Johan Kobborg's choreography is a testament to his belief in the power of classical ballet to convey deep human stories. His work with narrative, drama, and music creates performances that are not only visually stunning but also emotionally resonant, ensuring that classical ballet remains a relevant and powerful form of storytelling in the contemporary world. By merging classical roots with innovative elements, he infuses traditional productions with contemporary flair and deepened narratives. His original work, rooted in classical technique, and reworked traditional productions alike, appeal to both traditionalists and contemporary dance enthusiasts by exploring human emotions with a balance of humor and depth, ensuring ballets that are both entertaining, engaging, and thought-provoking.
The mix of pure intelligence and pure enchantment driving his production should guarantee it a whole new audience.
The Guardian - UK
This - Kobborg's Les Lutins - is one of the most riveting pieces of choreography you'll ever see.
BalletNews - UK
This whole sequence showed Kobborg’s intuitive understanding of a ballet in which he had performed many times and his innovation at doing it differently and just as well, if not better.
DanceTabs - UK
In his stagings he does not shy away from modern solutions, but to a large extent he remains a promoter of the classics, which he successfully enlivens according to the requirements of the contemporary audience.
We witnessed it on a Saturday night, a magical and wonderful evening.
Wybrzeze24 - Poland
Kobborg has deconstructed the work; mixing up the narrative’s building blocks before reassembling them in a masterpiece of balance that remains recognisably traditional but is also refreshingly new.
DanceTabs - UK
Kobborg’s staging of La Sylphide is the best I know, the most sensitive to Bournonville’s drama and manner. The production is masterly.
Financial Times - UK
When he opened the ballet out, like a filmmaker adapting a stage play, it was either to emphasize a point or to provide more dancing opportunities for a corps that would otherwise be restive.
DanceLog - USA
Johan Kobborg is one of the few stage directors in the world with taste and understanding of the classical ballet.
Bolshoi Magazine - Moscow
Kobborg thinks of dance as a wonderful dancer and logical as the heir to the Danish school.
RG.RU - Russia
Everything and more. As the curtain closed, and tears welled up in my eyes, I felt like I had finally seen a fresh revisit of a classic. Superbly coached, curated, and danced,
This Giselle is everything the original had and more.
The Ballet Herald USA
Fans of classical ballet won't leave the theatre disappointed.
KTP.PL
"Kobborg is something as rare as an amusing and humouristic classical choreographer".
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