Mats Ek Sleeping Beauty

Talia paz as the mother mats jansson in mats ek s sleeping beauty with cullbergballet 1998.

Mats ek sleeping beauty.

Nederlands dans theater ndt mats ek s piece sleeping beauty for the ndt 1 programme sleeping beauty. They are all ingredients in choreographer mats ek s reinvention of the ballet sleeping beauty currently being performed through the end of october with les grands ballet canadiens de montréal. Choreography by mats ek disclaimer. He is not interested in conveying beauty although he often does.

Though the sleeping beauty we know today exists in many versions the scenario is rarely changed significantly. Please respect the creative work of this choreographer. When one says mats ek one usually gets two opposite reactions from the dance world. After leaving the cullberg ballet mats ek became guest choreographer with major international dance companies.

His choreography like marmite is one of those topics that leave little room for middle ground. He created sleeping beauty for the hamburg ballet 1996 a sort of for the nederlands dans theater 1997 and apartment for the paris opera 2000. People will either show their enthusiasm and undying admiration or they will stick their tongues out. But in attempting to capture the reality of human nature he often shows us its underbelly.

He is one of the most important names on the international dance scene. Mats ek completed a dance course under donya feurer in the summer of 1962 and then studied theatre at mariebergs folk high school. Mats ek is an acquired taste. Mats ek has worked as a choreographer for 41 years.