Dialogue

Address

Sankt Annæ Plads 36,
København

Dialogue

Description

Art and conversation merge at Den Kongelige Ballet, as ballet director Amy Watson invites you to dance and debate in a brand-new format at Skuespilhuset. We need to talk about it. Our time is full of challenges that require us to listen. Both to those who think the same as we do, and to those we disagree with. Dialogue is Den Kongelige Ballet's take on a forum where the art of ballet serves as a lever for discussion of the big, difficult and often divisive issues of our time. First you witness a performance with food for thought, and then the floor is open, so that you, your fellow guests and invited guests with opinions can debate what you have seen. Our first Dialogue consists of three separate ballets dealing with three widely different subjects. Emma Portner currently has an enormous influence in the dance world through her great commitment to the debate about the role of women in dance. Her islands is a duet for two women, in which she deconstructs the typical gender roles of ballet, which for several centuries have given male choreographers the right and the power to define woman. In Portner's own words she will now "take ballet history and respectfully hit it with a hammer". Next, the choreographer Eukene Sagues takes the stage with a brand-new work, Homo Sapiens Sapiens. In 2024 she made a name for herself with her strong interpretation of Lorca's Blood Wedding, and now she explores human evolution and asks the questions: Where do we come from? What can our bodies do? And how has our brain developed? Insane, rigorous and obsessive. A sensuous and physical performance that constantly challenges the emotions. This is how Dorotea Saykaly herself describes the first part (chapitre un) of her trilogy Mon Cœur, which rounds off the ballet part of Dialogue. Dorotea is known for her powerful, physical expression and her sculptural exploration of the body, and has established herself as a distinctive choreographic voice on the modern dance scene. With Mon Cœur (chapitre un) she draws inspiration from Bournonville and opens up to what hides deep inside her ballet heart – an invitation to let our insane side loose. After that the floor is open. Naturally with respect for the artists up on stage and the opinions expressed in the debate. Recommended from age 10