Performer: Paul Connelly| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Sunday 26-May-13 07:30pm |
 Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, BerlinCaravaggio |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Sunday 26-May-13 07:30pm Caravaggio Music by Moretti, Bruno (b. 1960)/Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered more than several conflicts with people around him, sponsors, and the law. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow.
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80’s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. “When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human being at the same time. These are the two sides of the human existence that interest me in particular. The relations of these two worlds are the inspiration for this work: the inner world on the one hand – and how it evolves artistically on the other.”
Mauro Bigonzetti has developed the piece CARAVAGGIO in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin.
45 minutes before each performance (except premieres), there is an introduction in the opera house (in German).
It is prepared and moderated by students of the institute of dance studies (Institut für Tanzwissenschaft) of Freie Universität Berlin. | ||
| Thursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato - Forsythe - Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Thursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pm Duato - Forsythe - Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old day
45 minutes before each performance (except premieres), there is an introduction in the opera house.
It is prepared and moderated by students of the institute of dance studies (Institut für Tanzwissenschaft) of Freie Universität Berlin. June performances will use recorded music. | ||
| Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato - Forsythe - Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:30pm Duato - Forsythe - Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old day
45 minutes before each performance (except premieres), there is an introduction in the opera house.
It is prepared and moderated by students of the institute of dance studies (Institut für Tanzwissenschaft) of Freie Universität Berlin. June performances will use recorded music. | ||
| Friday 27-Sep-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato | Forsythe | Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 27-Sep-13 07:30pm Duato | Forsythe | Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old dayImage credit: Staatsballet Berlin | ||
| Sunday 29-Sep-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato | Forsythe | Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Sunday 29-Sep-13 07:30pm Duato | Forsythe | Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old dayImage credit: Staatsballet Berlin | ||
| Saturday 5-Oct-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Caravaggio |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Saturday 5-Oct-13 07:30pm Caravaggio Music by Moretti, Bruno (b. 1960)/Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered more than several conflicts with people around him, sponsors, and the law. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow.
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80’s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. “When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human being at the same time. These are the two sides of the human existence that interest me in particular. The relations of these two worlds are the inspiration for this work: the inner world on the one hand – and how it evolves artistically on the other.” Mauro Bigonzetti has developed the piece CARAVAGGIO in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin. Image credit: Staatsballet Berlin | ||
| Friday 11-Oct-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato | Forsythe | Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 11-Oct-13 07:30pm Duato | Forsythe | Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old day | ||
| Thursday 17-Oct-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Caravaggio |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Thursday 17-Oct-13 07:30pm Caravaggio Music by Moretti, Bruno (b. 1960)/Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered more than several conflicts with people around him, sponsors, and the law. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow.
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80’s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. “When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human being at the same time. These are the two sides of the human existence that interest me in particular. The relations of these two worlds are the inspiration for this work: the inner world on the one hand – and how it evolves artistically on the other.” Mauro Bigonzetti has developed the piece CARAVAGGIO in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin. Image credit: Staatsballet Berlin | ||
| Sunday 20-Oct-13 06:00pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Caravaggio |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Sunday 20-Oct-13 06:00pm Caravaggio Music by Moretti, Bruno (b. 1960)/Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered more than several conflicts with people around him, sponsors, and the law. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow.
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80’s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. “When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human being at the same time. These are the two sides of the human existence that interest me in particular. The relations of these two worlds are the inspiration for this work: the inner world on the one hand – and how it evolves artistically on the other.” Mauro Bigonzetti has developed the piece CARAVAGGIO in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin. Image credit: Staatsballet Berlin | ||
| Saturday 22-Mar-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Ratmansky / Welch |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Saturday 22-Mar-14 07:30pm Ratmansky / Welch Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Alexei Ratmansky, a long-time colleague of Vladimir Malakhov, worked for many years at the Bolshoi Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Now living in the USA, he enjoys substantial international success as a choreographer.
