Dutch National Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
Alongside the love story, Rudi van Dantzig also shows how the blood feud between the families affects the whole community around them
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Stay Tuned: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot in Copenhagen
Invited by Kammerballetten, which once a year progrmames new, contemporary choreography, Léon-Lightfoot staged six new pieces and one old one
Ultima Vez / Vim Vandekeybus: Void
Sandborgh, Yee and Taddeo display a raw, aggressive and at times brutal male energy, which is rarely seen in choreography for women
Sol León and Paul Lightfoot present contemporary choreographers in Munich
Jeannette Andersen talks to Sol León and Paul Lightfoot about how they chose the other choreographers, how it is to create as a team…
The joy of dancing: Cie Amala Dianor in Munich
Level up & M&M was one of these rare performances that made you dance all the way home. A
In a different realm: BORDA by Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças
A very interesting piece revealing two completely different worlds, a white slow moving one full of pain and a colorful fast moving one full of joy
Bayerisches Junior Ballett München celebrates 15 years
The festivities culminated on June 11 with Devil’s Kitchen, a world premiere by Marco Goecke and Oscar Schlemmer’s iconic Das Triadische Ballett
Preparing for Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring in Munich
In April, the Bayerisches Staatsballett dance Pina Basuch’s Rite of Spring. Jeannette Andersen talks to former Bausch dancers about staging the work
Ballett Zürich honours Hans Christian Andersen
In Of Light, Wind and Waters, Kim Brandstrup mixes three of Andersen’s stories with a brief glimpse into the author’s working-class background
Spirits of the Ballet in Giselle and La Sylphide
Ballet workshops for adults seem to have fallen by the wayside rather in England. But at the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich they are going strong. On a Saturday evening in February, Jeannette Andersen joined one such. Half-an-hour before the workshop began, the 18 participants, one man and 17 women of various ages, slowly trickled into … Read more
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.