Ekmans Triptych

World premiere: 20 October 2010, Dansens Hus, Stockholm

What is Entertainment?

Three separate works weave through a multitude of expressions, where dance meets dialogue, wit becomes wistful and the meaningful cohorts with the meaningless. What is entertainment?

The piece has toured throughout Europe and to South america and was Ekmans first full evening piece.

ChoreographyAlexander Ekman

CostumesBregje van Balen

Light DesignMikael Sylvest

VideoElias Benxon

MusikCollage (Rjd2, Corelli, Matmos, Rodgers etc.)

The performance is the best the Cullberg Ballet has presented in ages. The scenes are set up at lightning speed, Ekman possesses a highly-developed sense of image and movement, and he knows just how much can fit in, or when a scene should end. Too little? Too much? No, it's perfect.Aftonbladet

Highly entertaining entertainment.  
Totally brilliant... 
Surprising and fun, at times extremely funny.
 Cullberg Ballet is dead. Long live the Cullberg Ballet.Dagens Nyheter

Christopher Akrill in white and top hat is marvelous as sublime phantom, increasingly desperate among the pasted-on smiles.  Ekman’s Triptych moves from exalted energy to a black grimace.Svenska Dagbladet

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