The Emperor at Kungliga Operan AB

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Get ready for some calculated craziness as two of Scandinavia's foremost choreographers create an evening of dance for the Royal Swedish Ballet. Mix Örjan Andersson's robust sense of form and subtle musical articulation with Jo Strømgren's expressive black humor, add the music by Beethoven and Offenbach, and Watch on as 22 Swedish kings make a startling entrance - you are on your way to witness an exceptional celebration of dance!

Choreographer Örjan Andersson is one of Sweden's leading names in contemporary dance, Acclaimed for works such as Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (1996) for the Cullberg Ballet and Seven clues (2011) for Skånes Dansteater.

Jo Strømgren, one of Norway's foremost figures in dance and theater, has been celebrated for his pieces En hyllning till fotbollen (A tribute to football) for Skånes Dansteater (2000) and Den hypnotiska tapeten (The Hypnotic Wallpaper) for Malmö City Theatre (2012).

Authors

• George White
• Hermann Gressieker