He is entrusting the Staatsballett Berlin with his playful ballet divertissement NAMOUNA, which premièred at the American Ballet Theatre in 2010. It is based on excerpts from the evening-long ballet composition of the same name by the Frenchman Édouard Lalo, who premièred the piece in 1882 in Paris.
German première Music by Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The second part of the evening is provided by CLEAR, a piece by Stanton Welch. He created his dance interpretations of two works by Johann Sebastian Bach for the New York City Ballet in 2010, thus giving expression to the clarity of Bach's musical language. | ||
| Wednesday 26-Mar-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Ratmansky / Welch |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Wednesday 26-Mar-14 07:30pm Ratmansky / Welch Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Alexei Ratmansky, a long-time colleague of Vladimir Malakhov, worked for many years at the Bolshoi Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Now living in the USA, he enjoys substantial international success as a choreographer.
He is entrusting the Staatsballett Berlin with his playful ballet divertissement NAMOUNA, which premièred at the American Ballet Theatre in 2010. It is based on excerpts from the evening-long ballet composition of the same name by the Frenchman Édouard Lalo, who premièred the piece in 1882 in Paris.
German première Music by Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The second part of the evening is provided by CLEAR, a piece by Stanton Welch. He created his dance interpretations of two works by Johann Sebastian Bach for the New York City Ballet in 2010, thus giving expression to the clarity of Bach's musical language. | ||
| Sunday 30-Mar-14 06:00pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Ratmansky / Welch |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Sunday 30-Mar-14 06:00pm Ratmansky / Welch Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Alexei Ratmansky, a long-time colleague of Vladimir Malakhov, worked for many years at the Bolshoi Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Now living in the USA, he enjoys substantial international success as a choreographer.
He is entrusting the Staatsballett Berlin with his playful ballet divertissement NAMOUNA, which premièred at the American Ballet Theatre in 2010. It is based on excerpts from the evening-long ballet composition of the same name by the Frenchman Édouard Lalo, who premièred the piece in 1882 in Paris.
German première Music by Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The second part of the evening is provided by CLEAR, a piece by Stanton Welch. He created his dance interpretations of two works by Johann Sebastian Bach for the New York City Ballet in 2010, thus giving expression to the clarity of Bach's musical language. | ||
| Friday 4-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Ratmansky / Welch |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 4-Apr-14 07:30pm Ratmansky / Welch Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Alexei Ratmansky, a long-time colleague of Vladimir Malakhov, worked for many years at the Bolshoi Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Now living in the USA, he enjoys substantial international success as a choreographer.
He is entrusting the Staatsballett Berlin with his playful ballet divertissement NAMOUNA, which premièred at the American Ballet Theatre in 2010. It is based on excerpts from the evening-long ballet composition of the same name by the Frenchman Édouard Lalo, who premièred the piece in 1882 in Paris.
German première Music by Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The second part of the evening is provided by CLEAR, a piece by Stanton Welch. He created his dance interpretations of two works by Johann Sebastian Bach for the New York City Ballet in 2010, thus giving expression to the clarity of Bach's musical language. | ||
| Saturday 5-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Ratmansky / Welch |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Saturday 5-Apr-14 07:30pm Ratmansky / Welch Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Alexei Ratmansky, a long-time colleague of Vladimir Malakhov, worked for many years at the Bolshoi Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Now living in the USA, he enjoys substantial international success as a choreographer.
He is entrusting the Staatsballett Berlin with his playful ballet divertissement NAMOUNA, which premièred at the American Ballet Theatre in 2010. It is based on excerpts from the evening-long ballet composition of the same name by the Frenchman Édouard Lalo, who premièred the piece in 1882 in Paris.
