Boris Charmatz and Dimitri Chamblas in À bras-le-corps

By Katja Vaghi, 22 September 2019

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“ambiguous, raw and tender”

Reviewed at Akademie der Künste, Berlin on 20 September 2019

A bras-le-corps (Dimitri Chamblas, Boris Charmatz)

Boris Charmatz, Dancer

Dimitri Chamblas, Dancer

Tanztheater Wuppertal inject new life into Pina Bausch's Vollmond

Graham Watts, 18th February

A late Bausch classic reinterpreted by a nearly new ensemble, it remains an excellent example of her remarkable artistic dynasty that continues to astonish over 15 years after her death.

***11

Partita 2: As perfect as dance can be

Rachel Rizzuto, 29th October

Rachel Rizzuto reviews Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Boris Charmatz's duet, Partita 2, with violinist Amandine Beyer as part of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival.

*****

Boris Charmatz explore l’Infini à l’espace Pierre Cardin

Iris Régnier, 10th September

Trois danseuses et trois danseurs dansent, chantent et explorent le mouvement... à l'Infini. Rien ne semble superflu dans ce spectacle de Boris Charmatz qui place la sémantique du chiffre sur le devant de la scène.

****1

20 danseurs pourle XXème siècle

Laurine Mortha, 26th September

Le Musée de la Danse s'installe au Palais Garnier, pour un spectacle portes ouvertes sur la danse.

***11

Fase opens the discussions on dance heritage in Berlin

Katja Vaghi, 24th August

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s epically physical dance Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich, opened the month-long event series What the Body Remembers.

*****

Rebecca Saunders' Stasis: a symphony in space

Sam Johnstone, 29th October

For Rebecca Saunders, space is just another tool in her compositional armoury. Ensemblekollektiv performed a new tailor-made version of Stasis for the Akademie der Künste.

*****

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.

Taking dance conventions head-on: Boris Charmatz and Dimitri Chamblas in À bras-le-corps