Ballett am Rhein: Boléro still thrills audiences

Ballett am Rhein in Bridget Breiner's Concerto for the Left Hand

Ballett am Rhein in Richard Siegal's La Valse

Namo Ito (Junge Frau) and Olgert Collaku (Eros) in Bridget Breiner's Daphnis and Chloé

Francesca Berruto, Ensemble Ballett am Rhein and Yoav Bosidan in Richard Siegal's Boléro

By Vikki Jane Vile, 17 September 2025

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“Siegal’s modern choreography and Jean-Marc Puissant’s kitsch designs brings it right up to date”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Düsseldorf on 14 September 2025

Concerto for the Left Hand (Bridget Breiner)

La Valse (Ashton) (Richard Siegal)

Daphnis and Chloé (Bridget Breiner)

Boléro (Richard Siegal)

Ballett am Rhein

Richard Siegal, Set Designer

Jean-Marc Puissant, Costume Designer

Matthias Singer, Lighting Designer

Sophie Martin, Dancer

Simone Messmer, Dancer

Lucas Erni, Dancer

Eric White, Dancer

Orazio Di Bella, Dancer

João Miranda, Dancer

Skylar Maxey-Wert, Dancer

Nami Ito, Dancer

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: a double bill that challenges the senses

Deborah Weiss, 24th October

This is a contrasting double bill – but don’t go expecting to leave the theatre humming the tunes.

***11

Bauhaus comes to the Hong Kong Arts Festival

Carla Escoda, 21st February

Oskar Schlemmer's arresting designs for The Triadic Ballet proved one of several high points in Bayerisches Staatsballett II's mixed bill at the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

***11

Richard Siegal's Inferno in Amsterdam

Isabella Zijp, 3rd November

Richard Siegal overwhelms with highly energetic dancing and an overkill of light and sound in Metric Dozen and Model. Superbly performed by dancers of The Bakery and The BayerischeStaatsballett.

***11

Cedar Lake's celebratory goodbye

Rachel Rizzuto, 5th June

Rachel Rizzuto reviews Cedar Lake's final performances as a company at BAM in New York City.

****1

Spitzengefühl und neoklassischer Ansatz

Katja Vaghi, 4th May

Die neue Premiere des Staatsballetts spannt einen Bogen über die neuere Tanzgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

****1

Royal Ballet School Summer Performance: talent in abundance

Deborah Weiss, 6th July

The Royal Ballet School students shine at their annual matinée at the Royal Opera House showing exceptional talent and versatility.

*****

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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.

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