Rehearsal trailer Figure a Sea, choreography and direction Deborah Hay

Footage from rehearsals of Figure a Sea at Cullbergbaletten's studio, Riksteatern, Hallunda.

Danced by Ulrika Berg, Anand Bolder, Barry Brannum, Alexandra Campbell, Eleanor Campbell, Jac Carlsson, Eszter Czédulás, Agnieszka Sjökvist Dlugoszewska, Tilman O'Donnell, Samuel Draper, Unn Faleide, Anne Hiekkaranta, Katie Jacobson, Paolo Mangiola, Eva Mohn, Gesine Moog, Vera Nevanlinna, Anna Pehrsson, Adam Schütt, Daniel Sjökvist, Vincent Van der Plas, Tiran Willemse

Choreography and direction Deborah Hay
Composer Laurie Anderson
Set and lighting design Minna Tiikkainen
Costume Marita Tjärnström

World premiere at Dansens Hus, Stockholm 24 September 2015

Co-commissioners: ZODIAK - Center for New Dance, Helsinki, Finland, Peak Performances @Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA, Balletto di Roma, Rome, Italy, Centro per la Scena Contemporanea, Comune di Bassano del Grappa, Bassano del Grappa, Italy, CCAP, Stockholm, Sweden. Supported by the Italian Cultural Institute, Stockholm.

[thierrylespagnard]

Just saw this piece in Leuven, Belgium. 60 minutes of... chaos. Dancers are surely good but the choreo (if there is any) does not live up to their standard, letting them move erratically (sometimes even adopting ridiculous poses) without any sense of complicity. Even the dancers seem to realize that! Shut your eyes and listen to the music and you might survive the 60 minutes this torture lasts.
Lucas Belle