Smoke 1/3

[sorely77]

IM IN LOVE!

[asyki93]

can t stop crying

[LilyNoelleArt]

There is something about this that transcends time and emotion ... poetry, vision, dance, life, all wrapped up together in a breathless, selfless act of art.

[bruisedbyakiss]

I feel like im a more complete person after watching this

[Wyzdm]

Well that was interesting; awesome work, the man looking like a younger Andy Warhol added to the mystery for me. He's quite flexible! I'd like to see more of his dance work.

[kezdrum]

This is amazing!

[KatNuscis]

I loved it!! :) I do definitely think you have to understand dance to watch this..It's beautiful, poetic, and I enjoyed every second of watching it! :) But if I showed it to my brother for instance who plays baseball I could see him saying WTF...lol :)

[Toy1976]

YES, YES, YES!!!

I SAY YES!

:)

[rosj5]

WTF



[lotnazgul07]

hmm, kimda reminds me of life... chaotic but absolutely beautiful... very enjoyable to watch

[zenbear008]

Love it. Delightful. 'didn't know where it was going. But it went beautifully.

[AugustusXiney]

1:47



[AlwaysMusicAlly]

Certianly, this is too abstract for my small, feeble, teenage mind to grasp.The dancing was definitely brilliant but the small tid bits wear the camera would go crazy an repeat a section of someone shaking or something, I was confused... Or am I supposed to feel confused?? Curse you, art!

[shaggisthrum]

@AlwaysMusicAlly The question it not "what do i think' but 'how does this make me feel'. It's dance; If there were words, we'd use them.

[etik421]

sylvie danse merveilleusement le contemporain....duo magnifique.....

[diegus2708]

un video realmente sorprendente.. muy creativo y realista en su mensaje...

[Lile79Nia]

now i thinking what to say about this video,dance....but i have not words...no coment.....look,feel,enjoy!

[faeydra]

Dance as a complete language; it's own voice, it's own consonants, it's own parables. Someone once said music can say what words can't, that is why it's almost inhuman. And dance can make you live those things which music says.

[1979john1979]

A fine line between insanity and genius indeed. Love it. 

[yaHARmeMATEY]

wtf just happened



[N0TKA]

love it!

[angioletta1998]

FANTASTIC ♥

[ModernSlyDancer]

amazing....

[Alexshik12]

He reminds me of Merce Cunningham, except more polished

[ThaisARK]

SMOKE is a sensational work . Never gets old.

Masterpiece of movement freedom and dance poetry!

[ThaisARK]

A little more serious... SMOKE is a sensational work . Never gets old.

Masterpiece of movement freedom and dance poetry!

[Femmfat]

I'm speechless

Totally.

[Car0me110]

This is so moving. It is impossible to not have an emotional response to it. It is very absorbing and mesmerizing...! Powerful performance from both Sylvie and Niklas. Amazing work.

[Larendeli1]

One of the most beautiful pieces of Dance ever made and performed.

[YardenRaz1]

Genius !!!

SYLVIE GUILLEM + NIKLAS EK

= perfection. 

[baloorina]

fantastic

[swanstep]

Fabulous stuff, especially when we stay in medium-long shot. Wonderful to have stuff like this posted on youtube. Thanks ValeBjork.

[McSeverance]

i keep watching this. day after day. it speaks to me so amazingly. a young male dancer myself. this man inspires me greatly. i want to know more about him but find nothing. what else has Niklas Ek performed in

[tangotrance]

love "smoke", genious choreography and performance... first saw it many years ago, was extremely impressed. Mats Ek is unique.

[yorouichi17]

this abstract kept me attentive all time... so wonderful to my senses. Thank god i can see...

[fabiolousful]

SMOKE is a sensational work that allows anyone to project whatever he feels like. And THAT is true art. Sylvie almost made me cry at the end. What a sublime artist, as well as the Ek brothers of course

[lisajason111]

i'm only a fan of classical ballet, can anyone tell me what of this dance affect you most?

[willowprawn]

zroddy thats  really mean i think this is a fantastic dance.

[TheatreFracture]

Niklas Ek is just mind blowing to watch.

What a wonderfull piece!

[TaurusPiscesVirgo]

this is just another great example of her versatility as a dancer.

[jolietpiaf]

MUY BELLO ME ENCANTO.........:)

[fishyfish4444]

Boy, I sure wish I could watch Mats Ek in a creative rehearsal. This work could be done on lesser artists and still be great. The work stands on its own and does not rely on the interpretation of two of the best dancers on the planet to perform it. I will continue to use Mats Ek's works to assist in recuperating myself from the American reality dance TV shows.

I love l'appartement, as well.

