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Les Lutins

Choreography by Johan Kobborg

Music by Henryk Wieniawski and Antonio Bazzini

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

- BalletNews UK

"A little marvel". - Financial Times  UK

"The knockout of the evening" - Sunday Times UK

 

"To start with the best: Johan Kobborg's Les Lutins is a tiny gem"  - The Telegraph UK

 

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

- BalletNews UK

The Royal Ballet - 2009

Royal Danish Ballet - 2011

San Francisco Ballet - 2014

The Bolshoi Ballet - 2014

Royal New Zealand Ballet - 2014

Opera National Bucharest - 2015

Royal Swedish Ballet - 2020 (Excerpt)

Sarasota Ballet - 2023 

An Agon for two musicians and three dancers. Originally created for the Royal Ballet London, the piece is now performed all over the world by some of the worlds leading dancers. It has since its premiere been a regular at Galas and Festivals worldwide, including 'Dance Open' Russia, Alina Cojocaru's 'Dream Project', Daniel Ulbricht's 'Stars of American Ballet', Svetlana Zakharova's 'Pas de Deux for Toes and Fingers', Isaac Hernandez' 'Despertares' and many others. An excerpt from Les Lutins was included in the Royal Swedish Ballet's online New Year's Eve Gala, 31 December 2020. 
Created in 2009, Les Lutins was Mr. Kobborg's first original work.
Les Lutins has been played live onstage by illustrious violinists such as Charlie Siem and Vadim Repin.

It has been performed every year since it's premiere. 

World Premiere 14 May 2009, The Royal Ballet,

Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Performed by Alina Cojocaru, Steven McRae, Sergei Polunin.

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