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alexander ekman meets europa 2

Experience contemporary dance at the highest level with a piece created exclusively for the EUROPA 2. The celebrated choreographer Alexander Ekman brings together the best dancers from the world's most renowned companies to form a unique ensemble.

"TAKE FIVE" is a tribute to the iconic piece by jazz quartet Dave Brubeck and is based on Ekman's existing work "FIT", in which he dynamically stages themes such as flexibility, uniqueness and cultural norms. At the same time, "TAKE FIVE" is a new creation that adds an extra dimension with a unique rhythmic structure. In his dynamic and powerful production, he seamlessly integrates the movements of the ship at sea and the movements of the people on board into the choreography, skilfully combining elements of humour and satire to bring athleticism, precision and theatricality to the stage with a playful wink.

  • Choreographer

    Alexander Ekmann

    Alexander Ekman began his dance career at the Royal Swedish Ballet, one of the oldest ballet companies in Europe. In 2006 he ended his active dancing career to devote himself entirely to choreography. His reputation is the result of unique creations for international dance companies and opera houses, including the Boston Ballet, the Nederlands Dans Theater 2, the Opéra National de Paris, the Cullberg Ballet and the Staatsballett Berlin. His works stand for a unique and original style that playfully and masterfully combines humour, surprise and provocation. Fast-paced and athletic, his choreographies break through the boundaries of traditional dance.

    In June 2024, Ekman celebrated the premiere of "Take Five" on board the EUROPA 2. 

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  • comedy

    Oliver Kalkofe

    After studying “Journalism and German Studies”, Oliver Kalkofe began his career at the radio station ffn in 1991 with the cult format Frühstyxradio. He quickly became one of Germany's best-known audiobook and dubbing voices thanks to his versatile vocal talent and lent his voice to countless film and television characters.  Oliver Kalkofe's passion for film led him to write the screenplays for the successful movies “Der Wixxer” and “Neues vom Wixxer”, in which he also plays a leading role himself.  In his Grimme Award-winning show “Kalkofes Mattscheibe”, he has been showing the most absurd scenes on German television for almost 30 years and satirizes them in his own special humorous way. In addition to “SchleFaZ”, his satirical cult program on the “worst films of all time”, he has been writing his own TV column for over two decades. Oliver Kalkofe is married and lives with his family in Berlin.

  • Vocals

    Tim Fischer

    Tim Fischer, chanson artist and actor, born 1973, was already on stage at the age of 15 with chansons by Zarah Leander, Marlene Dietrich, Lale Andersen and others. Programs with songs by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wolf Wondratschek, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Bertolt Brecht, Hanns Eisler, Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollaender and Georg Kreisler followed, celebrated by the press and the public. He gave numerous concerts outside of German-speaking countries, for example in the USA, Egypt, Syria, Sudan, France and Poland. 

    In addition to his music career, he worked in various theater productions and films, by directors such as Leander Hausmann and Werner Schröder. Most recently he was seen in the top-class TV series "Babylon Berlin" directed by Tom Tykwer and in the movie "Lindenberg - mach dein Ding!" In 2019 he celebrated his 30th stage anniversary with his program “Zeitlos”. At the beginning of 2020, the role of the conférencier in the musical "Cabaret" at the Hamburg Hansa Theater brought him another great success.