A slippery end for Sacre in Zurich double bill

By Sarah Batschelet, 31 October 2021

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“Katja Wünsche was scooted around like a mechanical swan”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 29 October 2021

Walking Mad (Johan Inger)

Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (Edward Clug)

Ballett Zürich

Jonathan Stockhammer, Director

Johan Inger, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Erik Berglund, Lighting Designer

Marko Japelj, Set Designer

Leo Kulaš, Costume Designer

Martin Gebhardt, Lighting Designer

Katja Wünsche, Dancer

Ballett Zürich Junior Company

Orchester der Oper Zürich

Giulia Tonelli, Dancer

Mark Geilings, Dancer

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.