Mats Ek

Mats Ek is legendary Swedish choreographer who's work is always been outstanding, surprising, extremely emotional and with brilliant choreographic solutions, technique and genial simplicity. He is not only choreographer, but also intelligent psychologist who makes his story very strong and nobody can stay unmoved. His fantasy doesn't have borders, he doesn't repeat, there are always something new some fantastic genial movements what makes his style so unique so it's not possible to mingle him with other choreographers.His work is truly delight for dancelover. Thats why I choose to write about him , because he is my inspiration and I want to read more and study his way of thinking and working. For to discover this special artist we start with his life path from beginning. He was born in Malmö in 1945, the son of the Royal Dramatic Theatre actor Anders Ek (one of Ingmar Bergman’s favourite actors) and famous choreographer, founder of Cullberg Ballet Birgit Cullberg. His parents were giving him perfect environment to develop his talents, although as a kid he didn't feel attraction to dance art, at age of eight he danced with his twin sister in their mother’s ballet Medea, but this was his only (childhood) experience of the medium. As a young man, Ek initially trained in dance with Lilian Karina and Donya Feuer, but shifted to drama, which he studied at the Marieborg Folks College. He began his career in the theatre, directing the Marionett Theatre and the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Stockholm) between 1966 and 1973. In-between he decided to go back to dance, joining the Cullberg Ballet in 1972 where he learned choreography from Maurice Béjart and Jirí Kylián. In 1975 he began an engagement as a dancer at Ballett der Deutschen Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. He created his first choreography for the Cullberg Ballet in 1976, entitled The Officer’s Servant. He also produces Soweto and St. George and the Dragon, in which he dances the main role.In 1978 is Ek’s major