Ballett am Rhein’s Russ: skillful storytelling but sobering viewing

Kauan Soares as Father and Nami Ito as Clara in Bridget Breiner's Ruß – A story on Cinderella

Lucas Erni as J.R. Prince and Chiara Scarrone as Livia in Breiner's Ruß – A story on Cinderella

Simone Messmer as the Stepmother, Nami Ito as Clara in Breiner's Ruß – A story on Cinderella

Ako Sago, Simone Messmer and Chiara Scarrone in Ruß – A story on Cinderella

Von Vikki Jane Vile, 26 Mai 2025

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“If you can navigate through this rather more sombre reimagining, there is some slick storytelling”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Opernhaus, Düsseldorf, am 24 Mai 2025

Ruß – A story on Cinderella (Bridget Breiner)

Ballett am Rhein

Jürgen Kirner, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Patrick Fuchs, Licht

Simone Messmer, Tanz

Kauan Soares, Tanz

Nami Ito, Tanz

Chiara Scarrone, Tanz

Lucas Erni, Tanz

Ballett am Rhein: Boléro still thrills audiences

Vikki Jane Vile, 14th September

Ballett am Rhein open their season by bringing their programme to Düsseldorf, Soirée Ravel. Marking the 150th birthday of composer Maurice Ravel, audiences are treated to four of his most famous compositions.

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Ballett am Rhein are unrecognisable in season opener

Vikki Jane Vile, 27th October

It’s all change at the Ballett am Rhein with new Chief Choreographer, Bridget Breiner, and Ballet Director, Raphaël Coumes-Marquet taking over from Demis Volpi for the 24/25 season.

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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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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.