Negro con Flores

Performed: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012

Johan Inger’s Negro con Flores (2005) was a sound success on its opening at Dansens Hus. Acclaimed for his surprising light design and subtle choreography, the work heralded the start of a new movement idiom and design language for Inger.

”Negro con Flores exists in a landscape between darkness and light, levity and gravity. It progresses through a formation of moods with the goal of breaking loose, moving on. This piece is an attempt to deviate from the path I know and by doing so, hopefully find new beginnings.” – Johan Inger, 2005

Duration about 35 minutes.
Music: Stefan Levin
Premiere danced by: Rei Watanabe, Thomas Zamolo, Alexander Ekman, Tilman O’Donnell, Hlín Diego Hjálmarsdóttir

Press clippings

“But it is in Negro con Flores that he surprises us with a new approach. Something of the cocky leaps and lifts of street dancers feature in this work, which swings between tenderness and brutality. ”
– Expressen 05.11.2006

“The movements are mixed with an edginess reminiscent of slapstick or cartoons, the dance around a bouquet of roses in particular has comic force and features surprising elements. Inger exploits the Cullberg dancers’ unique combination of technique and drama.”
– Göteborgs-Posten 06.11.2005

Music: Stefan Levin, composed for Cullbergbaletten

Set Design and Costume: Johan Inger

Light Design: Erik Berglund

Costume: Johan Inger

Choreography Assistant: Aaron Watkins

Video: Anders Amrén

World premiere: 2005

Duration: 35 min

14.11.2012Arendal, Arendal Kulturhus

12.11.2012Kristiansand, Kilden Teater- og Konserthus

08.11.2012Skien, Ibsenhuset

06.11.2012Larvik, Bølgen Kulturhus

05.11.2012Larvik, Bølgen Kulturhus

02.11.2012Sandvika, Baerum Kulturhus

01.11.2012Sandvika, Baerum Kulturhus

06.10.2012Seoul, Gangdong Arts Centre

05.10.2012Seoul, Gangdong Arts Centre

18.06.2010Kuopio, Stadsteatern

17.06.2010Kuopio, Stadsteatern

26.05.2010Hangzhou, Hangzhou Theatre

25.05.2010Hangzhou, Hangzhou Theatre

21.05.2010Ningbo, Yifu Theatre

20.05.2010Ningbo, Yifu Theatre

16.05.2010Beijing, PLA Theatre

15.05.2010Beijing, PLA Theatre

14.05.2010Beijing, PLA Theatre

20.03.2010Helsingborg, Stadsteatern

17.03.2010Gävle, Gävle Teater

13.03.2010Stockholm, Dansens Hus

12.03.2010Stockholm, Dansens Hus

10.03.2010Stockholm, Dansens Hus

09.03.2010Stockholm, Dansens Hus

08.03.2010Stockholm, Dansens Hus

06.03.2010Stockholm, Dansens Hus

05.03.2010Stockholm, Dansens Hus

05.05.2009Uppsala, Stadsteatern

22.04.2009Århus, Musikhuset Aarhus

18.04.2009Budapest, Festival Theatre

17.04.2009Budapest, Festival Theatre

06.04.2009Ljubiljana, Chankarjev Dom

12.05.2008Amsterdam, Het Muziektheater

11.05.2008Amsterdam, Het Muziektheater

09.05.2008Amsterdam, Het Muziektheater

03.05.2008Vilnius, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre

20.11.2007Caen, Théâtre de Caen

04.05.2006Teneriffa, Auditòri de Tenerife

03.05.2006Teneriffa, Auditòri de Tenerife

21.03.2006Ferrara, Teatro Comunale

19.03.2006Modena, Teatro Comunale

03.03.2006Umeå, Idunteatern

28.02.2006Kiruna, Spectrum

24.02.2006Skövde, Stadsteatern

21.02.2006Gävle, Teatern

17.02.2006Borås, Stadsteatern

14.02.2006Linköping, Konsert & Kongress

10.02.2006Lund, Stadsteatern

09.02.2006Lund, Stadsteatern

01.02.2006Falun, Stadsteatern

28.01.2006Härnösand, Teatern

25.01.2006Örebro, Hjalmar Bergman teatern

21.01.2006Trollhättan, Hebeteatern

03.12.2005Bukarest, National Theatre

02.12.2005Bukarest, National Theatre

24.11.2005Winterthur, Theater am Stadtgarten

23.11.2005Winterthur, Theater am Stadtgarten

16.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

15.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

14.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

12.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

11.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

10.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

09.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

08.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

05.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus

04.11.2005Stockholm, Dansens Hus