Ballet / Choreography to Concert Music
Fair Enough*
A ballet / dance work choreographed by Kaloyan Boyadjiev for the Norwegian National Ballet, set to Lera Auerbach’s String Quartet No. 10 “Frozen Dreams”.
World Premiere
Premiered on 22 August 2020 at Linderud gård, Oslo. Created for the outdoor program Nasjonalballetten i det fri / Norwegian National Ballet in the Open Air.
Musical Source
Set to Auerbach’s String Quartet No. 10 “Frozen Dreams”. The official production archive identifies the music as Lera Auerbach’s Frozen Dreams, performed with string quartet.
Stage World
An all-female ensemble on pointe in an outdoor, forest-inflected setting. The later archive describes the work as a flock of elf-like beings on pointe.
Creative Team
- Choreography Kaloyan Boyadjiev.
- Music Lera Auerbach: String Quartet No. 10 “Frozen Dreams”.
- Company The Norwegian National Ballet / Nasjonalballetten.
- Program Nasjonalballetten i det fri / Norwegian National Ballet in the Open Air.
- Lighting Design Dorthe Wiig Andersen.
- Staging / Rehearsal Director Kaloyan Boyadjiev.
- Production Photography Erik Berg / Den Norske Opera & Ballett, according to public photo captions.
Work Information
Dancers
- Elise Nøkling-EideListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
- Heidi ChristensenListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
- Isabel VilaListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
- Kathryn Walsh ThomasListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
- Marchela MarinovaListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
- Nae NishimuraListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
- Sonia VinogradListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
- Thea Gudim BrederListed in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet archive for the production.
Performance History
- Outdoor premiere run Linderud gård, Oslo, 22–29 August 2020, as part of Nasjonalballetten i det fri.
- Later 2020 performances Included in the Norwegian National Ballet program Lyset på Nasjonalballetten.
- Program B Allegro Brillante / Romeo og Julie / Fair Enough / Wagō.
- Program D Cygne / Fair Enough / Wagō / Giselle 2. akt.
The Work
Fair Enough is a ballet / dance work choreographed by Kaloyan Boyadjiev for the Norwegian National Ballet. It premiered outdoors at Linderud gård in Oslo in August 2020, during the pandemic-era program Nasjonalballetten i det fri, which brought ballet into the historic garden landscape of Linderud Manor.
The work is set to Lera Auerbach’s String Quartet No. 10 “Frozen Dreams”. The official production context places the choreography in a nocturnal, forest-inflected atmosphere, with the later archive describing the dancers as a flock of elf-like beings on pointe.
The ballet belongs to a larger 2020 constellation of outdoor and reconfigured performance formats by the Norwegian National Ballet, created in response to the constraints of the pandemic period while preserving the immediacy of live music and live dance.
* In the catalogue, the asterisk indicates choreography to preexisting concert music by Lera Auerbach.
Online Materials
Preview, References and Production Sources
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PreviewVimeo
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Premiere ArchiveNorwegian National Ballet in the Open Air Den Norske Opera & Ballett
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Later PerformancesLyset på Nasjonalballetten Den Norske Opera & Ballett
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ChoreographerKaloyan Boyadjiev Den Norske Opera & Ballett
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Photo LeadFair Enough — Photo by Erik Berg Facebook / Den Norske Opera & Ballett
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Photo LeadSonia Vinograd in Fair Enough Facebook / Den Norske Opera & Ballett
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Institutional ReportAnnual Report 2020 Den Norske Opera & Ballett
Underlying Music and Materials
The choreography is set to preexisting concert music by Lera Auerbach. The underlying score is String Quartet No. 10 “Frozen Dreams”. For music materials, consult the official Auerbach catalogue or the relevant publisher / representative. For production images, request permission from Den Norske Opera & Ballett and/or Erik Berg before publication.
