Dialogues II
Anaïs Touret og Douwe Dekkers i Samantha Lynhs COUCH / Photo: Erik Berg
Duets by four acclaimed choreographers
Discover the work of Sharon Eyal, Akram Khan, Samantha Lynch and Mats Ek in a single performance! Five duets, four dialogues between two dancers on stage – between the dancers and the audience.
The present and future of dance
Imagine an entire evening of duets by Mats Ek, Akram Khan, Sharon Eyal and Samantha Lynch. The four choreographers behind Dialogues II define both the present and future in modern dance. Each is now contributing with duets to a full-length production to premiere at the Oslo Opera House before travelling on to Paris.
Mats Ek and Akram Khan
Ballet’s master storyteller Mats Ek has enchanted the world with his precise and truly unique language of movement. In this production, we see a duet from A sort of ... – a burlesque reverie in a Magritte-inspired universe. The two dancers originate from the Berlin State Ballet and S-E-D Sharon Eyal | Gai Behar Dance Company.
With his unique combination of Bangladeshi kathak and contemporary dance, Akram Khan is widely known as one of the most innovative choreographers in the international dance scene. His new work Mud of Sorrow explores the invisible connections that unite us with lost loved ones, memories and the shadows that surround us. The duet is a poetic journey between the visible and invisible, a dialogue between past and present.
Sharon Eyal and Samantha Lynch
Sharon Eyal has a background in the movement language of Gaga and a rare choreographic expression: packed with passion yet utterly distinct. Both alone and together with the live music star Gai Behar, she has created works for major companies around the world, including their own: L-E-V.
This evening we will see their work Into the Hairy – a hairy, sensual and fleeting work where the stage is transformed into an electronic club dance floor, set to music by the artist, producer and composer Koreless.
Up next is Samantha Lynch’s energetic and humorous COUCH – with two dancers and one couch, created for the Norwegian National Ballet in 2023. Lynch debuted as a choreographer with A Boléro on the Main Stage in 2021. Several leading ballet companies have since commissioned work by this National Ballet principal dancer.
Last, but not least:
Mats Ek will close the evening with an excerpt from his latest creation, A Cup of Coffee, created for the Swedish Royal Ballet in Stockholm in February 2025, starring the incomparable Ana Laguna and Yvan Auzely!
- Dialogues II is a guest performance co-produced with Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati.
- Dialogues II will also go on tour to, among other places, Paris
Artistic team and cast
Duet from A sort of ...
Choreographer Mats Ek
Music Henryk Górecki
Lighting designer Ellen Ruge
Costume designer Maria Geber
Dancers Clotile Tran (Staatsballett Berlin), Johnny McMillan (S-E-D Sharon Eyal | Gai Behar Dance Company )
COUCH
Choreographer Samantha Lynch
Music Georges Bizet, L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 1 & Suite No. 2
Costume designer Bregje van Balen
Lighting designer Paul Vidar Sævarang
Dancers Anaïs Touret, Douwe Dekkers (The Norwegian National Ballet)
Mud of Sorrow
Choreographer Akram Khan
Music Mud of Sorrow: U Lamentu di Ghjesù, Corsican folk song
Poem: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan: Do You Remember?
Sound treatment and design Aditya Prakash
Dancers Aishwarya Raut (fra Akram Khan Company), Claudio Cangialosi
Stager Mavin Khoo
Inspired by Into the Hairy
Choreographer Sharon Eyal
Co-creator Gai Behar
Music Koreless
Lighting designer Alon Cohen
Dancers Johnny McMillann, Juan Gil (S-E-D Sharon Eyal | Gai Behar Dance Company)
Duet from A Cup of Coffee
Choreographer Mats Ek
Music Anders Hillborg: Cello Concerto – Published by Faber Music
Set designer and costume designer Marie-Louise Ekman
Reworked lighting design Ellen Ruge, based on the original lighting design by Erik Berglund
Dancers Ana Laguna, Yvan Auzely
