Alexander Ekman

In 2018, he danced his own choreography in Thoughts on Bergman at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysée in Paris.

He was a host of the Swedish radio program Sommar in 2015. In 2013 he received an Olivier Award nomination for his choreography of the original work Cacti. His other notable works include Tyll, A Swan Lake, and Episode 31.

Midsummer Night's Dream ballet was choreographed by Alexander Ekman in 2015 and directed by Mikael Jönsson. The music was created by Mikael Karlsson. Ekman created it for the Royal Swedish Ballet inspired by the customary Swedish Midsummer Eve festival. It has been described as a free interpretation of Shakespeare's play.

Ekman created A Swan Lake in 2014 but this time in his own version. It received a lot of response from around the world. He filled 6000 liters of water at stage which created a real lake. In 2015 Ekman created Midsummer night's dream in his own version at the Royal Swedish Ballet which became an instant hit with the audience and critics. Later this production was captured and showed on both Swedish and French national TV. In 2017 Ekman created “KREATIV” together with Swedish Production Company “Anna and Paul”. This is A documentary / study interviewing scientists, artists and creators. The documentary was broadcast on Swedish National Television (SVT) as well as the San Francisco Dance film festival in 2018. Ekman Created “PLAY” for The Paris Opera Ballet in 2017. It is a full evening work which played for 25 sold-out performances in December 2017 at the famous Garnier Opera in Paris. PLAY has also been captured for the Screen and broadcast on Swedish Television.

His work “Cacti” (2010) has been performed by 20 dance companies worldwide. After struggling with becoming reviewed in public, Ekman decided to create a piece about opinions and our need to criticize each other. A comment on the “high browed snobbish art world”. In 2012 Ekman began his collaboration with Swedish Composer Mikael Karlsson. Together they have created around 8 pieces together. Including “A swan lake”, “Midsummer night's dream”, “COW” and “PLAY”.

Ekman created Cacti in 2010. It is one of the successful pieces. In Cacti 16 dancers together creates rhythms. In 2010, Queen Beatrice of Holland gave Cocti as a gift to the royalties of Norway on a state visit in Oslo. In 2010 it was nominated for best new dance production for Swan award in Netherlands.

In 2006, when he was 22, he wrote “Flockwork” for the Netherlands Dance Theatre. He has created around 50 pieces for dance companies around the world. In 2008 Ekman collaborated with Swedish Choreographer Mats Ek at the Stads Theatre in Stockholm. He created video content for the play Hållplats.

Ekman trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School from 1994 to 2001. He danced at the Royal Swedish Opera from 2001 to 2002 and then at the Nederlands Dans Theater II from 2002 to 2005. He danced for the Cullberg Ballet from 2005 to 2006, where he made his debut as a choreographer.

Karl Wilhelm Alexander Ekman (born 1984) is a Swedish ballet dancer and choreographer. His choreographies have been performed by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, the Boston Ballet, the Semperoper Ballett, the Nederlands Dans Theater, the Norwegian National Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet, the São Paulo City Ballet [pt] , the Sydney Dance Company and the Wiener Staatsballett. For some of them he has designed sets and costumes or composed the music.