“Little Concert” is a 35 minute dance piece by Mari Carrasco
It premiered in April of 2025 with the Gothenburg Opera Dance Company.
Photos by Lennart Sjöberg.
Four dancers take on the roles of rock stars in Little Concert — a dance work of striking contrasts created for young audiences. It is wild and dark, crooked and pulsing.
From the Gothenburg Opera website.
CHOREOGRAPHY: Mari Carrasco
MUSIC: Mikael Karlsson
SET, COSTUME DESIGN: Jenny Nordberg
LIGHTING DESIGN: Karin Wijk
The music score features a song setting of William Blake’s “The Tyger” performed by one of the dancers (premiere cast singer is Úrsula Urgeles).
WORLD PREMIERE CAST
Gothenburg Opera Dance Company, 2025.
“If Little Concert had been a gig in a sweaty rock club, I’d have been shouting for an encore.” — Svenska Dagbladet
“An atmosphere you can almost touch.” — Svenska Dagbladet
“Dreamlike and cinematic.” — Svenska Dagbladet
I haven’t had time to mix this music for an album, but it’s coming. /Mika
