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Ballett Zürich: Timekeepers is an evening of contrasts

Shelby Williams in Meryl Tankard's For Hedy
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Jorge Garcia Pérez in Meryl Tankard's For Hedy
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Ballett Zürich and Junior Ballett in Mthuthuzeli November's Rhapsodies
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Ballett Zürich and Junior Ballett in Mthuthuzeli November's Rhapsodies
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Brandon Lawrence, Ballett Zürich and Junior Ballett in Bronislava Nijinska's Les Noces
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Ballett Zürich and Junior Ballett in Bronislava Nijinska's Les Noces
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“the musical equivalent of throwing your toys out of the pram in a temper tantrum”
Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 20 January 2024
For Hedy (Meryl Tankard)
Les Noces (Bronislava Nijinska)
Rhapsodies (Mthuthuzeli November)
Ballett Zürich
Sebastian Schwab, Conductor
Magda Willi, Set Designer
Bregje van Balen, Costume Designer
Martin Gebhardt, Lighting Designer
Regis Iansac, Video
Natalia Goncharova, Set Designer, Costume Designer
John B. Read, Lighting Designer
Tomas Dratva, Piano
Robert Kolinsky, Piano
Guy Livingstone, Piano
Kateryna Tereshchenko, Piano
Percussionist of Philharmonia Zurich
Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Ballett Zürich Junior Company
Brandon Lawrence, Dancer
Dores André, Dancer
Nehanda Péguillan, Dancer
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