Lacking passion: Ballett am Rhein presents A Kiss to the World

Ensemble Ballett am Rhein in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

Futaba Ishizaki and Daniele Bonelli in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

Marta Andreitsiv in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

Ensemble Ballett am Rhein in Dominique Dumais’ A Kiss to the World

By Vikki Jane Vile, 28 January 2024

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“They form a line at the front of the stage, contorting their faces into various bizarre expressions”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Düsseldorf on 26 January 2024

A Kiss to the World (Dominique Dumais)

Ballett am Rhein

Tatyana van Walsum, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

Futaba Ishizaki, Dancer

Edvin Somai, Dancer

Doris Becker, Dancer

Daniele Bonelli, Dancer

Miquel Martínez Pedro, Dancer

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Vikki Jane Vile

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for over ten years, specialising in Ballroom and Ballet. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance. Vikki writes for BroadwayWorld and previously Dancing Times, LondonDance.com and CultureWhisper. She also prides herself on being a Strictly Come Dancing connoisseur since its inception and has appeared on BBC radio and several podcasts as an expert on all things Strictly. Having lived in London for ten years, she is now based in Germany and adapting to the Berlin dance scene.

A kiss that lacks passion: Ballett am Rhein presents A Kiss to the World