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TheTrial

A ballet adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Trial, created for the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Otto Bubeníček designed the stage and projections for Jiří Bubeníček’s choreographic interpretation of Kafka’s unsettling world of authority, guilt and invisible judgement.

The Trial

Production Details

Premiere
17.5.2019
Location
Royal Swedish Opera, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Stockholm, Sweden

Creative Team

Music
Peer Baierlein, Alfred Schnittke, Wim Henderickx, Hans Eisler, Heiner Goebbels, Arvo Pärt, Alva Noto, (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai), Elliot Sharp, Walter Fähndrich, Anton Arensky, Caroline Shaw, Petri Sirviö, Wim Mertens, as well as trad. Jewish folk songs
Choreography & Music Arrangement
Jiří Bubeníček
Stage Design & Projection
Otto Bubeníček
Costume Design
Nadina Cojocaru
Lighting
Jaka Šimenc
Shouting choir
Mieskuoro Huutajat, huutajat.org

Related Links

  • Ballet State Opera Košice
  • The Royal Swedish Ballet

SELECTED SET DESIGNS

The Trial concept art 1 The Trial concept art 2 The Trial concept art 3

Gallery

The Trial gallery 1 The Trial gallery 2 The Trial gallery 3 The Trial gallery 4 The Trial gallery 5 The Trial gallery 6 The Trial gallery 7 The Trial gallery 8 The Trial gallery 9 The Trial gallery 10 The Trial gallery 11 The Trial gallery 12 The Trial gallery 13 The Trial gallery 14 The Trial gallery 15 The Trial gallery 16 The Trial gallery 17 The Trial gallery 18 The Trial gallery 19 The Trial gallery 20

Video

Trailer

Related Links

  • Ballet State Opera Košice
  • The Royal Swedish Ballet
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