Lacking passion: Ballett am Rhein presents A Kiss to the World

Ensemble Ballett am Rhein in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

Futaba Ishizaki and Daniele Bonelli in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

Marta Andreitsiv in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

Ensemble Ballett am Rhein in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

Von Vikki Jane Vile, 28 Januar 2024

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“They form a line at the front of the stage, contorting their faces into various bizarre expressions”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Opernhaus, Düsseldorf, am 26 Januar 2024

A Kiss to the World (Dominique Dumais)

Ballett am Rhein

Tatyana van Walsum, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

Futaba Ishizaki, Tanz

Edvin Somai, Tanz

Doris Becker, Tanz

Daniele Bonelli, Tanz

Miquel Martínez Pedro, Tanz

Demis Volpi leaves Ballett am Rhein with his Favourite Things

Vikki Jane Vile, 7th July

As we reached the end of season gala, Ballett am Rhein offered up a selection of highlights from the past four seasons in celebration of outgoing Artistic Director, Demis Volpi.

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Freshly hatched: Gauthier Dance's Dying Swans Project

Graham Watts, 16th April

A very mixed set of filmed solos themed around The Dying Swan, although this link was often tenuous.

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Demis Volpi leaves Ballett am Rhein with his Favourite Things

Vikki Jane Vile, 7th July

As we reached the end of season gala, Ballett am Rhein offered up a selection of highlights from the past four seasons in celebration of outgoing Artistic Director, Demis Volpi.

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Scheitern statt Scheiterhaufen: Die Jungfrau von Orléans in Düsseldorf

Svenja Koch, 9th September

Elisabeth Stöppler inszeniert Tschaikowsky-Rarität als Charakterstudie statt Kriegstableau.

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Kunst als Widerstand: Der Kaiser von Atlantis in Düsseldorf

Alexandra Richter, 19th September

Die Deutsche Oper am Rhein inszeniert ein wichtiges Werk des in der NS-Zeit verfolgten Künstlers Viktor Ullmann.

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Operette um einen Grafen: Lehár in Düsseldorf

Matthew Rye, 8th December

Eine tolle Inszenierung des Grafen von Luxemburg von musikalischer Klasse - ein jahreszeitlicher Leckerbissen an der Deutschen Oper am Rhein.

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Vikki Jane Vile

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for over ten years, specialising in Ballroom and Ballet. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance. Vikki writes for BroadwayWorld and previously Dancing Times, LondonDance.com and CultureWhisper. She also prides herself on being a Strictly Come Dancing connoisseur since its inception and has appeared on BBC radio and several podcasts as an expert on all things Strictly. Having lived in London for ten years, she is now based in Germany and adapting to the Berlin dance scene.

A kiss that lacks passion: Ballett am Rhein presents A Kiss to the World