Spuck delivers compelling drama in Staatsballett's season opener

Weronika Frodyma as Emma Bovary and Alexandre Cagnat as Leon in Christian Spuck's Bovary

Weronika Frodyma as Emma Bovary with Staatsballett Berlin in Christian Spuck's Bovary

Weronika Frodyma as Emma Bovary and David Soares as Rudolphe in Christian Spuck's Bovary

By Vikki Jane Vile, 28 October 2023

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“Her euphoria is evident in the way she glides around without her husband who watches her from afar”

Reviewed at Deutsche Oper, Berlin on 24 October 2023

Bovary (World Premiere) (Christian Spuck)

Staatsballett Berlin

Jonathan Stockhammer, Conductor

Christian Spuck, Director

Rufus Didwiszus, Set Designer

Emma Ryott, Costume Designer

Martin Gebhardt, Lighting Designer

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Weronika Frodyma, Dancer

Alexei Orlenco, Dancer

Alexandre Cagnat, Dancer

David Motta Soares, Dancer

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

Christian Spuck's enigmatic Winterreise revived by Ballett Zürich

Graham Watts, 13th February

Christian Spuck gives choreographic identity to Hans Zender's composed interpretation of Franz Schubert's Winterreise.

****1

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

Sarah Batschelet, 10th October

Against all the odds, and despite Corona restrictions, Zurich Ballet launches a new production of The Sleeping Beauty by Christian Spuck.

**111

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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.