u00e9 Theater 17 May<\/p>\n<p><em>Protagonist<\/em> is a contemplation on mankind. Songs of revolution and dances of evolution tell a tale of how people congregate, take on and are given roles. All the while instinct, resistance and compulsion become evidence of the battle each and every individual is fighting. Struggling to belong, in search for a common meaning or belief, a community takes shape. <em>Protagonist<\/em> is a parable about care, kinship and alliance as well as isolation, control and estrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Press images and more information: www.cullbergbaletten.se<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact:<br \/>\nErica Espling, PR and Marketing Manager, Cullbergbaletten<br \/>\n+46-70 602 27 01<br \/>\nerica.espling@cullbergbaletten.se<\/p>\n<p><em>Cullbergbaletten is the leading repertoire company for contemporary dance in Sweden. The company is an important contributor to the international presentation of dance and choreography with tours all over the world. Cullbergbaletten works with a range of international choreographers and artists. The company currently has 16 dancers from nearly as many countries, and guest dancers are continuously invited to various projects. Since its inception the individual quality of each dancer has been Cullbergbaletten\u2019s defining characteristic. By collaborating with choreographers and directors who are rooted in the contemporary field, Cullbergbaletten contributes strongly to the development of performing arts and dance as an art form. Cullbergbaletten\u2019s activities encompass different projects and productions including workshops, conferences, seminars, and lectures. The directors are Gabriel Smeets and Stina Dahlstr\u00f6m. Cullbergbaletten was founded in 1967 by Birgit Cullberg under the auspices of Riksteatern, the Swedish National Touring Theatre, of which it is still part.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protagonist is choreographer Jefta van Dinther\u2019s second big stage production for Cullbergbaletten. Elias, 2015\u2019s major breakthrough artist in Swedish music, whose debut single Revolution was a big hit, provides recorded singing and voice-over, accompanied by sound design and music from David Kiers, set design by artist duo SIMKA and lighting design by Minna Tiikkainen. Protagonist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-4024","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.cullberg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/4024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.cullberg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.cullberg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.cullberg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}