Features offer an in depth look behind the scenes of some of our productions. You can also read about Alan’s commissioned work and co-productions that feature both him and other winter guests members.

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.

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.

Inside Out

Video portrait for The Coronet Theatre, London

An in-depth filmed interview with Alan Lucien Øyen, created for The Coronet Theatre’s Inside Out, offers a rare look into the imagination and process of winter guests.

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.

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.

Journal of a Process

Kate Pendry’s notes from the rehearsal room.

During the rehearsals for Psychopatriot in 2017, actress and writer Kate Pendry kept a diary. Her notes bring the rehearsal room vividly to life: the laughter, the frustrations, the texture of daily work, and the fragile beginnings of a new production.