Mats Ek Giselle Ballet

Reworkings and mats ek s giselle.

Mats ek giselle ballet. As a young man ek initially trained in dance with lilian karina and donya feuer but shifted to drama which he studied at the marieborg folks college. Challenges for analysis leonard augustine choo g iselle is a two act ballet which originated in the 19th century. Mats ek in a nutshell. Already well established in the 1980s and much applauded mats ek shook the critics with his first reinterpretation of the classical ballet piece giselle 1982.

The choreography in modern productions is taken from revivals by marius petipa and has become. Set to music by adolphe adam it was originally choreographed by jean coralli and jules perrot. Ek was born in mälmo sweden on the 18 th of april 1945 to birgit cullberg dancer choreographer and founder of cullberg ballet and anders ek one of ingmar bergman s favourite actors.