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
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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.
Serge Aimé Coulibaly’s Balau in Munich
“…Physical expression that hit me like a visceral experience. The performance jabbed deep into the emotions…”
A rollerblading love story: Moritz Ostruschnjak’s CRY WHY
A very intimate and intense love story between two people, who barely touch each other, and express their love through… rollerblades.
Think Big: A dance festival for young audiences in Munich
In theatres, performance spaces, public squares and schools, with everything geared towards a young audience
Duato, Skeels and Eyal at the Bayerisches Staatsballett
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