Slave to the Rhythm – Gustav Adolfs square/The Royal Opera house, Stockholm

In front of the entrance to the Royal Opera House at Gustav Adolf’s Square, artists Bogdan Szyber and Carina Reich create a three-storey dance and song sculpture entitled *Slave to the Rhythm*. On its various levels, dancers, acrobats, percussionists and singers move in a rhythmic and musical celebration of the pulse of the city.

Place

The facade of The Royal Opera building, Gustav Adolfs square. Also a club night dancing with a different musical style every night, June 1st-8th 2002.

The Concept

16 accordion players, 3 drummers, soloists from The Royal Opera, contest dancers, tap dancing virtuosos and acrobats appeared for 45 minutes in a musical potpurri featuring artists such as Kraftwerk, Edvard Persson, Elvis Presley, Maurice Ravel and Dolly Parton.

Music

– Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)

– See See Rider (Elvis)

– Taschenrechner (Kraftwerk)

– Whip It (Devo)

– Fütter Mein Ego (Einstürzende)

– Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)

– Kalles Klätterträd (Jojje Wadenius)

– New York (Monica Z)

– The Persuaders Theme (John Barry)

– Groove Is In The Heart (Dee Lite)

– Da Da Da

– 9-5 (Dolly Parton)

– Satellit (Ted Gärdestad)

– Små Lätta Moln (Pugh Rogefält)

– Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

– Tainted Love (Soft Cell)

– Sommar Sommar Sommar

– Stop In The Name Of Love

– It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones)

– Kiss (Prince)

– Billion Dollar Babies (Alice Cooper)

– Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed)

– Jag Har Bott Vid En Landsväg

– Street Life (Donna Summer)

– My Generation (The Who)

– We Will Rock U (Queen)

– TNT (AC DC)

– Black Night (Deep Purple)

– War Pigs (Black Sabbath)

– The Man With The Golden Arms (Sweet)

– Cute (Neal Hefti)

– In Dreams (Roy Orbison)

– Bolero (Ravel)

– Fram För Svenska Toner

– Dansa Din Djävul (Di Leva)

– Hög Standard (Peps Persson)

– Sån’t e livet

– I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

– Brazil

– See See Rider (Elvis)