Clara, a new ballet by Cathy Marston for Ballett Zürich
Based on the life of the legendary pianist Clara Schumann, Marston again takes up the theme of the female musician.
Based on the life of the legendary pianist Clara Schumann, Marston again takes up the theme of the female musician.
“…Physical expression that hit me like a visceral experience. The performance jabbed deep into the emotions…”
A very intimate and intense love story between two people, who barely touch each other, and express their love through… rollerblades.
In theatres, performance spaces, public squares and schools, with everything geared towards a young audience
The three pieces are about the death of woman, the extinction of a whole society and a world in which people seem closed in on themselves
The nine performers were absolutely fabulous. They were in complete command of every physical expression
Despite knee-pads and sore muscles – the dancers said that Skeels’ style is hard on a ballet trained body – the studio at times reverberated with laughter.
“My way into the white world of ballet,” well summarizes his story but the biography… also gives a rare insight into what it means to be a dancer
La Bayadère is a fairytale, which the Bayerisches Staatsballett turn into big drama. But the company does not ignore the problems the ballet has
Reid Anderson has brought a freshness to the Staatsballett performance and its strong characters as they journey through complicated emotions
A mesmerising piece from the dark realm of dreams inhabited by genderless creatures and a drag-queen in black sequins and a towering tiara