Prey
2027 · Dance · Forthcoming
I am writing the commissioned score for Prey, a new creation by Jess and Morgs — Morgann Runacre-Temple and Jessica Wright — for Dutch National Ballet, in co-production with Finnish National Ballet.
Dance and live film tell a dark fairy tale about humanity and nature, imagining the transformations that ecological upheaval might bring.
Premiere
February 13–March 2, 2027
Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
Performance running time: approximately 95 minutes, without interval.
Creative team
Direction, choreography and film: Morgann Runacre-Temple and Jessica Wright
Music: Mikael Karlsson
Writer and dramaturg: Jeff James
Sets: Michael Levine
Costumes: Annemarie Woods
Lighting: DM Wood
Video: Jakub Lech
Music performed by: Dutch Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Koen Kessels

© Yonathan Kellerman / Opéra national de Paris