Johan Kobborg's choreography is a testament to his belief in the power of classical ballet to convey deep, human stories at a pace that mirrors life's rhythm. His work with narrative, drama, and music creates performances that are not only visually stunning but also emotionally resonant, ensuring that ballet remains a relevant and powerful form of storytelling in the contemporary world.
This approach blends ballet's classical roots with innovative twists, infusing traditional productions with contemporary flair and deepened narratives.
His original work, rooted in classical technique, and reworked traditional productions alike, appeals 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.

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.

Don Quixote - DanceTabs - UK 

 
This - Kobborg's Les Lutins - is one of the most riveting pieces of choreography you'll ever see.
 
BalletNews - UK


The mix of pure intelligence and pure enchantment driving his production should guarantee it a whole new audience.

La Sylphide - The Guardian - UK



The storytelling is masterful'..This is a century-and-a-half-old ballet presented in a way that feels as authentic as the day it was born. 
 
Giselle- The List UK


Johan Kobborg is one of the few stage directors in the world with taste and understanding of the classical ballet.

Don Quixote - Bolshoi Magazine - Moscow


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


Kobborg thinks of dance as a wonderful
dancer and logical as the heir to 
the Danish school.

Don Quixote- - RG RU - Russia


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. 

Romeo & Juliet - DanceTabs - 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.

La Sylphide - DanceLog.nyc - USA

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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.

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The Ballet Herald USA

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"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