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Photo: Hans Gerritsen
On this photo: Philip Taylor
Choreographer: Mats Ek
It all starts in the house - one inhabited by fantasy figures reminiscent of toy animals and dolls, with nicknames like "Monkey", "Grizzly", and "Bird". "Self", "Girl", and "Boy" live there too.
Mats Ek has dedicated the ballet 'Gamla Barn' (Old Children) to his mother, Brigit Cullberg. With no trace of pathos, he recalls childhood memories. The result is a collection of ingenious scenes, that weave together the child's imaginative games in the adult world. Ek does not shrink from portraying the dark sides of human nature.
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- Title: Gamla Barn
- Date Created: 1990
- Rights: Hans Gerritsen
- World Premiere: 1989, Cullberg Ballet
- Premiere NDT: March 1, 1990
- Music: Collage with pieces of Fläskkvartetten, Edvard Grieg, Camille Saint-Säens, Jules Massenet, Uuno Klami, Gunnar de Frumerie
- Light: Dick Lindström
- Decor: Karin Ek
- Costumes: Karin Ek
- Choreographer: Mats Ek
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