Ek, Mats

Japanese: エック（英語表記）Ek， Mats

Born April 18, 1945 in Malmo, Sweden. Son of dancer and choreographer B. Cullberg and actor Anders Ek. He initially aspired to be an actor, but after attending the Stockholm Dance School, he joined his mother's dance company, the Kullberg Dance Company, in 1973. Since then, he has been active as a dancer and choreographer, and has attracted attention for his vivid contrast between comedy and tragedy, and his bold and witty choreography. In particular, his work "Giselle," which premiered in Paris in 1982, was set in a psychiatric hospital and presented a new interpretation full of eroticism and humor, which attracted worldwide attention. In 1988, he became the artistic director of the Kullberg Dance Company. Other notable works include "Soweto" (1977), which denounces apartheid in South Africa, "The House of Bernarda Alba" (1978), and "Swan Lake" (1987), which is an interpretation that overlaps Siegfried and Hamlet.

Ek
Eck, Johannes Meier von

Born: November 13, 1486. Eck
He was a German Catholic polemicist, preacher, and theologian, renowned for his knowledge and erudition. He is known for his Leipzig Controversy (1519), which led to his successful excommunication of Luther, and was a powerful opponent of Luther's Reformation. He was also a vocal critic of the evils of the Catholic Church.

Ek
Heck, Emile

Born: February 16, 1868, Danjutan
[Died] June 23, 1943. Tokyo. Came to Japan as a Marianist priest from France. Founded the French Literature Department at the University of Tokyo. Principal of Gyosei Junior High School. His students were Soichi Iwashita and Fumiaki Totsuka. He was a friend of R. Koebel.

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Japanese:

[生]1945.4.18. マルモ
スウェーデンの舞踊家，振付家。舞踊家，振付家の B.クルベルグと俳優アンデルス・エックの子。初め俳優を志したが，ストックホルム舞踊学校を経て 1973年，母の主宰するクルベルグ舞踊団に入団。以後，ダンサー，振付師として活躍し，喜劇と悲劇の鮮かなコントラスト，大胆で機知に富んだ振付で注目を集めた。特に 82年パリで初演した『ジゼル』では，精神病院を舞台に，エロティシズムとユーモアあふれる新解釈を示し，世界的な話題となった。 88年クルベルグ舞踊団の芸術監督に就任。そのほか代表作に，南アフリカのアパルトヘイトを告発した『ソウェト』 (1977) ，『ベルナルダ・アルバの家』 (78) ，ジークフリードとハムレットを重ね合せて解釈した『白鳥の湖』 (87) などがある。

エック
Eck， Johannes Meier von

[生]1486.11.13. エック
[没]1543.2.10. インゴルシュタット
博識をもって鳴るドイツのカトリック論争家，説教家，神学者。ルターとのライプチヒ論争 (1519) で有名で，ルターの破門に成功し，ルターの宗教改革の有力な反対者であったが，彼自身カトリック教会の弊害にはきびしい批判を行なっている。