Overture and Angels’ Atlas: transcendental in Berlin

Staatsballett Berlin in Marcos Morau's Overture

Staatsballett Berlin in Crystal Pite's Angels' Atlas

Anthony Tette in Crystal Pite's Angels' Atlas

Staatsballett Berlin in Crystal Pite's Angels' Atlas

By Katja Vaghi, 30 April 2024

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“the rings of smoke and the northern light, the hot sparks of a fire burning or a cascade of lights”

Reviewed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin on 28 April 2024

Overture (World Premiere) (Marcos Morau)

Angels’ Atlas (Crystal Pite)

Staatsballett Berlin

Marius Stravinsky, Conductor

Max Glaenzel, Set Designer

Silvia Delagneau, Costume Designer

Marc Salicru, Lighting Designer

Staatskapelle Berlin

Nancy Bryant, Costume Designer

Tom Visser, Lighting Designer

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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.