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Crystal Pite's Angels’ Atlas triumphs in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 01 October 2021

World-renowned choreographers Crystal Pite and Marco Goecke bring their unparalleled electricity and imagination to the Zurich stage.

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Zurich

01 Oct 2021

Crystal Pite's Angels’ Atlas triumphs in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

Seattle

Pacific Northwest Ballet proves ballet is for the stage and the screen

By Gillian Ebersole, 15 October 2020

Pacific Northwest Ballet's Rep 1 delivers a magnificent first installment of their 2020-2021 virtual season.

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Seattle

15 Oct 2020

PNB proves ballet is for the stage and the screen

By Gillian Ebersole

Zurich: Marco Goecke’s new age Nijinsky

By Sarah Batschelet, 09 March 2019

Marking a century after Vaslav Nijinsky’s last solo performance, Marco Goecke’s ballet gives a new dynamic to the name and story of the legendary Polish-born Russian dancer.

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Zurich

09 Mar 2019

Zurich: Marco Goecke’s new age Nijinsky

By Sarah Batschelet

An Afternoon with Nijinsky and Maillot's excellent Ballets de Monte-Carlo

By Alexandra Desvignes, 09 February 2019

As well as keeping the musical, choreographic and theatrical treasures of the Ballets Russes alive, En compagnie de Nijinsky reignites the company’s avant garde-ist vision.

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Paris

09 Feb 2019

An Afternoon with Nijinsky

By Alexandra Desvignes

Let the dust settle: NDT 2 floods the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with images

By Katja Vaghi, 11 October 2018

NDT 2’s 'microcosm' is on display at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with a mixed bill of four works created for these young talents

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Berlin

11 Oct 2018

NDT2 in Berlin: Let the Dust settle

By Katja Vaghi

London

NDT brings a successful mixed programme to London

By Graham Watts, 26 June 2018

Everything Pite choreographs turns to gold and when Young is also involved it’s an especially rich vein.

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London

26 Jun 2018

NDT brings a successful mixed programme to London

By Graham Watts

Amsterdam

NDT's Savoir Faire programme is a feast of virtuosi dances

By Lambrecht Wessels, 24 May 2018

Shut Eye (Lightfoot & León) is like an alternating current. Woke Up Blind (Goecke) is entertaining and vulnerable. Pite's work hits the rythmic nail on the head. You want to freeze-frame Pite's dancers, snap a picture and hang it on the wall.

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Amsterdam

24 May 2018

A feast of virtuosi dances

By Lambrecht Wessels

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

By Katja Vaghi, 17 May 2018

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

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Berlin

17 May 2018

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

By Katja Vaghi

Choreographers Marco Goecke and Edward Clug reinvent Stravinsky

By Sarah Batschelet, 14 March 2018

Just as Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Le Sacre du Printemps opened up new musical horizons for dance at the start of the 20th century, Ballett Zürich’s Stravinsky evening sees two leading modern choreographers revive these works.

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Zurich

14 Mar 2018

Goecke and Clug reinvent Stravinsky

By Sarah Batschelet

First time in Berlin: Gauthier Dance in Marco Goecke's Nijinsky at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele

By Katja Vaghi, 25 January 2018

It is an excellent start for the Stuttgart based company, Gauthier Dance, for the first time in Berlin, with Nijinsky by Marco Goecke.

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Berlin

25 Jan 2018

Gauthier Dance: Nijinsky (Marco Goecke)

By Katja Vaghi

Alkmaar

Goecke, Inger, Ekman: A Triple Bill by NDT2

By Sarah Batschelet, 22 December 2017

NDT2's triple bill of contemporary ballet that featured works by Marco Goecke, Johan Inger and Alexander Ekman in Alkmaar drew an uneven reception.

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Alkmaar

22 Dec 2017

NDT2: Goecke / Inger / Ekman

By Sarah Batschelet

It was not a dream! Four aces of choreography in Berlin

By Katja Vaghi, 29 November 2017

NDT's main company is back in Berlin, at the House of the Berliner Festspiele, with works by four aces of contemporary choreography. More classically abstract works are successfully paired with ones for the digital-literate.

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Berlin

29 Nov 2017

NDT in Berlin

By Katja Vaghi

Amsterdam

Different generations meet in Smoke and Mirrors by Nederlands Dans Theater 2

By Isabella Zijp, 16 April 2017

Newcomers Imre van Opstal and Marne van Opstal present their first work alongside established choreographers as Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot. A programme where new and old, humoristic and dark meet.

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Amsterdam

16 Apr 2017

NDT2 Smoke and Mirrors

By Isabella Zijp

New York City

Nederlands Dans Theater: An affirmation of our humanity

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 16 November 2016

This was a terrific performance by a world class troupe of dancers.

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New York City

16 Nov 2016

Nederlands Dans Theater: An affirmation of our humanity

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Stravinsky Ballets in Zurich: Petrushka and The Rite of Spring

By Sarah Batschelet, 14 October 2016

Choreographers Marco Goerke and Edward Clug take Stravinsky’s two most familiar ballet works to a whole new level.

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Zurich

14 Oct 2016

Goecke's Petrushka / Clug's Sacre in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

Montreal

Triple dose of neoclassical minimalism from National Ballet of Canada

By Rebecca Galloway, 01 October 2015

The National Ballet of Canada opens the Danse Danse festival in Montreal with a triple bill of minimalist neoclassical works.

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Montreal

01 Oct 2015

Neoclassical minimalism in Montreal

By Rebecca Galloway

Utrecht

Netherlands Dance Theatre Programme III is Utterly Unmissable

By Lambrecht Wessels, 11 February 2014

Netherlands Dance Theatre present Kylián's Heart's Labyrinth, Goecke's Hello Earth and new work by Lightfoot and Leon, Stop-Motion, in Programme III at Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht.

