Smoke by Mats Ek with Niklas Ek Sylvie Guillem ( IMZ Dance Screen Award 1996)

RD Studio Productions France 1995, 20 mins. Director: Mats Ek Choreography: Mats Ek Performed by Sylvie Guillem and Niklas Ek Music by Arvo Pärt In Smoke Mats Ek shows the relationship between a man and a woman (Niklas Ek and Sylvie Guillem). Each of them has his, her own life as expressed in their respective solos. They meet and mingle tenderly and violently in two pas de deux. The smoke which comes from their clothes and mouths expresses their communication. This ballet was conceived for the camera at Sylvie Guillems request and is included in her film Evidentia.