Modern Choreography meets the Baroque

Von Sarah Batschelet, 28 Mai 2017

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“Two stunning new ballets”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Opernhaus, Zürich, am 27 Mai 2017

disTANZ (World première) (Filipe Portugal)

Lady with a Fan (World première) (Douglas Lee)

Ballett Zürich

Christopher Moulds, Musikalische Leitung

Martin Gebhardt, Licht

Michael Küster, Dramaturgie

Ballett Zürich Junior Company

Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich

Junior Ballett Zürich shines in three creations

Sarah Batschelet, 8th March

Three different and highly-spirited works, each choreographed for the Junior Ballett Zürich, were recently performed at the city’s opera house.

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Transcendental spheres: dancing Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 24th November

Christian Spuck revisits Verdi’s sublime Messa da Requiem with a host of gifted dancers and singers at the Zurich Opernhaus.

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Patrice Bart’s Giselle returns to Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 11th April

Based on a story published by Heinrich Heine in 1834, Giselle has long stood as a front runner in the classical ballet canon.

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Spuck's Anna Karenina journeys to Hong Kong

Carla Escoda, 24th February

Ballett Zürich's Anna Karenina travels to Hong Kong (sadly, sans orchestra.) Nevertheless, the dramatic staging, score, and outstanding performances, among them mezzo soprano Lin Shi, prove dazzling.

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From Ballet in Black to Pointed Parody

Sarah Batschelet, 11th February

Made up of aspiring professional dancers from eight different nations, the Junior Ballett Zürich performs a programme of internationally renowned choreographers every two years.

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Spuck's Der Sandman, Zurich Ballet

Sarah Batschelet, 28th May

Christian Spuck’s marvellous ballet "Der Sandmann" (Sandman) was first performed in Stuttgart in the spring of 2006, but this marks its first run in Zurich.

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.

Modern choreography meets the Baroque: A double-bill “Corpus” in Zurich