Spuck delivers compelling drama in Staatsballett's season opener

Weronika Frodyma as Emma Bovary and Alexandre Cagnat as Leon in Christian Spuck's Bovary

Weronika Frodyma as Emma Bovary with Staatsballett Berlin in Christian Spuck's Bovary

Weronika Frodyma as Emma Bovary and David Soares as Rudolphe in Christian Spuck's Bovary

Von Vikki Jane Vile, 28 Oktober 2023

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“Her euphoria is evident in the way she glides around without her husband who watches her from afar”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Deutsche Oper, Berlin, am 24 Oktober 2023

Bovary (World Premiere) (Christian Spuck)

Staatsballett Berlin

Jonathan Stockhammer, Musikalische Leitung

Christian Spuck, Regie

Rufus Didwiszus, Bühnenbild

Emma Ryott, Kostüme

Martin Gebhardt, Licht

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Weronika Frodyma, Tanz

Alexei Orlenco, Tanz

Alexandre Cagnat, Tanz

David Motta Soares, Tanz

Woher – Wohin? NEW/WORKS am Stuttgarter Ballett

Rainer Zerbst, 19th June

Das Stuttgarter Ballett zeigt mit NEW/WORKS einen beeindruckenden Abend neuer Werke.

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Völlig eingetaucht: Spucks düsterer Holländer in Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 7th May

Eriks Hoffnung auf eine glückliche Liebesgeschichte in Christian Spucks Neuproduktion von Der fliegende Holländer an der Deutschen Oper Berlin.

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Strings: Spuck, Forsythe & Clug in Zürich

Sarah Batschelet, 17th January

Strings, ein spannendes neues Programm in Zürich, zeigt Werke dreier renommierter Choreographen und die Demokratisierung des Balletts.

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Glitter, fun, surprises: Norwegian National Ballet's Beauty sparkles

Deborah Weiss, 3rd June

Closer to Matthew Bourne than Marius Petipa, Christian Spuck's Sleeping Beauty is full of invention, captivating the audience in numerous, unexpected ways.

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Christian Spuck’s acclaimed Verdi Requiem wows the Adelaide Festival

Brian Angus, 9th March

An exciting festival event spectacularly highlights a great blend of European and Australian talent.

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Ballett Zürich's Monteverdi celebrates music in dance

Sarah Batschelet, 15th January

Blending the music of Monteverdi with lesser-known contemporaries, and even some pop, choreographer Christian Spuck takes leave of Zürich with a work that is as full of poetry as it is of emotional charge.

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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.