The scene of tomorrow: International Solo Dance Theater Festival Stuttgart winners on tour
The six works on this year’s tour certainly live up the requirement to be “original, imaginative, unique and… display unusual achievement.”
Europe
Compagnie Leïla Ka: Triptyque
Leïla Ka’s choreography is sharply incisive and precise, requires great core strength and physicality, but also leaves plenty of space for vulnerability
Dancers of Tomorrow: Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung Matinée in Munich
The autumn matinee of the Ballett-Akademie der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (Akademie) and Bayerisches Junior Ballett München (BJBM)
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
Ballett Zürich: Countertime
A well-balanced triple bill of a MacMillan classic, a European premiere from director, Cathy Marston, and a brand new commission from Bryan Arias.
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
Five Friends: Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg, Johns, Twombly
With its works of art, stage props, costumes, photographs and archive material, the exhibition provides a fascinating insight into their friendship and work
Ballett des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz: Stravinsky in Paris
“Having pulled you in, it holds you all the way to the final moment… An unusual Sacre for sure. But also one with a rare beauty.”
Goyo Montero says goodbye: Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett in Malditos Benditos
Montero’s final work for the Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett, Malditos Benditos is a series of personal revisiting of some of the his most popular works
Staatsballett Berlin: Gods and Dogs, Angels’ Atlas
The Staatsballett Berlin dancers were beautifully precise and neat in all the complex combinations, the movement looking fresh and innovative