Inspired by dadaistic ideas Ekman played with timing and tried to not make sense of anything in the piece. Often in Ekmans work there is a strong concept but in this piece the concept exactly the opposite; a piece about nothing.
The dancers set up a series of bizarre situations like dancing with salmons, puking on stage, dancing ballet and a five minute mini version of Swan Lake, presenting an entertaining yet bizarre world.

Resin was created for the National Ballet of Norway in 2012 and toured through Norway in the fall of 2012.

This piece was one of three takes on Ravels Boléro, featuring choreographers Johan Inger, Kenneth Kvarnström and Alexander Ekman. The event was called 3xBoléro and premiered at the Gothenburg Opera House.

In Ekmans Episode 17, a group of people gather regularly, in episodes, in order to explore diferent themes. On this occasion, Episode 1–17, the theme is Boléro. How should it be performed? How can they understand or describe themselves within this theme? hey have studied and practiced for a long time. In seventeen scenes, crazy wigs and experiments they explore and analyse different relationships, movements, identities, truths and lies. And theatre itself, that of stepping in and out of different roles. Different pre-recorded Boléros are found and gradually Ravel´s is heard too as a bolerian way of breathing …

What will happen in episode 18–35?

The piece later toured France, USA, Germany, Stockholm and Luxemburg.

In September 2008 Ekman created five installations for the Modern Museum in Stockholm together with the Cullberg Ballet and students from the Ballet School in Stockholm. 40 dancers entered the museum and spread out in 6 different installations. In one of the installations 20 dancers moved in slow motion for 6 hours non stop as an experiment. And in another the dancers became the museum objects themselves standing inside large glass boxes.

Later these installations became a part of Ekmans Triptych – A study of entertainement.