Love, humour and drama at the Staatsballett Berlin

Matthew Knight and Théo Just in Sol León's Stars Like Moths

Danielle Muir and Martin ten Kortenaar in Sol León's Stars Like Moths

Martin ten Kortenaar and Danielle Muir in Sol León's Stars Like Moths

Emma Antrobus and Danielle Muir in Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's 2 Chapters Love

Danielle Muir in Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's 2 Chapters Love

By Vikki Jane Vile, 18 November 2024

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“what it has to say about love is not apparent, but the end result is no less fascinating”

Reviewed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin on 15 November 2024

Stars Like Moths (Sol León)

2 Chapters Love (Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar)

Staatsballett Berlin

Sol León, Set Designer, Costume Designer, Video

Jolanda De Kleine, Lighting Designer

Paul Lightfoot, Set Designer

Alon Cohen, Lighting Designer

Léo Lérus, Set Designer

Sharon Eyal, Costume Designer

Thijs Scheele, Sound

Danielle Muir, Dancer

Martin ten Kortenaar, Dancer

Polina Semionova, Dancer

New English Ballet Theatre and Norwegian National Ballet 2 ooze talent

Deborah Weiss, 15th June

The junior English and Norwegian companies brought contrasting works, showcasing a great abundance of young talent.

****1

Norwegian National Ballet: a showstopping triple bill

Graham Watts, 3rd February

An adventurous triple bill of vintage works new to Norway.

****1

Beyond romanticism: love is not the answer but the question

Katja Vaghi, 9th December

2 Chapters Love or love is a verb: León / Eyal for the second world premiere of the Staatsballett Berlin's 2023/24 season.

****1

The Australian Ballet's “beautiful monster” is dance perfection

Chantal Nguyen, 3rd May

The Australian Ballet's impressively-danced Kunstkamer is a work of astonishing scale, originality, and warmth, choreographed by Paul Lighfoot, Sol León, Marco Goecke and Crystal Pite.

*****

NDT2 in Berlin: Let the Dust settle

Katja Vaghi, 11th October

NDT 2’s 'microcosm' is on display at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with a mixed bill of four works created for these young talents

***11

NDT brings a successful mixed programme to London

Graham Watts, 26th June

Everything Pite choreographs turns to gold and when Young is also involved it’s an especially rich vein.

****1

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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.