YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHERS

Our ninth piece in the Young Choreographers 2024 series is When Venus held my hand by Felicia Andersson: »When Venus held my hand emphasizes the meaningful, intimate, beautiful and messy of knowing someone really well. We explore both the presence and absence of such closeness, and the vulnerability of it. It has been a collaboration between me and the four dancers, a process that is both scary and hard work, but above all incredibly rewarding.«

In the performance you will see dancers Louise Camelbeke, Carl Sjögren, Rikako Shibamoto and Zane Smith-Taylor, performing to the music of Mac Miller »Congratulations« and Björk's »Venus as a Boy«.

More about Felicia Andersson:
Felicia Andersson is from Sweden and is trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and started in the Royal Swedish Ballet in 2021, in the middle of the pandemic, as part of her last year at school. Now she is a permanent member of the company! She has also danced in Cape Town City Ballet, South Africa. Felicia has, among other things, appeared in Escapist, Les Sylphides, La Boîte à Joujoux, Carmen, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Don Quixote, Manon, Juliet & Romeo, Theme and Variations, Cacti, Minus 16 and Manon.

AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 4.

Our seventh piece in the Young Choreographers 2024 series is Sultry Echoes by Elisa Fossati: »Sultry echoes is inspired by Frida Kahlo, as a female role model, and her relationship with Charvela Vargas. The duet is like a relationship – it's combative, it's passionate. Doing Young Choreographers is a chance to be more creative and it's a very good experience, to be on this side.«

In the performance you will see dancers Desislava Stoeva and Camille Chanial, performing to the music of Chaval Vargas; »La Llorona«.

More about Elisa Fossati:
Elisa Fossati started in the Royal Swedish Ballet in 2007 but originally comes from France. She is educated at the Conservatoire de Montpellier, the Ecole Supérieure de Dance de Cannes and the Conservatoire National Superiéure de Paris. She was named 2nd soloist in 2013. Among the roles are The Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty (Marcia Haydée), solo Snow christal in The Nutcracker - Petters and Lotta's Christmas (Pär Isberg), Effy in Sylphide (August Bournonville), soloist in SYNC (Nils Christie) . She has also appeared in works such as Juliet & Romeo, Rattika, Swan Lake (Mats Ek), Tyll (Alexander Ekman), Onegin (Johan Cranko), Le sacré du printemps (Maurice Béjart), Artifact Suite (William Forsythe) and she is currently featured as The superintendent in Cinderella!

AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 28.

Our sixth piece in the Young Choreographers 2024 series is But now you're late darling by Lorenzzo Fernandes: »But now you're late darling tackles the confusion humanity faces when we try to follow society's rules without questioning their function. In a cocky, selfish and arrogant journey, the dancers question whether we are using our time on earth in a good way.«

In the performance you will see dancers Louise Camelbeke, Rikako Shibamoto, Samira Bethke, Carl Sjögren and Jérémie Neveu, performing to the music of Pablo's Eye; »I Have No Other Compass« (Amb 7; Amb 8).

More about Lorenzzo Fernandes:
Lorenzo is originally from Brazil. He is trained back home at the Ballett Vera Bublitz, Porto Alegre, and later at the Staatliche Ballettschule in Berlin. Before joining the Royal Swedish Ballet in 2022, he had an apprenticeship at the Staatsballett Berlin. Lorenzo regularly participates in the ballet repertoire and has had soloist roles in The Nutcracker, among others. Right now, he is currently in Cinderella at the Opera where, among other things, he dances one of the orphanage children!

AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 21.