After an illustrious 35-year career on the dance stage, Sylvie Guillem –an embodiment of perfection who transcends the boundaries between classical and modern dance– is preparing to take her final bow. Unique and unpredictable as always, she comes to the Athens Festival with her farewell performance, Life in Progress, to show that she remains audacious and will thus retire from the dance stage at the most fitting moment. In the context of this final tour, she has chosen the Odeon to bid adieu to her adoring Greek public dancing in choreographies by Akram Khan, William Forsythe, Russell Maliphant and Mats Ek.
Production Sadler’s Wells – London
Co-production Les Nuits de Fourvière and Sylvie Guillem
Alies Sluiter’s music published by Mushroom Music Publishing / BMG Chrysalis
techne (Greek Premiere)
Choreographer
Akram Khan
Composer
Alies Sluiter published by Mushroom Music Publishing/BMG Chrysalis
Lighting Designer
Lucy Carter
Costume Designer
Kimie Nakano
Rehearsal Director
Jose Agudo
Dancer
Sylvie Guillem
Musicians
Prathap Ramachandra (percussion), Grace Savage (beatbox), Alies Sluiter (violin, voice, laptop)
Duo
Choreographer
William Forsythe
Composer
Thom Willems
Stage, Lights & Costume Designer
William Forsythe
Dancers
Brigel Gjoka, Riley Watts*
Here & After (Greek Premiere)
Director & Choreographer
Russell Maliphant
Lighting Designer
Michael Hulls
Composer
Andy Cowton
Costume Designer
Stevie Stewart
Dancers
Sylvie Guillem & Emanuela Montanari
Bye
Choreographer
Mats Ek
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (Piano Sonata Op.111, Arietta; Recording played by Ivo Pogorelich)
Set & Costume Designer
Katrin Brännström
Lighting Designer
Erik Berglund
Filmographer
Elias Benxon
Dancer
Sylvie Guillem
Co-producer
Dansens Hus Stockholm
For Sadler’s Wells & Life in Progress
Artistic Director &Chief Executive
Alistair Spalding
Executive Producer
Suzanne Walker
Head of Touring
Dawn Prentice
Producer
Fanny Bannet
Producing & Touring Intern
Georgia Kersh
Marketing Manager
Lucy White
Press Manager
Caroline Ansdell
Technical Team
Production Manager
Adam Carrée
Touring Production Manager
Andy Downie
Company Manager
Zeynep Kepekli
Sound and Video Technician
Nick Rundall
VIP: 50€
Zone Α: 40€
Zone Β: 35€
Zone Γ: 25€
Upper tier: 15€, 10€ (students), 5€ (unemployed, people with movement difficulties)