Waiting in Istanbul for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani's Hammer by Alexander Ekman, impressive in every way

© Mehmet Kerem Özel GöteborgsOperans Danskompani (Gothenburg Opera Dance Company), which celebrates its 30th anniversary in the current 2024-25 season, has evolved over the past 10 years from a classical ballet company to a company that performs exclusively contemporary dance pieces. The company's general strategy is not to have a resident choreographer, but also not to have a choreographer as artistic director. Instead, the artistic directors commission pieces from choreographers of their own choosing, and this strategy ensures that the company's repertoire is full of world premieres. Very rarely does a piece created for another company become part of the repertoire. Katrin Hall, the company's artistic director since 2016, follows in the footsteps of her predecessor, Adolphe Binder, and continues to bring the company a repertoire of original pieces by today's most sought-after choreographers, as well as young choreographers just emerging on the international dance scen...