Beyond romanticism: love is not the answer but the question

Polina Semionova in Sol León's Stars Like Moths

Haruka Sassa and Jan Casier in Sol León's Stars like Moths

Staatsballett Berlin in Sharon Eyal's 2 Chapters Love

Von Katja Vaghi, 11 Dezember 2023

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“The poetic message of her images' strong aesthetic is balanced by vignette-like situations”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, am 9 Dezember 2023

Stars Like Moths (Sol León)

2 Chapters Love (Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar)

Staatsballett Berlin

Sol León, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Jolanda De Kleine, Licht

Alon Cohen, Licht

Polina Semionova, Tanz

Un passionnant panorama de la danse contemporaine à Bordeaux

Julie Jozwiak, 10th April

Temps fort de la saison du Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, la soirée « Quatre tendances » associe cette année deux créations de Wiest et Casquilho et deux œuvres cultes de McGregor et León & Lighfoot.

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Love, humour and drama at the Staatsballett Berlin

Vikki Jane Vile, 15th November

Staatsballett Berlin continue its run of this popular double bill, 2 Chapters Love, named after Sharon Eyal’s work and a follow up to 2017’s to Love Chapter 2.

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New English Ballet Theatre and Norwegian National Ballet 2 ooze talent

Deborah Weiss, 15th June

The junior English and Norwegian companies brought contrasting works, showcasing a great abundance of young talent.

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Norwegian National Ballet: a showstopping triple bill

Graham Watts, 3rd February

An adventurous triple bill of vintage works new to Norway.

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The Australian Ballet's “beautiful monster” is dance perfection

Chantal Nguyen, 3rd May

The Australian Ballet's impressively-danced Kunstkamer is a work of astonishing scale, originality, and warmth, choreographed by Paul Lighfoot, Sol León, Marco Goecke and Crystal Pite.

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Le Nederlands Dans Theater 2 envoûte le public de Chaillot

Iris Régnier, 15th May

Les jeunes danseurs du NDT 2 interprètent avec brio les œuvres d’Alexander Ekman, Marco Goecke, Sol León et Paul Lightfoot sur la scène du Théâtre National de Chaillot.

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.