{"id":68523,"date":"2026-03-01T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=68523"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:21:39","slug":"anders-hellstroem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/anders-hellstroem\/","title":{"rendered":"ANDERS HELLSTR\u00d6M"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>As the Royal Swedish Opera prepares to close and a new theatre comes into view, the new director of the Royal Swedish Ballet traces a path through the stages of his past, the responsibilities of the present, and the challenges awaiting his company in a new venue<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">by Alessandro BIZZOTTO<\/p>\n<p>We meet in his office at the Royal Swedish Opera on an early January afternoon, when Stockholm feels suspended in white. Outside, the city is locked in ice and silence; inside, the house is quietly vibrating, only a couple of hours before a performance of <em>Swan Lake<\/em>. The rhythm of the day is already set to the pulse of the theatre. There is no sense of ceremony. Only the alertness of someone fully present, aware that time is precious and that ballet waits for no one. Yet there is no feeling of being rushed.<\/p>\n<p>Anders Hellstr\u00f6m speaks with clarity and warmth. He has lived most of his life elsewhere, shaped as much by departure as by belonging. From the Royal Swedish Ballet to Hamburg, where he became a principal dancer under John Neumeier, and then to William Forsythe\u2019s Ballet Frankfurt, he absorbed radically different artistic worlds, learning early that tradition survives only if it is challenged from within.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a decisive shift of perspective: leadership roles at G\u00f6teborg Opera Dance Company and at Nederlands Dans Theatre.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68526\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-68526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/It-feels-good-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/It-feels-good-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/It-feels-good-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/It-feels-good-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/It-feels-good-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/It-feels-good-2048x1374.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/It-feels-good-600x402.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If it feels good \u00a9 H\u00e5kan Larsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ihc-locker-wrap\"><div  class='ihc_locker_2'><div class='lock_content'><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Imagine_website_Digital_Exklusiv.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Weiterlesen mit Digital+<\/h2>\n<p>Alle Formate in einem ABO.<br \/>\nBequem auf Ihrem mobilen Endger\u00e4t Ihrer Wahl.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alle Artikel online lesen<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum ePaper<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum Online-Archiv von Dance for You<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Jetzt digital freischalten!<\/h4>\n<\/div><div class='lock_buttons'>\n  <!-- Login Form - Start -->\n  <div class=\"ihc-login-form-wrap ihc-login-template-11\">\n      <form method=\"post\" id=\"ihc_login_form\">\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihcaction\" value=\"login\" \/>\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihc_login_nonce\" value=\"b612e5e62b\" \/>\n\n          \n                    <!-- Username field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-username-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"log\" id=\"iump_login_username\" placeholder=\"Username\"\/>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of username field -->\n          \n                    <!-- Password field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-pass-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"password\" value=\"\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"iump_login_password\" placeholder=\"Password\"\/>\n              <span  class=\"ihc-hide-login-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of Password field -->\n          \n          \n          <!-- Remember me checkbox -->\n                    <div class=\"impu-remember-wrapper\">\n              <input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"forever\" name=\"rememberme\" class=\"impu-form-input-remember\" \/>\n              <span class=\"impu-form-label-remember\">Remember Me<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of remember me --->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links-pass\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/lost-password\/\">Lost your password?<\/a><\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Aditional links -->\n\n          <div class=\"ihc-clear\"><\/div>\n\n          <!-- captcha -->\n                    <!-- end of captcha -->\n\n          <!-- Submit bttn -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr impu-form-submit\">\n                  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Log In\" name=\"Submit\"  class=\"button button-primary button-large\"\/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Submit bttn -->\n\n          <!-- Social -->\n                    <!-- End of Social -->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links\">\n                <div class=\"impu-form-links-reg\">Don&#039;t have an account? 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