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

The Point Being

I love you, ghosts

By Michael Klier, 22 September 2023

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Reviewed at Amare: Concertzaal, The Hague on 21 September 2023

15 (Tao Ye)

The Point Being (World premiere) (Imre van Opstal, Marne van Opstal)

I love you, ghosts (World premiere) (Marco Goecke)

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.