“I wanted to do something big and wild and different. Something with water!” said choreographer Alexander Ekman and filled the Main Stage at the Oslo Opera House with 5,000 litres of water. In "A Swan Lake", his new full-length work created for the…

The collection “Classic Archive” presents great performances by legendary artists, remastered using the latest digital technology and enhanced with commentary for today’s audiences. These jewels of music broadcasting have been salvaged from various…

Monaco 1925 saw the world premiere of a unique ballet on music by Stravinsky, dresses and decor by Matisse and choreography by Balanchine (his first work in the west): 'Le Chant du Rossignol'. It was based on a fairytale by Andersen, produced by…

‘I want to create a joyful, entertaining work with plenty of energy. I really look forward to working with all the talent in GöteborgsOperans Danskompani.’  — Alexander Ekman In Hammer, a harmonious community shares an altruistic lifestyle inspired…

For millions of fans, Rachmaninoff is synonymous with IGUDESMAN&JOO, thanks to the viral hit “Rachmaninoff Had Big Hands”. Now the duo symphonically and rhapsodically celebrates their hero while achieving the impossible by making the epic Piano…

In 1912, with Daphnis and Chloe, Ravel offered Diaghilev's Ballets Russes a veritable choreographic symphony with choir, a masterpiece of French music that was taken up by the choreographer Fokine and the dancer Nijinsky. A century later, the great…

On New Year's Eve 2022, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko welcome a very special guest: Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann joins in for a rousing Italian and Russian programme. Sonorous foundation, radiant high notes, intelligent…

After adapting parts of his choreography in famous Parisian museums, choreographer Julien Lestel is now working on a new creation inspired by the works of Rodin. Particularly inspired by the famous sculptor, what fascinates him above all is the…

In the darkness of sleep, a door opens and a woman enters, dressed in sheets of paper, symbolising fate and the trial that will befall the protagonist... This is the premise of 'The Trial', a ballet by the eminent Italian choreographer Mauro…

Real hits of the twentieth century, "The Firebird" and "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky have been choreographed many times since their respective creations by Fokine and Nijinsky for the Russian Ballet. To revisit them, Thierry Malandain and…