This hour-long cello and dance performance takes a new look at the canonical work. The performance is an unusual interpretation of Bol\u00e9ro, a piece by the famous French composer Maurice Ravel. The easily recognizable melody and its interpretations are visualized on stage by the choreographer Palle Granh\u00f8j, \u0160eiko Dance Company and the Klaip\u0117da cello octet. Creatively deconstructed, M. Ravel\u2019s music is performed on stage with one, several, or eight cellos at once, giving the music an unexpected and contemporary flair.<\/p>\n
Danish choreographer Palle Granh\u00f8j works with dancers to create a gallery of portraits depicting discerning personalities, and revealing the unique qualities of each dancer in the troupe, and in this way adding to the musical canvas and interpretation of the performance. Instead of exposing the dancers\u2019 plasticity and the specific characteristics of the choreography, P. Granh\u00f8j focuses on showing human nature, and strives to reveal men and women as they are: real, alive, and complex.<\/p>\n
Internationally renowned choreographer Palle Granh\u00f8j is known for his authorial obstruction technique. It allows the choreographer to transform the dancers\u2019 movements by limiting their actions, thus revealing the inner layers of their personalities. In the last 30 years his collaboration with dancers has resulted in around forty dance performances. P.Granh\u00f8j, who often combines the language of contemporary dance with classical music, has produced plays based on the works of Igor Stravinsky (Holy Spring) and Gustav Mahler (2men2mahler and Men & Mahler). P.Granh\u00f8j is constantly creating with his Granh\u00f8j Dans troupe in Aarhus, and his work has already been performed in 49 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n
The Klaip\u0117da Cello Octet was formed in 2017 after debuting at the Klaip\u0117da Cello Festival. The initiator of this debut was Mindaugas Ba\u010dkus, one of the most oft-performing cellists in Lithuania and Klaip\u0117da Chamber Orchestra artistic director. His musical interests range from baroque to contemporary opuses, from traditional to experimental cello sound. The Klaip\u0117da Cello Quartet cooperates with the \u0160eiko Dance Company and has already presented several co-produced dance performances. \u201cBol\u00e9ro \u2013 Extended\u201d is a co-production of \u0160eiko Dance Company, Klaip\u0117da International Cello Festival and Granh\u00f8j Dans.<\/p>\n
Press about the performance<\/strong><\/p>\n In the absolutely terrific Bolero \u2013 Extended <...> you as a spectator see a work that with unique clarity shows what art can do at its best. Janek Szatkowski is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Culture, Dramaturgy, Aarhus University<\/em><\/p>\n \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 I absolutely loved it \u2013 it was clever and beautiful, interesting and uplifting. The staging of the cellos and boxes was inspired!<\/p>\n Philippa Casares, reviewer for Mervyn Stutter Pick of the Fringe, 2022 08 24. \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 In this unique joint production from Denmark and Lithuania, contemporary dance groups Granh\u00f8j Dans and \u0160eiko Dance Company have joined forces with Klaip\u0117da Cello Octet to create a cacophony of music and movement. Putting even Ravel to shame, the slow build here is practically tectonic.<\/p>\n The Scotsman (www.scotsman.com). Edinburgh Festival Fringe reviews: BOLERO \u2013 EXTENDED | The Dan Daw Show | I just like you | a gay myth | Karen from Finance is Out of Office | The Intervention | Payday Party | A Wilde Life | Trouble on Six | Doll | Tales of Vomit, Trash and Broken Glass | The Lacehouse, 2022 08 26.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 This is an elegant, thrilling work that combines live music, percussive effects and cheeky but chilling choreography to incredible effect. Claire Wood. BOLERO-EXTENDED. The Wee Review (theweereview.com), 2022 08 25.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 In the terrific ensemble, Niels Claes, Gintar\u0117 Marija \u016as\u0117 as well as Marius Pinigis must be singled out for their deeply passionate solos. They contribute significantly to making \u201cBOLERO-EXTENDED\u201d a small masterpiece, which lasts an hour and leaves the audience in an almost euphoric mood. The performance is an unusual interpretation of Bol\u00e9ro, a piece by the famous French composer Maurice Ravel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1695,"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195\/revisions\/1695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seikodancecompany.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt is about a different kind of communication, which offers information about the world we live in, seen from an unexpected angle. When it succeeds like this, I dare to use the word \u2018sublime\u2019.
\nThe flow of vitality in the performance\u2019s wordless and plotless narrative, strikes me as a spectator with tremendous power.<\/p>\n
\nThe show was awarded 4 stars from Mervyn Stutter Pick of the Fringe, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThis is a quirky, flirty, majestic dance with live cello accompaniment.<\/p>\n
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\nMichael S\u00f8by, cphculture.dk, 2022 10 17.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"