[donrocin]

I know little about modern dance other than I rarely like it. It seems high risk - playing out in the same space/ time stuff as us. The artistry, courage and trust has to occupy every second, every inch, every night, to work. A single flaw in one can splinter the illusion into pantomime and running around to music. But, when it works, like here, it comes closest of all artforms to revealing the essence of the human soul. Thank you, ValeBjork, for posting this overwhelming work.

[donrocin]

The only one I know is Spiegel im Spiegel (mirror in a mirror) in Part 3

[yaaruka789]

amazing! it was so .... I cant find the perfect word...

[Damitarosie]

What you want me to SIGN for 5 mins LOL o.k I will try LOL Hugs Líf

[delphicwon]

Beautiful and sad. Stuck in a box was never done better!

[Leonnidik]

Not a single wasted moment.

[Makabret]

I dont understand this, but i really want to. Ive never seen something like that.. or i have never heard, what does it means.

[MaddieJo11]

WEIRD!!!!! SOOOOOO FREAKY!!!!!!!

[KAOLA73]

Sylvie Guillem..always perfection..........

[tatertotdance]

Beautiful.

[OriginalMoonbeam]

By sheer virtue of your choice of language you have devalued the worth of your criticism...if indeed your original intent had been sincere. You come across as just being sarcastic without reference--trite where? trite as compared to what other work?

[iysum]

Smoke is never my favorite piece of Sylvie's work. Still she performed gloriously. It is mean to put such a comment, zroddy.

[Benny190891]

aaahhh 6:12 makes me drool

[ivanapreiss]

does anybody know what is the name of this music, i know is arvo part, but which track?

[heliasv]

Fur Alina is the title

[AlainMarcus]

Für Alina

[chapter24]

Für Alina

[Rivka92]

i like how everything is so artistic and thought out-- the lighting, the music, the camera work, and of course the dancing.

[tutugirl4life]

I love the music! It's enchantingly eerie

[guschdel13]

what does this dance means?

[eloisax]

i heard the creator talking about it, cant remember exactly tho...it has to do with memory if that makes any sense to you

[anninadancer91]

an only word.

P e r f e c t i o n.

[gaiagale]

Wow!

I, too, am speachless.....

the rock near the end was so touching...

perfection...

and the swim...

thank you for sharing!

[limegreenpinaple73]

is it just me, or does that guy in the beginning remind you of andy warhol?

oh and btw, sylvie is AHMAYZING!!

[snuffle1]

Though some people love this stuff, I cant help but find it strange.

[metropolisvideodanza]

Sutilmente conmovedor, la coordinacion entre camara y movimientos esta mu bien lograda, apoyada solo con certeros y pocos cortes en la edicion. magnifico !!

Subtly poignant, coordination between the camera and many successful movements, supported only by a few cuts and precise editing. magnificent!

[Tehi]

When was it filmed?

[sarahselina]

Can anyone tell me what this music is? please... its for a dance project and i cant find it anywhere.... thanks x

[scootmonlozman]

Its nuts. I worked on the DVD it drove me insane.

[600katman]

Thank you for posting.I only have a short excerpt from this dance which I recorded off of

The South Bank Show in the '90's.They did a program about Sylvie Guillem.I wish it was available on dvd,as my copy is quite poor.

[urgh87]

I think you can get it on DVD. It's on Sylvie Guillem's 'Evidentia'.

[entrelesheures]

I love mats ek's pas de deux

I just saw une sorte de... (a sort of...) in the opéra garnier performed by nicolas le riche and nolwenn daniel and sébastien pech and miteki kudo

it was awesome

[julymist]

beautiful!

[Graffinsfan]

I'm sitting here and just can't say anything ... ... ... that was ... WOW!

[ytcarol]

Age creeps upon a man... when he moves like this he retains and expresses so much of his life force.

[newyorkloverrr]

this may be art...but its uhm...a tad disterbing. no offence! i love ballet, justnot..this kind..if its even ballet

[Jayjen35]

Actually, pretty characteristic of Ek's work. Of course its ballet. It all doesn't have to look like Swan Lake or Manon.

[nuestrohammam]

¿Por qué esta obra, esta coreografía, esta bailarina, esta producción aparecen en la categoría "Ocio"? ¿Pasatismo?

Ya va siendo hora de que yT proponga otras alterativas.

en fin... el mar... gracias Sylvie Guillemm

[thiagoalixandre]

Posso perceber muita disponibilidade no corpo de sylvie guillem, é raro ver um corpo depois de tantas técnicas, pode fazer o que ela faz.

[icarrus4u]

Art.

[SPACEWARRIOR83]

WOW I wouldnt mind being an old fart if I can dance as well as he does when Im that age.

[punkindrublicrpp]

LOL at 1:25-1:26

[tsukubadiver]

I'm reminded of Miki Wakamatsu (Japan) when Miki was younger. The fluid grace and underlying humor make them both visceral and spiritual pleasures to watch.

[flamenca1981]

I'm so glad she met Ek. PerfEKt :D.