German première Music by Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The second part of the evening is provided by CLEAR, a piece by Stanton Welch. He created his dance interpretations of two works by Johann Sebastian Bach for the New York City Ballet in 2010, thus giving expression to the clarity of Bach's musical language. | ||
| Tuesday 8-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Ratmansky / Welch |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Tuesday 8-Apr-14 07:30pm Ratmansky / Welch Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Alexei Ratmansky, a long-time colleague of Vladimir Malakhov, worked for many years at the Bolshoi Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Now living in the USA, he enjoys substantial international success as a choreographer.
He is entrusting the Staatsballett Berlin with his playful ballet divertissement NAMOUNA, which premièred at the American Ballet Theatre in 2010. It is based on excerpts from the evening-long ballet composition of the same name by the Frenchman Édouard Lalo, who premièred the piece in 1882 in Paris.
German première Music by Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The second part of the evening is provided by CLEAR, a piece by Stanton Welch. He created his dance interpretations of two works by Johann Sebastian Bach for the New York City Ballet in 2010, thus giving expression to the clarity of Bach's musical language. | ||
| Friday 11-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato | Forsythe | Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 11-Apr-14 07:30pm Duato | Forsythe | Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old dayImage credit: Staatsballett Berlin | ||
| Friday 18-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato | Forsythe | Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 18-Apr-14 07:30pm Duato | Forsythe | Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old dayImage credit: Staatsballett Berlin | ||
| Saturday 19-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Duato | Forsythe | Goecke |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Saturday 19-Apr-14 07:30pm Duato | Forsythe | Goecke Arcangelo Music by Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)/Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Choreography by Nacho Duato This ballet-evening is composed of works of three of the most significant choreographers of our time. Nacho Duato’s creation ARCANGELO is a choreography which had its world premiere in 2000 and which is one of the master pieces of the Spanish choreographer. William Forsythe’s HERMAN SCHMERMAN is from 1992 and is nowadays in the contemporary repertory of many classical companies. Marco Goecke, whose choreographies are shown all over Germany, developed a world premiere for Staatsballett Berlin for the first time: and the sky on that cloudy old dayImage credit: Staatsballett Berlin | ||
| Monday 21-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Ratmansky / Welch |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Monday 21-Apr-14 07:30pm Ratmansky / Welch Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Alexei Ratmansky, a long-time colleague of Vladimir Malakhov, worked for many years at the Bolshoi Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Now living in the USA, he enjoys substantial international success as a choreographer.
He is entrusting the Staatsballett Berlin with his playful ballet divertissement NAMOUNA, which premièred at the American Ballet Theatre in 2010. It is based on excerpts from the evening-long ballet composition of the same name by the Frenchman Édouard Lalo, who premièred the piece in 1882 in Paris.
German première Music by Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The second part of the evening is provided by CLEAR, a piece by Stanton Welch. He created his dance interpretations of two works by Johann Sebastian Bach for the New York City Ballet in 2010, thus giving expression to the clarity of Bach's musical language. | ||
| Thursday 29-May-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Caravaggio |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Thursday 29-May-14 07:30pm Caravaggio Music by Moretti, Bruno (b. 1960)/Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered more than several conflicts with people around him, sponsors, and the law. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow.
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80’s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. “When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human being at the same time. These are the two sides of the human existence that interest me in particular. The relations of these two worlds are the inspiration for this work: the inner world on the one hand – and how it evolves artistically on the other.” Mauro Bigonzetti has developed the piece CARAVAGGIO in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin. Image credit: Staatsballett Berlin | ||
| Friday 13-Jun-14 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Caravaggio |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Friday 13-Jun-14 07:30pm Caravaggio Music by Moretti, Bruno (b. 1960)/Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered more than several conflicts with people around him, sponsors, and the law. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow.
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80’s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. “When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human being at the same time. These are the two sides of the human existence that interest me in particular. The relations of these two worlds are the inspiration for this work: the inner world on the one hand – and how it evolves artistically on the other.” Mauro Bigonzetti has developed the piece CARAVAGGIO in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin. Image credit: Staatsballett Berlin | ||
