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• 28. september 20:00

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Jonathan Burrows (1960) started his career as a soloist with the Royal Ballet in London, but formed the Jonathan Burrows Group in 1988 to present his own work. The company travelled widely and gained an international reputation with pieces such as Stoics (1991), Very (1992), Our (1994), The Stop Quartet (1996) and Things I Don't Know (1997). In 2001 he presented Weak Dance Strong Questions, a collaboration with the Dutch theatre director Jan Ritsema, followed in 2002 by Both Sitting Duet with the composer Matteo Fargion. These pieces toured to 14 and 17 countries respectively, including Brazil, Canada, Japan and the USA. Since then he has worked again with Matteo Fargion on The Quiet Dance (2005) and Speaking dance (2006). Other high profile collaborators include Sylvie Guillem's performance of his choreography in Adam Robert's film Blue Yellow in 1996, and his invitation in 1997 to choreograph for William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt. In 2002 Jonathan was given an award by the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts In New York, in recognition for his ongoing contributions to contemporary dance. Both Sitting Duet was the winner of a 2004 New York Dance and Performance 'Bessie' Award.


Matteo Fargion (1961) was born in Milan, Italy. He studied composition with Kevin Volans at the University of Natal, South Africa, and later with Howard Skempton in London. He met Jonathan Burrows in 1988, and has since written music for many of his pieces. Matteo has also written music for theatre including an oratorio (‘Das Kontingent’), a chamber opera (‘Le Bellezze d’Hortensia’), as well as incidental music for many productions at the Residenz Theater Munich. In 2004 he wrote music for Thomas Ostermeier’s prize winning production of Jon Fosse's new play ‘The Girl on the Sofa’. His piece ‘Duets’, written in collaboration with Kevin Volans, is released on Black Box Records. Matteo also runs composition workshops at PARTS, the school of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in Brussels.