Staatsballett Berlin in Jefta van Dinther’s Plateau Effect

By Katja Vaghi, 27 October 2019

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Reviewed at Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin on 25 October 2019

Plateau Effect (Jefta van Dinther)

Staatsballett Berlin

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Alessandra Tribotti, 26th February

The prestigious swedish company takes the Equilibrio Festival of nordic performing arts to an interesting close, making its italian comeback with an introspective work by Jefta Van Dinther.

***11

Out of the closet and into the cage: La Cage aux Folles in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 28th January

Thanks to Barrie Kosky's flamboyant imagination and a solid cast, the Komische Oper's new production of La Cage aux Folles glitters, but could be more gay.

***11

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Sailor suits and powder-puff bows as Herbert Fritsch directs a colourful new production in Berlin.

***11

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Elena Luporini, 23rd September

Marking the beginning of a new artistic direction, the Komische Oper's new production of Nono's Intolleranza 1960 proves a success, with director Marco Štorman's deep rethinking of the theatre stage.

****1

Kosky's soufflé for Verdi's Falstaff falls flat in Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 30th April

A dearth of nuance affects this new production of Verdi's late masterpiece in Berlin, set in Sir John's gourmet kitchen.

**111

Everything leads back to square one in new Orfeo ed Euridice

Zenaida des Aubris, 23rd January

A coherent, modern version of the Orpheus myth from the Italian director at the Komische Oper Berlin.

****1

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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.

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