Tanztheater Wuppertal: Stepping into the unknown without Pina

Von Katja Vaghi, 02 September 2018

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“as if in these moments of liquid dance, they were gapping for movement, choked as they were by text”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Volksbühne, Berlin, am 31 August 2018

Neues Stück II (Alan Lucien Øyen)

Tanztheater Wuppertal

Alan Lucien Øyen's Still Life: visions of ethereal beauty

Maggie Foyer, 26th May

Totally riveting, in Still Life the dancers move in ways that are thought-provoking and eloquent, underpinning the message that to be human is to be at one with nature.

****1

Norwegian National Ballet: Nothing Personal is powerfully moving

Graham Watts, 12th October

A spotlight on human connection in a world increasingly devoid of empathy.

*****

Whispering stories of butterflies and crows: Story, story, die.

Katja Vaghi, 29th August

The German premiere of Alan Lucien Øyen's Story, story, die.: manipulation, fragmented truths and lies for Tanz im August.

****1

Emanuel Gat’s SUNNY at the Staatsballett Berlin

Katja Vaghi, 17th December

In the last premiere for the Staatsballett before Christmas, SUNNY, Emanuel Gat clearly demonstrates great knowledge in all things theatrical.

***11

Sasha Waltz and Guests' Rauschen premieres at the Volksbühne

Katja Vaghi, 7th March

Only a couple of months after the reprise of Körper and Kreatur, Rauschen, Sasha Waltz' & Guests' new marathon of images, talks of robots, confessions of violence and archaic tribes.

****1

Der Norm nicht entsprechen: The Romeo beim Holland Festival

Michael Klier, 26th June

Trajal Harrells moderne Choreographie erzählt die Geschichte des Romeo und sagt dabei mehr als tausend Worte...

****1

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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.

Stumbling into the unknown without Pina: Tanztheater Wuppertal in Alan Lucien Øyen:'s New Piece II in Berlin