The Apartment By Mats Ek

Paris opera ballet marie agnes gillot clairemarie osta kader belarbi nicolas le riche jose martinez mats ek choreography peter freiij design fleshquartet music arthaus presents the ballet appartment of the legendary swedish choreographer mats ek which he created for the soloist dancers of the opéra national de paris.

The apartment by mats ek. His signature style is best described as an acquired taste and his works are generally seen as divisive within the ballet community i am on the side of people who find his style evocative and moving although my. Translated into russian the title of the piece loses a pretty connotation since appartment in english apartment is of course a flat but the root is apart which means what it means. This ballet does not tell any specific story. I think this is modern dance at its best the goings on in an apartment brought to tongue in cheek life in a highly original and entertaining way by choreographer mats ek.

The apartment not written for classical music but accompanied by popular swedish group fleshquartet frequent collaborators of mats ek s. Fleshquartet have recently garnered acclaim as the instrumentalists behind the wallander theme tune. Apartment is the place where we spend our lives in close proximity to ourselves and others where life s rich pageant unfolds. Ek was born in malmo in the son of the royal dramatic theatre arthaus presents the ballet appartement of the legendary swedish choreographer mats ek which he created for the soloist dancers of the opera national de paris the ballet is set to the music of the swedish rock band fleshquartet performing live on stage.

Mats ek cullberg ballet s resident choreographer is perhaps mostly known for his subversive reworkings of classical ballets such as giselle swan lake carmen and sleeping beauty. Apartment is a ballet in one act choreography by mats ek. Choreographer mats ek describes the subject matter meaning intent of the work.