winter guests is an international touring company performing works by Alan Lucien Øyen
An encounter of intercultural complexity and frustrated desire, a passionate stab in the dark at the reasons for making art.
Upcoming Events
Stories
Paris Opera Ballet
Cri de Cœur: Creation in Video
Cri de Cœur come to life through rehearsal films, dancer interviews, and excerpts from the stage — a behind-the-scenes look at Øyen’s Paris Opera Ballet commission.
Carrying the Legacy
Alan Lucien Øyen and the Creation of Bon Voyage, Bob
When Tanztheater Wuppertal opened its doors to outside choreographers for the first time since Pina Bausch’s death, Alan Lucien Øyen created Bon Voyage, Bob - a work built from memory, intimacy, and the fragile encounters of the rehearsal room.
The America Trilogy
A Journey Through American Myths
The America Trilogy traces winter guests’ decade-long encounter with America through three landmark works - AMERICA Visions of Love, Psychopatriot, and SuperAmateur. Blending authentic voices with theatrical invention, the trilogy spans from intimate testimonies to epic stage landscapes, revealing a nation that is at once affectionate and critical, ironic and tender.
Interview:
Alan Lucien Øyen on Nothing Personal
Alan Lucien Øyen on the making of Nothing Personal – a cinematic fusion of dance and theatre exploring the tragedies and tenderness of our time, with original music by Oscar-winner Alexandre Desplat.