Im Bannkreis der Moderne

By Norman Schwarze, 12 July 2015

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Reviewed at Prinzregententheater, Munich on 10 July 2015

Das Triadische Ballett

Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Bavarian State Ballet

Katerina Markowskaja, Dancer

Anna-Lena Uth, Dancer

Carl van Godtsenhoven, Dancer

Simon Jones, Dancer

Florian Sollfrank, Dancer

Nagisa Hatano, Dancer

Gerhard Bohner, Choreography

Mary Wigman, Choreography

Martha Graham Dance Company’s Inner Landscape at the Joyce Theater

Stephanie Sirabian, 13th March

“I wanted to chart a graph of the heart – to reveal the inner landscape.”– Martha Graham.The iconic dancer and choreographer’s words are a theme throughout Inner Landscape. All the works presented have strong characterization, no matter how abstract, and focus on the internal feelings of each protagonist.

****1

Sol Gabetta bares her soul in Elgar on Czech Phil tour

Clare Varney, 23rd April

Semyon Bychkov conducts the Czech Phil on their latest European tour with the music of Elgar and Stravinsky.

****1

Payare and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal welcome Spring

Ian Cochrane, 22nd April

Rafael Payare conducts a scintillating Le Sacre du Printemps in a program that also showcases Bruce Liu's bravura Tchaikovsky.

****1

Artistry at full throttle: Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 10th April

Can one be artful and musical while playing at maximum volume? In a program of López, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony answer a resounding yes.

*****

Alexander Whitley: the cutting edge of dance and technology

Graham Watts, 18th March

Two new works by Alexander Whitley, Mirrors and The Rite of Spring, explore society’s increasing dependency on AI in dance.

***11

Rites in Antwerp: a towering triple bill for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Elsa Giovanna Simonetti, 17th January

In Rites, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen confirm its status as a leading contemporary dance company with a formidable triple bill, technically demanding for both dancers and orchestra.

****1

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Norman Schwarze

Norman ist Münchner, absoluter Reisefanatiker, Blogger und Opernliebhaber seit frühester Kindheit. Besonders begeistert er sich für progressive Inszenierungen und Stücke des 21. Jahrhunderts. Nach seinem Studium der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaften orientierte er sich neu und arbeitet nun als Produktmanager im Börsenumfeld. Das ist sein Blog: www.annees-de-pelerinage.com

Das Bayerische Staatsballett im Bannkreis der klassischen Moderne