Philip Berlin 2023

Exuberant grand jeté marathon

Philip Berlin examines expansive leaps. A dazzling sequence of finales in rapid-fire succession. Dancers drifting across the stage beneath a never-ending shower of confetti. Swift, powerful and multifaceted. Accompanied by the sweet sounds of post-punk New Romanticism. 

Le scénario is an uplifting work that takes off with Merce Cunningham’s post-modern ruminations about jumping and lands with Michael Clark’s predilection for the world of fashion. Amidst striking latex-collared dancers and a stage bathed in cold laboratory-blue light, a battle rages against the force of gravity and its relentless efforts to keep us all grounded. 

Philip Berlin

Choreographer

Philip Berlin, a dancer and choreographer, is active both in Sweden and internationally. His choreography has been featured at the Théâtre de la ville [City Theatre of Paris], the Swedish Museum of Performing Arts and Dansens hus [the House of Dance]. His dancers include a veritable who’s who list of names, such as Cristina Caprioli, William Forsythe, Björn Säfsten, Mathilde Monnier, Merce Cunningham and Mats Ek, to name just a few. Berlin has also worked with Gisèle Vienne and toured internationally with the performance ‘Crowd’.