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Jorma Elo

Jorma Elo is a contemporary choreographer.

Jorma Elo
Choreographer Jorma Elo.
Born (1961-08-30) August 30, 1961 (age 62)

Early life edit

He was born 30 August 1961 in Helsinki, Finland. His father, Jaakko Elo, is a urological surgeon, mother Ruth Elo née Carlstedt, a dentist. Jorma Elo's partner since 1994 is Nancy Euverink[1] who has also been assistant to Elo.

As a schoolboy, Elo wanted to be an ice hockey player, despite this he began studying modern and jazz dance at 12. At the age of 13 he was enrolled in Finnish National Ballet School for classical training. Later, 1979–80, he studied in the Kirov Ballet School (Vaganova Academy), which under the Soviet era was the name of the Maryinsky Ballet School in St. Petersburg.[2][3]

Dancer edit

Elo was signed by the Finnish National Ballet at 16, and acquired experience not only of stage, but also of opera and ballet production processes. He danced with the Finnish National Ballet from 1978 to 1984. In 1983 he also completed his compulsory military service. In 1980 he attended Varna International Ballet Competition and 1984 he was a finalist in Helsinki International Ballet Competition.

Elo joined the Swedish Cullberg Ballet 1984 for six years. The modernist Cullberg Ballet led by choreographer Mats Ek was part of Riksteatern, the Swedish State Theater Organisation. It toured mostly in Sweden and the Nordic Countries.[3]

In 1990, Elo joined Netherlands Dance Theatre where he worked with choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Hans van Manen, Ohad Naharin, and William Forsythe.[4]

NDT produced a great volume of new dance works during the 1990s and toured every year in all continents. During this time Elo met Nancy Euverink, a dancer of the company, and they became a couple in 1994.

Elo's active stage career lasted 26 years. He gave his last public performances in 2004.

Choreographer edit

Elo debuted as a choreographer in 2000 with “The View from Over Here” and “Blank Snow” (Alberta Ballet). After 2004 he has worked in the US and been a resident since 2010, although he also kept his home in the Netherlands. At the beginning he worked as a freelancer for a variety of dance companies, but in 2005 he was appointed the Resident Choreographer of Boston Ballet. In addition to Boston Ballet he has also worked with New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Royal Danish Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Vienna State Opera Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.[3]

Up to 2012 Elo has choreographed more than 50 ballets, both new choreographies for classic ballet scores like Stravinsky's Pulcinella and completely new ones for example with Sibelius´ music. He has also designed costumes, stage settings, lighting and video effects for his ballets.[3] in the spring 2012 he is working on a new creation for the Bolshoi Ballet titled Dream of Dream to be premiered June 29, 2012 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Elo makes synthesis of classic background and modern dance. He emphasizes athleticism and dynamic movement and speaks about Primal Contact with his body and the music. Elo considers it useful to give every dancer various roles so that every member of the company has opportunity to personal work. Many dancers have said that Elo is an empathetic personality without any need to promote his own ego.[5]

Elo has received numerous accolades for his choreography, including a mention by New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff as a “talent to follow”. In 2005 he won a choreographic prize at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. In 2006 he won the Choo-San Goh Choreographic Award and that same year Pointe Magazine named him a Dance VIP. In 2011, he was awarded the Prix Benois de la Danse as choreographer.[6] "ONE/end/ONE" for Houston Ballet earned him the first ever Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance in 2011.[7][8]

Most recently Elo has been celebrated by critics for his evening of dance at Boston Ballet entitled “Elo Experience”. The performance featured eight selections from Elo's repertoire, the remaining sections illustrated by Boston Ballet's premiere dancers Jeffrey Cirio and Larissa Ponomarenko.[9]

