By Fredrik Rütter For the first time in about two decades, Mats Ek premiered a work for the Norwegian National Ballet, presented on a double bill at the Oslo Opera House at the beginning of the year. The evening by the iconic Swedish choreographer was one of the highest quality, filled with wonderful dance. The
By Robert Greskovic Part four in Dance International’s series featuring the personal photo card collection of New York correspondent Robert Greskovic. Here, he compares images from the imperial and soviet eras of Russian ballet. Count Albert, Giselle Danseur noble Viktor Alexandrovich Semyonov graduated from the imperial school in 1912, oddly the only man to do
By Fredrik Rütter It has been 30 years since the first performance of Peer Gynt by Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen on the shore of Gålå Lake, which is situated in the heart of the mountain chain where the play is set. This year’s Peer Gynt Festival in August featured a new production of the Ibsen