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Festival
Programme

The stage is set for a unique event in the international dance world when Jiří Kylián summarizes his life's work in Wings of Time. Please read the programme details here.

29 May 

  • 18.30 hrs | Festival opening by ballet director Ingrid Lorentzen and the Czech Ambassador to Norway, H. E. David Červenka | The Foyer
  • 19.00 hrs | Ballet | Kylián Festival: Day before Tomorrow | Main Stage  
  • 21.30 hrs | Installation | Moving Still and Nils Petter Molvær | The Foyer and The Facade
  • 12–18 and 21–24 hrs  | Installations | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage   
  • 17.45–18.20 hrs | Flashmob | Chapeau | The Opera Roof

30 May 

  • 18.30 hrs | Film | Emotion Pictures | Stage 2
  • 20.45 hrs | The Films | Jiří Kylián in conversation with director Boris Paval Conen and composer Han Otten. Moderator: Silje Riise Næss, CEO Talent Norge | Stage 2
  • 13.30–18.30 hrs  | Installations | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage 
  • 11–22 hrs | Installation | Moving Still | Backstage   

31 May 

  • 17.00 hrs | The Space | Jiří Kylián in conversation with Kjetil Trædal Thorsen from Snøhetta | The Foyer
  • 18.00 hrs | Ballet | Kylián Festival: Day after Yesterday | Main Stage 
  • 20.30 hrs | Installation | Moving Still and Nils Petter Molvær | The Foyer and The Facade 
  • 11–17 and 20–24 hrs  | Installations | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage   
  • 16.00–16.45 hrs | Flashmob | Chapeau | The Opera Roof

1 June 

2 June 

  • 19.00 hrs | Ballet | Kylián Festival: Day before Tomorrow | Main Stage 
  • 21.30 hrs | Installation | Moving Still and Nils Petter Molvær | The Foyer and The Facade 
  • 11–18 and 21–23 hrs | Installations | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage   
  • 11–23 hrs | Installation | Moving Still | The Foyer and The Facade 

3 June 

  • 19.00 hrs | Ballet | Kylián Festival: Day after Yesterday | Main Stage 
  • 21.30 hrs | Installation | Moving Still and Nils Petter Molvær | The Foyer and The Facade 
  • 11–18 and 21–23 hrs | Installations | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage     
  • 11–23 hrs | Installation | Moving Still | The Foyer and The Facade 

4 June 

5 June 

  • 17.45 hrs | The Time | Jiří Kylián in conversation with Mats Ek and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Moderator: Sir Alistair Spalding | The Foyer
  • 19.00 hrs | Ballet | Kylián Festival: Day before Tomorrow | Main Stage 
  • 21.30 hrs | Installations | Moving Still and Nils Petter Molvær | The Foyer and The Facade  
  • 11–18 and 21–24 | Installation | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage
  • 17.00–17.45 hrs | Flashmob | Chapeau | The Opera Roof   

6 June 

  • 19.00 hrs | Film | Still Moving | Main stage 
  • 21.15 hrs | The Films | Jiří Kylián in conversation with Sabine Kupferberg and Liv Ullmann after the performance. Moderator: Anne Grosvold
  • 11–18 and 21–24 | Installations | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage    
  • 11–23 hrs | Installation | Moving Still | The Foyer and The Facade 
  • 17.00–17.45 hrs | Flashmob | Chapeau | The Opera Roof

7 June 

8 June 

  • 12–16 hrs | Installation | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage   
  • 12–16 hrs | Installation | Moving Still | The Foyer and The Facade 

9 June 

  • 11–22 hrs | Installation | Moving Still | The Foyer and The Facade  
  • 12–16 hrs | Installation | Free Fall, Ensō, Moving On | Backstage   

10 June 

11 June 

12 June 

13 June 

14 June 

On Tour 18–22 June 

When the festival is finished here in Oslo, the Norwegian National Ballet will travel on tour to Amare, The Hague and the Holland Dance Festival Read more here!