A classical deconstruction: the Staatsballett dances William Forsythe

Polina Semionova and Gregor Glocke in William Forsythe's Approximate Sonata

Staatsballett Berlin in William Forsythe's One Flat Thing, Reproduced

Staatsballett Berlin in William Forsythe's Blake Works I

By Katja Vaghi, 18 February 2024

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“the smiles are not of circumstance, the dancers are really showing the best of themselves”

Reviewed at Deutsche Oper, Berlin on 16 February 2024

Blake Works I (William Forsythe)

Approximate Sonata (William Forsythe)

One flat thing reproduced (William Forsythe)

Staatsballett Berlin

William Forsythe, Set Designer

Dorothée Merg, Costume Designer

Tanja Rühl, Lighting Designer

Stephen Galloway, Costume Designer

Polina Semionova, Dancer

Michelle Willems, Dancer

Matthew Knight, Dancer

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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.