Choreographic works edit

  • The View from Over here (2000)
  • Blank Snow (2000) Alberta Ballet
  • Faun/Spectre (2001) Alberta Ballet
  • Twisted Shadow (2002) Finnish National Ballet
  • Sharp side of Dark (2002) Boston Ballet
  • 1st Flash (2003) NDT 1
  • Red with Me (2003) Pecs Ballet (Hungary)
  • Black Shine (2003) Gala Stockholm
  • DREAMTEAM (2003) Stockholm 59 North
  • Happy is Happy (2004) Finnish National Ballet
  • One Cue (2004) Pecs Ballet (Hungary)
  • Plan to B (2004) Boston Ballet
  • Drive (2004) Stockholm 59 North
  • Cut to Drive (2004) Norwegian National Ballet(NOKO)
  • Plan to A (2004) NDT 1
  • Two Fast (2004) Finnish National Ballet
  • Hammer (2005) Ballet Debrecen (Hungary)
  • OFFCORE (2005) Finnish National Ballet
  • Carmen (2006) Boston Ballet
  • Slice to Sharp (2006) New York City Ballet
  • Slice to Core (2006) Ballet Nurnberg
  • Scenes View 2 (2006) Ballet X (Philadelphia)
  • Glow- Stop (2006) American Ballet Theatre
  • Pointe OFF (2006) Aspen Santa Fe Ballet ( Colorado)
  • 10 to Hyper M.(2006) Royal Danish Ballet
  • Nijinsky (film)(2007) Finnish TV
  • From all Sides (2007) Hubbard St. dance company ( Chicago)
  • C. to C. (2007) American Ballet Theatre
  • Brake the Eyes (2007) Boston Ballet
  • Brake Green (2007) Norwegian National Ballet
  • Lost by Last (2007) Royal Ballet of Flanders (Antwerp)
  • Lost on Slow (2008) Royal Danish Ballet
  • In on Blue (2008) Boston Ballet
  • Double Evil (2008) San Francisco Ballet
  • Red Sweet (2008) Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
  • Death and the Maiden (2008) Norwegian National Ballet
  • Requiem (Mozart) (2008) Gothenburg Ballet (Sweden)
  • Suite Murder (2008) Finnish National Ballet
  • Sacre du Printemps (2009) Boston Ballet
  • Bitter Suite (2009) Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
  • Round about Tim, Solo for Tim Mathiakis (2010) for gala in Greece, Athens
  • Midsummer Nights Dream (2010) full evening work, Vienna state Opera Ballet, Austria
  • One Concerto (2010) Boston Ballet school, Boston
  • Pur ti Miro (2010), National Ballet of Canada, Toronto
  • RED in 3 (2010), Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Touch (2010 October) Norwegian National Ballet, Oslo, Norway
  • ONE Overture, Solo for Maria Kochetkova (2011) Reflections project Moscow, Bolshoi/ Orange County USA
  • Elo Experience full evening work (2011 March) Boston Ballet, USA
  • Pulcinella, with Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra (2011) Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia USA
  • Golden Partita, Basler Ballett (2011) Basel, Switzerland
  • ONE/end/ONE Houston Ballet (2011) Houston Texas, USA
  • Over Glow, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (2011) Wolftrap Washington DC
  • Kings 2 Ends (2011) Scottish Ballet Edinburgh, Scotland UK
  • Still of King, Solo for Marcello Gomes (ABT) Kings of Dance project (2011) prem. Moscow, Russia, Stanislavsky Theatre
  • Sharper side of Dark, Boston Ballet, premiere Boston 2012
  • Awake Only, Boston Ballet, premiere Boston 2012
  • Killer Sweet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Belgium, premiere Antwerp 2012

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  3. ^ a b c d . Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  4. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn. [1], "The New York Times", 10/15/2006.
  5. ^ "Choreographer Spotlight: Jorma Elo | Atlanta Ballet". atlantaballetblog.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ http://www.bostonballet.org/Artistic_Staff/Jorma_Elo.html 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, "Boston Ballet".
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  8. ^ Kourlas, Gia (13 October 2011). "Acrobatics, Doll-Like Movements and Coy Gestures". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Botelho, Alyssa. "The Harvard Crimson" 4 April 2011.

