Christian Spuck’s new Sleeping Beauty runs into overdrive in Zurich

Par Sarah Batschelet, 12 octobre 2020

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“as the innocent Aurora, Michelle Willems danced the youthful princess with aplomb”

Critique faite à Opernhaus, Zurich, le 10 octobre 2020

La Belle au bois dormant (Christian Spuck)

Ballett Zürich

Robertas Šervenikas, Direction

Rufus Didwiszus, Décors

Buki Shiff, Costumes

Martin Gebhardt, Lumières

Ballett Zürich Junior Company

Orchestre de l'Opéra de Zurich

Michelle Willems, Danse

William Moore, Danse

Esteban Berlanga, Danse

Jan Casier, Danse

Spuck delivers compelling drama in Staatsballett's season opener

Vikki Jane Vile, 24th October

Newly appointed Director of Staatsballett Berlin, Christian Spuck makes his mark with this season opener, a world premiere of Bovary, a ballet based on Gustave Flaubert’s classic novel of 1856.

****1

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.

****1

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.

*****

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.

****1

Christian Spuck's loveable Leonce and Lena returns to Ballett Zürich

Sarah Batschelet, 8th December

Spuck’s Leonce and Lena is a feel-good treat that lifts the spirits measurably and makes a fine case for the modern genre.

****1

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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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.