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Utrecht

11 Feb 2014

Nederlands Dance Theatre's Programme III

By Lambrecht Wessels

New York City

Kings of the Dance Reign at New York City Center

By Stephanie Sirabian, 24 February 2012

The Kings of the Dance program offers audiences a unique experience: a chance to see the top men in ballet letting it all out on one stage. This year, Opus 3 maintained the program’s reputation at New York City Center.

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New York City

24 Feb 2012

Kings of the Dance Reign at New York City Center

By Stephanie Sirabian

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In/with/in: spektakuläre Saisoneröffnung des Nederlands Dans Theaters

By Michael Klier, 21 September 2023

Tao Ye Choreographie 15 hat beim Premierenpublikum in Den Haag eingeschlagen wie eine Bombe. Und auch die anderen zwei Stücke überzeugen.

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The Hague

21 Sep 2023

In/with/in: spektakuläre Saisoneröffnung des Nederlands Dans Theaters

By Michael Klier

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Magisches energiegeladenes Tanztheater: NDT 1 mit Marco Goeckes In the Dutch Mountains

By Michael Klier, 09 February 2023

Marco Goeckes erstes abendfüllende Werk für das NDT 1 ist ein leidenschaftlicher Tanzabend.

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The Hague

09 Feb 2023

Magisches energiegeladenes Tanztheater: NDT 1 mit Marco Goecke

By Michael Klier

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Haarlem

Leichtfüßige Herrlichkeit: Nederlands Dans Theater 2 mit Goecke und Eckman

By Michael Klier, 02 December 2022

Ein ergreifender dreiteiliger Tanzabend über Trauer, Angst und Mitmenschlichkeit.

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Haarlem

02 Dec 2022

Leichtfüßige Herrlichkeit: NDT 2 mit Goecke und Eckman

By Michael Klier

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Spurensuche und Würfelspiele mit dem NDT beim Holland Dans Festival in Den Haag

By Michael Klier, 03 February 2022

Mit Traces left within gelingt es dem NDT in drei außergewöhnlichen Choreographien eine ebenso verstörende wie glücklicherweise auch versöhnliche Deutung unserer Gegenwart und Zukunft.

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The Hague

03 Feb 2022

Spurensuche und Würfelspiele mit dem NDT in Den Haag

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Vienna

Bachmann, Mahler, Goecke: Tanztraumpremiere am Wiener Staatsballett

By Michael Klier, 14 November 2021

Die vier Tänzerinnen und sieben Tänzer zittern, ihre Arme, Schultern und Hände kratzen, flattern und schluchzen in oft eckigem Gestus und doch sind alle Bewegungen im Fluss.

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Vienna

14 Nov 2021

Bachmann, Mahler, Goecke: Tanztraumpremiere am Wiener Staatsballett

By Michael Klier

Stuttgart

Woher – Wohin? NEW/WORKS am Stuttgarter Ballett

By Rainer Zerbst, 19 June 2021

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

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Stuttgart

19 Jun 2021

Woher – Wohin? NEW/WORKS am Stuttgarter Ballett

By Rainer Zerbst

Souls made apparent : le NDT 2 danse la vie et la mort avec Kylián et Goecke

By Iris Régnier, 19 March 2021

Avec 27’52’’ et la création mondiale de The Big Crying, le Nederlands Dans Theater 2 propose un spectacle visuel, sonore et bien vivant autour de la mort.

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The Hague

19 Mar 2021

Souls made apparent : le NDT 2 danse la vie et la mort

By Iris Régnier

Hanover

Liebe als Lebensrettung: Marco Goeckes Der Liebhaber in Hannover

By Rainer Zerbst, 27 February 2021

Goec ke hat mit seinem Ballett, basierend auf einem Roman von Marguerite Dura, eine spannungsgeladene Amour fou gestaltet.

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Hanover

27 Feb 2021

Liebe als Lebensrettung: Marco Goeckes Der Liebhaber in Hannover

By Rainer Zerbst

Munich

Tanz als Handlung: Marco Goeckes La Strada am Gärtnerplatztheater

By Rainer Zerbst, 16 January 2021

Marco Goecke schuf eine atemberaubende Choreographie nach dem Filmklassiker von Federico Fellini.

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Munich

16 Jan 2021

Tanz als Handlung: Marco Goeckes La Strada am Gärtnerplatztheater

By Rainer Zerbst

Klasse zeigen: Gauthier Dances Classy Classics

By Katja Vaghi, 15 January 2020

Bei ihrem dritten Gastspiel in Berlin zeigt die Stuttgarter Gauthier Dance ihre Klassiker im Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

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Berlin

15 Jan 2020

Klasse zeigen: Gauthier Dances Classy Classics

By Katja Vaghi

Le Nederlands Dans Theater 2 envoûte le public de Chaillot

By Iris Régnier, 15 May 2019

Les jeunes danseurs du NDT 2 interprètent avec brio les œuvres d’Alexander Ekman, Marco Goecke, Sol León et Paul Lightfoot sur la scène du Théâtre National de Chaillot.

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Paris

15 May 2019

Le Nederlands Dans Theater 2 envoûte le public de Chaillot

By Iris Régnier

L’Odyssée de la São Paulo Dance Company au Théâtre de Chaillot

By Iris Régnier, 19 April 2019

La São Paulo Dance Company, jeune compagnie créée il y a dix ans, propose un programme de trois chorégraphes contemporains au Théâtre National de Chaillot : Uwe Scholz, Marco Goecke et Joëlle Bouvier.

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Paris

19 Apr 2019

L’Odyssée de la São Paulo Dance Company au Théâtre de Chaillot

By Iris Régnier