FOREVER
Life goes on, the party
goes on, the dancing goes on
»an elevated sense of life in "Forever" at the Young Opera«
»"Carrasco captures the feeling of life from a close distance«
»club atmosphere to composer Mikael Karlsson's monotonous music«
Choreography
Mari Carrasco
Music
Mikael Karlsson
Conductor recorded music
David Björkman
Stage design, costumes and make-up
Jenny Nordberg
Light
Mira Svanberg
Running time
Approx. 40 minutes.
Music recorded by the Royal Swedish Orchestra.
FOREVER
— a new dance performance from
YOUNG OPERA
Who hasn't felt alone at a party at some point, despite being among people? In the dance performance Forever, the audience watches an ongoing party in the Opera's Rotunda. During the performance they go from being observers from a distance to getting closer and closer. The piece revolves around life and death, sorrow and hope, and being part of a continuous flow. How can one be an individual and part of a group at the same time? The show is primarily aimed at audiences in upper secondary school and high school.
Mari Carrasco is one of today's most interesting and acclaimed choreographers. Together with her creative team – Mikael Karlsson, celebrated for several collaborations with the choreographer Alexander Ekman and most recently for the opera Melancholia; as well as Jenny Nordberg's at naturalistic yet artificial scenography, and Mira Svanberg's evocative lighting design – they create a performance entirely based on the venue.
Please note that there is smoke and longer sequences with strobe lights/flashing lights throughout the performance.
No audience will be let in once the performance has started.
Cast
Dancers - cast
Stacey Aung
Tiemen Stemerding
Joseba Yerro Izaguirre
Javier Perez
Carla Mardones Ekberg
Bianca Traum
Amalie Kjeldmann Bach*
Victor Lans*
* Trainees from Balettakademien