Royal Danish Ballet
“Pierre”
By Bobbi Jene Smith: 1995
Created for the Royal Danish Ballet in 2021
"Bedroom Folks'
By Sharon Eyal
Created April 16, 2015 by NerherlandsDance Theatre
“Verklärte Nacht”
By Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Created November 6 1995 by Rosasin DeMunt/La Monnai, Bruxelles
Last night Nikolaj Hübbe took a new way on how to learn and entertain the RDB audience. Instead of giving the stage to small local ensembles or company dancers who wants to have a shot of choreographing, he has invited establish international choreographers to show their craft on his ensemble.
Of the guesting choreographers, only Bobby Jene Smith was invited to create a new work for 18 RDB Dancers. It was definitely the best part of the evening.
Bobby Jene Smith uses the dramatic skills of the RDB ensemble to form or break the group into smaller or bigger teams. Alexander Bozinoff plays the leading role as a very confused person. Gregory Dean appears to be the host, continually checking that the silver stays intact.
The brothers Guilherme and Vitor de Menezes breaks into the party and remains a comical pair. Everything can happen. Several of the dancers takes on new characters as the ballets go on. Astrid Elbo seems to be the leading lady, while normally leading ballerina Ida Praetorius is left with very little to do etc.
“Pierre” leaves it up to the audiences to make their own choices. You remain entertained during the ballet. However, you can also make your own story.
In the Night
When “Pierre” shows the audience a new way to enjoy ballet, the two other ballets performed by Sharon Eyal´s “Bedroom Folk” and Anne Teresa de Keersmarker´s “Verkläete Nacht” both bring ballet going back all the way from 1995.
The RDB dancers, especially Stephanie Chen Gundorph as the leading role was outstanding and supported by Caroline Baldwin and Emma Riis-Kofoed.
It could have been interesting to see newer works from the choreographers. Bringing “Verkläete Nacht” to Copenhagen - although in another version than we are used too here - is very familiar to the Copenhagen audience.
In the case of “Bedroom Folk” it was mostly dancers on line, nice to see - but little value to keep.
It could have been more interesting to see where Sharon Eyal and Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker are today rather than in 1995.
Continue the concept, but please bring more good modern works next time.
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Photo by Camilla Winther
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