Light of Passage
Information
(Objekt ID 142985)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 22, 2023 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Coproducers | |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Keywords | Dance, Contemporary dance |
| Running period | February 22, 2023 |
| Website | Light of Passage, Den Norske Opera & Ballett |
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Grand, brutal ensemble work
Light of Passage is a continuation of award-winning Flight Pattern from 2017. This was choreographer Crystal Pite’s response to the refugee crisis, which she describes as “the story of our time”. Now the large-scale ensemble work is transformed into a full-length ballet in three acts, following all three movements of Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.
The stage is filled by the dancers of the Norwegian National Ballet as well as children from the Ballet School, and elderly dancers.
When this ballet premiered at the Royal Opera House last autumn, an avalanche of good reviews and full houses followed.
Fearless and empathetic to Górecki
Górecki’s music explores themes about motherhood and the separation of families. Pite gives these themes new meaning in a work that moves from the big picture of displaced communities to focus on the emotions of individuals. The large ensemble cast moves as one body, packed together in tight rows, until one distraught couple is marked out from the crowd through a poignant pas de deux. »
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Crystal Pite | – Choreography |
| Zoi Tsokanou | – Musical direction |
| Henryk Górecki | – Music (Symfoni nr. 3) |
| Jay Gower Taylor | – Stage design |
| Nancy Bryant | – Costume design |
| Tom Visser | – Lighting design |
| Anaïs Touret | – Dancer (Passage Duet 1) |
| Luca Curreli | – Dancer (Passage Duet 1) |
| Douwe Dekkers | – Dancer (Flight Pattern Duet / Passage Duet 2) |
| Kristina Gjems | – Dancer (Elderly couple in Passage) |
| Silas Henriksen | – Dancer (Passage Duet 4) |
| Melissa Hough | – Dancer (Passage Duet 3) |
| Whitney Jensen | – Dancer (Passage Duet 4) |
| Øyvind Jørgensen | – Dancer (Elderly couple in Passage) |
| Lucas Lima | – Dancer (Passage Duet 2) |
| Samantha Lynch | – Dancer (Flight Pattern Duet) |
| Simon McNally | – Dancer (Passage Duet 3) |
| Denise Beck | – Singer (Solist) |
| April 4, 2024 – Théatre des Champs Élysées, Paris | New opening |
| March 2, 2023 19:30 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | Show |
| March 1, 2023 19:30 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | Show |
| February 22, 2023 19:30 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | National premiere, Norway |