Mittwoch 01 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Donnerstag 02 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Freitag 03 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Samstag 04 Oktober 2025 | 14:30 |
Samstag 04 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Dienstag 07 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Mittwoch 08 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Donnerstag 09 Oktober 2025 | 14:30 |
Donnerstag 09 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Freitag 10 Oktober 2025 | 19:30 |
Theme and Variations | Musik: Tschaikowsky, Peter Iljitsch (1840-1893) Choreografie: George Balanchine | |
Errand into the Maze | Musik: Menotti, Gian Carlo (1911-2007) Choreografie: Martha Graham | |
Herman Schmerman | Musik: Willems, Thom (b. 1955) Choreografie: William Forsythe | |
Four Last Songs | Musik: Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Choreografie: David Dawson |
English National Ballet | ||
Roberta Guidi di Bagno | Bühnenbild | Theme and Variations |
Martha Graham | Kostüme | Errand into the Maze |
Marco Filibeck | Licht | Theme and Variations |
English National Ballet Philharmonic | ||
Isamu Noguchi | Bühnenbild | Errand into the Maze |
William Forsythe | Bühnenbild, Kostüme, Licht | Herman Schmerman |
Niels Lanz | Klangregie | Herman Schmerman |
Eno Henze | Bühnenbild | Four Last Songs |
Yumiko Takeshima | Kostüme | Four Last Songs |
Bert Dalhuysen | Licht | Four Last Songs |
Madeleine Pierard | Sopran | Four Last Songs |
Four visionary creators. Decades of innovation. A breadth of emotions.
George Balanchine revolutionised ballet, combining speed, precision and a new dynamism to create the neo-classical American style. In 1947 in New York, he premiered Theme & Variations, set to music by Tchaikovsky. Since then, this showstopper for 13 couples has lost none of its wow factor. Think gorgeous tutus, fiendish steps and a dazzling finale.
That same year, in the same city, Martha Graham created Errand into the Maze. The visceral, rarely performed duet, based on the raw drama of Greek mythology, encapsulates her unique point of view. Known as the mother of modern dance, Graham changed the artform forever, becoming one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
Drawing inspiration from both these visionaries, William Forsythe has been pushing ballet to its limits for decades – and continues to do so. His choreography always surprises, as in his signature piece, Herman Schmerman (Quintet). Originally choreographed in 1992 for New York City Ballet (the Company founded by Balanchine himself), the work allows the dancers to let rip, to delirious effect.
Fast forward to today. David Dawson continues to evolve the language of ballet creating works that are extremely physical and emotional. Four Last Songs, from 2023, epitomises this. Underneath a glimpse of the heavens above, 12 dancers unite in Dawson’s poetic style to Strauss’s poignant song cycle, ushering in a feeling of serenity and the sublime.
The music for three of the works – by Tchaikovsky, Menotti and R. Strauss – will be performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic, with soprano Madeleine Pierard singing Strauss’s masterwork.