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Premiere
Alexander Ekman’s Ballet Evening

Vanemuine Theatre, Grand Building, Tartu, Estonia
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Important Info
Type: Modern Ballet
City: Tartu, Estonia
Starts at: 19:00
Duration: 27min

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Cast
Performers
Ballet company: Vanemuine Ballet Company
Creators
Composer: Franz Schubert
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Joseph Haydn
Choreographer: Alexander Ekman
Music: Mikael Karlsson
Librettist: Spenser Theberge
Overview

The world-renowned Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman is a phenomenon in today’s dance world: an exceptionally witty, energetic and engaging creator whose works combine dynamic rhythm, a striking visual language, and the ability to turn the art of dance upside down.

The hugely successful production Cacti (2010) is a brilliantly witty and sharp parody of contemporary dance and dance criticism. It makes audiences laugh while also asking why we feel so compelled to “understand” art in the “correct” way. The work premiered in the Netherlands in 2010.

"CACTI is about the way we look at art and our need to analyse and understand art. In my mind there is no right way to go about it, it’s up to each and every one to interpret and experience art any way they like" says Alexander Ekman. During the pandemic audiences were restricted to only 50 people, but now CACTI is back and can be enjoyed by more lovers of dance!

Tyll is a witty and energetic contemporary ballet by Alexander Ekman, inspired by the legendary figure Till Eulenspiegel. Combining playful choreography, dynamic movement and Mikael Karlsson’s music, the work explores freedom, humor and the rebellious spirit of its central character.

Tyll is a playful and visually striking contemporary ballet created by Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman. Inspired by the legendary European trickster Till Eulenspiegel, the production follows a mischievous character who challenges conventions and refuses to take the world at face value.

Ekman combines energetic choreography, humor and theatricality with an original score by Mikael Karlsson. The production features stage design by Alexander Ekman and Tom Visser and costumes by Bregje van Balen, creating a vivid theatrical world for the Vanemuine Ballet Company.

With its dynamic movement, playful spirit and imaginative stage design, Tyll offers an entertaining and unconventional take on the classical ballet tradition while celebrating individuality, freedom and the joy of breaking the rules.

History
Premiere of this production: 25 February 2010, Lucent Dans theatre, Den Haag

In Cacti, Alexander Ekman turns his keen eye upon the scene that birthed him: contemporary dance itself. A gleeful and knowing parody of the art form’s greater excesses, Cacti is an affectionate, pointed, and often hilarious deconstruction of the affectations of dance.

Venue Info

Vanemuine Theatre - Tartu
Location   Vanemuise tn 6, 51003 Tartu, Estonia

Vanemuine Theatre is Estonia’s oldest theatre, founded in Tartu in 1870. It is the country’s only three-genre theatre, presenting drama, opera, musicals, operetta, classical ballet and contemporary dance across three venues.

Vanemuine Theatre is the oldest theatre in Estonia, founded in Tartu in 1870. It is Estonia’s only three-genre theatre, presenting drama, music theatre—including opera, operetta and musicals—and dance, from classical ballet to contemporary dance.

The theatre operates across three venues: the Grand Building, the Small Building, and the Harbour Theatre. Its company includes an internationally diverse ballet troupe and a large symphony orchestra. Vanemuine is a repertory theatre, presenting more than 40 productions each season, including around 15 premieres.

The Grand Building, completed in 1967, is the theatre's principal large-scale venue for major opera, ballet, musical and drama productions. The Small Building, dating from 1914–1918, has an Art Nouveau character, while the Harbour Theatre is a modern multifunctional venue and black-box space near the Emajõgi River.

Vanemuine remains one of Estonia’s most important cultural institutions, combining a long theatrical tradition with an extensive contemporary repertoire.

Important Info
Type: Modern Ballet
City: Tartu, Estonia
Starts at: 19:00
Duration: 27min

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