Risks and rewards: a celebration of William Forsythe at Ballett Zürich

By Sarah Batschelet, 19 January 2020

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“the element of risk was so omnipresent that many of us had to hold our breath”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 17 January 2020

The Second Detail (William Forsythe)

Approximate Sonata (William Forsythe)

One flat thing reproduced (William Forsythe)

Ballett Zürich

Yumiko Takeshima, Costume Designer

Issey Miyake, Costume Designer

William Forsythe, Lighting Designer

Stephen Galloway, Costume Designer

Elena Vostrotina, Dancer

Michelle Willems, Dancer

Anna Khamzina, Dancer

Giulia Tonelli, Dancer

Meiri Maeda, Dancer

Kevin Pouzou, Dancer

Rafaelle Queiroz, Dancer

Jesse Fraser, Dancer

Katja Wünsche, Dancer

Dominik Slavovsky, Dancer

Sujung Lim, 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.