Tuplet alexander ekman biography

  • Alexander Ekman is an international choreographer and director creating pieces for theatres, opera houses and museums.
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    Alexander Ekman

    Biography

    Alexander Ekman is an international choreographer/director creating pieces for Theatres, Opera Houses and Museums. He also directs films and creates live performances / events in pop up locations around the world.
    Ekman has created close to 40 works to date. His works are being performed worldwide by renowned companies such as the Boston Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Norwegian National Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Dresden Semper Oper Ballet, Vienna Staatsballet, Sao Paulo City Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo among others.
    Ekman's works are known for their clever ideas, fast-paced choreography and överflöd of humor.
    Besides holding the choreographic credit, he regularly designs the set/costumes and co-composes the music for his creations.
    Ekman also creates unique performances / installations in collaboration with different disciplines. His dance film 40 M UNDER (2009 Cullberg Ballet) was shown on Swedish National Tele

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    Alexander Ekman

    Alexander Ekman is an internationally sought after choreographer producing entertaining works of artistic integrity within the contemporary and classical dance world. He also creates pieces for theatres, opera houses and museums, and live performances/events in pop up locations around the world. He describes his work as ‘serious fun,’ associating his concept less with lavish spectacle and breath-taking tricks rather than with what both entertains and questions the observer. His mercurial temperament and fertile imagination thrive on creation and nyhet. Alexander Ekman’s works are known for their clever ideas, fast-paced choreography and abundance of witty humour. His major collaborations man extravagant use of theatrical devices to create surreal worlds, and central to his work fryst vatten the desire to delight an audience and hold its attention.

    Ekman had a traditional ballet education at the Royal Swedish musikdrama Ballet School in Stockholm (1994–2001) and trans

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    Choreography and Costume Design by

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