Pamela Moberg Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Kenneth Irving's contract at the Gothenburg Opera is ending with this season. There are four candidates, all secret so far. Yet it has leaked that one, the Finnish choreographer Jorma Outinen has withdrawn. It has also leaked that the new ballet director is male and Swedish. Who can it be? Well, it can hardly get worse than it already is. Their latest offering, something called "Body + Soul" was not particularly well received, one critic used words like "amateurish" and "end of term display". Link to comment
Pamela Moberg Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 Well, now we know! The new director at the Gothenburg Ballet will be Johannes Öhman. I am afraid to say that I have never seen him live, only on TV. He is young, very young, late twenties or very early thirties I believe. At the moment he is first soloist at the Stockholm Opera and also artistic director of an independent company called "Stockholm 59 degrees North" which performs contemporary works. Can one possibly hope for something classical in the future? Link to comment
carbro Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Does he plan to continue with Stockholm 59? If so, he might see that as an outlet for his contemp side and Gothenburg Opera as his classical touchstone. Let us know, as he begins to put his stamp on the Opera. Link to comment
Pamela Moberg Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 According to press release, Mr. Öhman will take up his post as from 1 July, but Kenneth Irving has set the program for the entire year which includes the fall season. Mr. Öhman has said though, that he wants more full length works. He also wants more young people in the audience, but they all say that. That is all the info at hand, one shall simply have to wait and see. Link to comment
stephanie Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 According to press release, Mr. Öhman will take up his post as from 1 July, but Kenneth Irving has set the program for the entire year which includes the fall season. Mr. Öhman has said though, that he wants more full length works. He also wants more young people in the audience, but they all say that. That is all the info at hand, one shall simply have to wait and see. Johannes Ohman is in his late thirties and will be taking on 6 new dancers for next season. Link to comment
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