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30 August 1961 in Helsinki Finland His father Jaakko Elo is a urological surgeon mother Ruth Elo nee Carlstedt a dentist Jorma Elo s partner since 1994 is Nancy Euverink 1 who has also been assistant to Elo As a schoolboy Elo wanted to be an ice hockey player despite this he began studying modern and jazz dance at 12 At the age of 13 he was enrolled in Finnish National Ballet School for classical training Later 1979 80 he studied in the Kirov Ballet School Vaganova Academy which under the Soviet era was the name of the Maryinsky Ballet School in St Petersburg 2 3 Dancer editElo was signed by the Finnish National Ballet at 16 and acquired experience not only of stage but also of opera and ballet production processes He danced with the Finnish National Ballet from 1978 to 1984 In 1983 he also completed his compulsory military service In 1980 he attended Varna International Ballet Competition and 1984 he was a finalist in Helsinki International Ballet Competition Elo joined the Swedish Cullberg Ballet 1984 for six years The modernist Cullberg Ballet led by choreographer Mats Ek was part of Riksteatern the Swedish State Theater Organisation It toured mostly in Sweden and the Nordic Countries 3 In 1990 Elo joined Netherlands Dance Theatre where he worked with choreographers such as Jiri Kylian Hans van Manen Ohad Naharin and William Forsythe 4 NDT produced a great volume of new dance works during the 1990s and toured every year in all continents During this time Elo met Nancy Euverink a dancer of the company and they became a couple in 1994 Elo s active stage career lasted 26 years He gave his last public performances in 2004 Choreographer editElo debuted as a choreographer in 2000 with The View from Over Here and Blank Snow Alberta Ballet After 2004 he has worked in the US and been a resident since 2010 although he also kept his home in the Netherlands At the beginning he worked as a freelancer for a variety of dance companies but in 2005 he was appointed the Resident Choreographer of Boston Ballet In addition to Boston Ballet he has also worked with New York City Ballet San Francisco Ballet American Ballet Theatre the Royal Danish Ballet Stuttgart Ballet Nederlands Dans Theater Vienna State Opera Ballet Finnish National Ballet Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 3 Up to 2012 Elo has choreographed more than 50 ballets both new choreographies for classic ballet scores like Stravinsky s Pulcinella and completely new ones for example with Sibelius music He has also designed costumes stage settings lighting and video effects for his ballets 3 in the spring 2012 he is working on a new creation for the Bolshoi Ballet titled Dream of Dream to be premiered June 29 2012 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow Elo makes synthesis of classic background and modern dance He emphasizes athleticism and dynamic movement and speaks about Primal Contact with his body and the music Elo considers it useful to give every dancer various roles so that every member of the company has opportunity to personal work Many dancers have said that Elo is an empathetic personality without any need to promote his own ego 5 Elo has received numerous accolades for his choreography including a mention by New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff as a talent to follow In 2005 he won a choreographic prize at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition In 2006 he won the Choo San Goh Choreographic Award and that same year Pointe Magazine named him a Dance VIP In 2011 he was awarded the Prix Benois de la Danse as choreographer 6 ONE end ONE for Houston Ballet earned him the first ever Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance in 2011 7 8 Most recently Elo has been celebrated by critics for his evening of dance at Boston Ballet entitled Elo Experience The performance featured eight selections from Elo s repertoire the remaining sections illustrated by Boston