Mats Ek presents his last ever piece of choreography tonight until 10 January in Paris at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on the first stop of his farewell tour. He is 70. The programme presents three pieces under the title, From Black to Blue. She Was Black is from 1994, and will be performed by dancers from the Semperoper Ballett Dresden. The 1996 work Solo for 2 … [Read more...] about Mats Ek retires and pulls the plug on his choreography worldwide
Ana Laguna
Pompea Santoro answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start dancing? In a gym near our house when I was seven-years-old. Why did you start dancing? It was something my mother wanted me to do, and she took me to the local gym in the provinces where the teacher immediately saw my talent and advised her to take me to a more serious school. Therefore, when I was nine, I started … [Read more...] about Pompea Santoro answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Ek, Laguna, Mercy and Linke in Rome: over 200 years of dance experience
For two nights from tomorrow in Rome there is the possibility to attend a most unusual dance gala. While there are only four taking part, their ages combined total 266 years. The dancers are Mats Ek, Ana Laguna, Susanne Linke and Dominique Mercy, Laguna being the youngest of the quartet at just sixty. Playing on the politically correct term “differently abled”, the programme … [Read more...] about Ek, Laguna, Mercy and Linke in Rome: over 200 years of dance experience