Tag: ballet
The opera starts again: what’s on offer at the September festival. – Munich
A “concert for everyone”, singing along in the “Prisoner’s Choir”, attending ballet rehearsals, browsing through the costume collection and much more: the Bavarian State Opera is once again celebrating the…
Dance in Crimea: Why Prisca Zeisel is leaving the State Ballet. – Munich
In August, Prisca Zeisel appeared at a gala in Sevastopol without permission, and now the principal soloist has left the Bavarian State Ballet. At your own request, as the house…
John Neumeier “Lady of the Camellias” Moscow – The Last Connection – Culture
John Neumeier, who has headed the Hamburg Ballet for 50 years, has just ended his anniversary season. The highlight was the annual “Nijinsky Gala” in the State Opera, this time…
Ballet Director Goyo Montero and the “Nuremberg Dance Miracle” – Munich
Goyo Montero has been ballet director and chief choreographer of the Nuremberg dance division since the 2008/2009 season and has since created what has long been called the “Nuremberg ballet…
Ballerino António Casalinho: The star in the Bavarian State Ballet – to the SZ portrait – Munich
December 2022, one day before Christmas. The Bavarian State Ballet premieres Alexei Ratmansky’s “Tchaikovsky Overtures”. It’s a hilarious piece. Contemporary, but at the same time full of technically demanding classical…
“Spheres”: Mario Goecke at the Bavarian State Ballet – Culture
The program maker does not appear. Marco Goecke, head of the Hanover State Ballet who was fired in February after a dog excrement attack on a dance critic, stayed away…
The ballet of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein gets a new management – culture
The Rhenish dance scene is on the move. The choreographer Richard Siegal and his “Ballet of Difference” (BoD) will be on the streets from mid-2024. The commitment in Cologne is…
Alessandra Ferri dances Romola Nijinsky at the Ballet Days Hamburg – Culture
A man, a woman, a ballet hall. He is 84, she 60 years old. They look into each other’s eyes as if they were alone. He speaks softly, she listens.…
Demis Volpis “Giselle” in Dusseldorf – culture
Demis Volpi retells the story of “Giselle”, who dies of a broken heart, with the Ballett am Rhein in Düsseldorf: queer, feminist, polyamorous. If you want to become famous as…
Browser Ballet on ZDF Neo: Imagine it’s war and everyone is watching Lanz media
The “Browser Ballet” parodies political talk shows, and Fabian Hinrichs plays Germany’s favorite presenter so subtly that even the horror of a nuclear attack turns into very good humor. It’s…