Ballet s premiere dancers Jeffrey Cirio and Larissa Ponomarenko 9 Choreographic works editThe View from Over here 2000 Blank Snow 2000 Alberta Ballet Faun Spectre 2001 Alberta Ballet Twisted Shadow 2002 Finnish National Ballet Sharp side of Dark 2002 Boston Ballet 1st Flash 2003 NDT 1 Red with Me 2003 Pecs Ballet Hungary Black Shine 2003 Gala Stockholm DREAMTEAM 2003 Stockholm 59 North Happy is Happy 2004 Finnish National Ballet One Cue 2004 Pecs Ballet Hungary Plan to B 2004 Boston Ballet Drive 2004 Stockholm 59 North Cut to Drive 2004 Norwegian National Ballet NOKO Plan to A 2004 NDT 1 Two Fast 2004 Finnish National Ballet Hammer 2005 Ballet Debrecen Hungary OFFCORE 2005 Finnish National Ballet Carmen 2006 Boston Ballet Slice to Sharp 2006 New York City Ballet Slice to Core 2006 Ballet Nurnberg Scenes View 2 2006 Ballet X Philadelphia Glow Stop 2006 American Ballet Theatre Pointe OFF 2006 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Colorado 10 to Hyper M 2006 Royal Danish Ballet Nijinsky film 2007 Finnish TV From all Sides 2007 Hubbard St dance company Chicago C to C 2007 American Ballet Theatre Brake the Eyes 2007 Boston Ballet Brake Green 2007 Norwegian National Ballet Lost by Last 2007 Royal Ballet of Flanders Antwerp Lost on Slow 2008 Royal Danish Ballet In on Blue 2008 Boston Ballet Double Evil 2008 San Francisco Ballet Red Sweet 2008 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Death and the Maiden 2008 Norwegian National Ballet Requiem Mozart 2008 Gothenburg Ballet Sweden Suite Murder 2008 Finnish National Ballet Sacre du Printemps 2009 Boston Ballet Bitter Suite 2009 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Round about Tim Solo for Tim Mathiakis 2010 for gala in Greece Athens Midsummer Nights Dream 2010 full evening work Vienna state Opera Ballet Austria One Concerto 2010 Boston Ballet school Boston Pur ti Miro 2010 National Ballet of Canada Toronto RED in 3 2010 Stuttgart Ballet Stuttgart Germany Touch 2010 October Norwegian National Ballet Oslo Norway ONE Overture Solo for Maria Kochetkova 2011 Reflections project Moscow Bolshoi Orange County USA Elo Experience full evening work 2011 March Boston Ballet USA Pulcinella with Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra 2011 Pennsylvania Ballet Philadelphia USA Golden Partita Basler Ballett 2011 Basel Switzerland ONE end ONE Houston Ballet 2011 Houston Texas USA Over Glow Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 2011 Wolftrap Washington DC Kings 2 Ends 2011 Scottish Ballet Edinburgh Scotland UK Still of King Solo for Marcello Gomes ABT Kings of Dance project 2011 prem Moscow Russia Stanislavsky Theatre Sharper side of Dark Boston Ballet premiere Boston 2012 Awake Only Boston Ballet premiere Boston 2012 Killer Sweet Royal Ballet of Flanders Belgium premiere Antwerp 2012References edit Everything you always wanted to know about NDT but were afraid to ask Archived from the original on 21 March 2011 Retrieved 22 April 2012 Interview Jorma Elo choreographer Scotsman com Archived from the original on 2011 10 10 Retrieved 2012 04 22 a b c d Jorma Elo ABT Archived from the original on 2011 07 14 Retrieved 2011 07 22 Sulcas Roslyn 1 The New York Times 10 15 2006 Choreographer Spotlight Jorma Elo Atlanta Ballet atlantaballetblog com Archived from the original on 7 July 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2022 http www bostonballet org Artistic Staff Jorma Elo html Archived 2011 08 09 at the Wayback Machine Boston Ballet Boston Ballet Archived from the original on 2011 08 09 Retrieved 2011 07 22 Kourlas Gia 13 October 2011 Acrobatics Doll Like Movements and Coy Gestures The New York Times Botelho Alyssa The Harvard Crimson 4 April 2011 External links editArchive film of Boston Ballet performing Plan to B by Jorma Elo in 2004 at Jacob s Pillow Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorma Elo amp oldid 1169152064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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