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| Monday 20-May-13 07:30pm |
 Opernhaus, ZürichLeonce and Lena |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Monday 20-May-13 07:30pm Leonce and Lena Leonce und Lena Music by Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899) / Zimmermann, Bernd Alois (1918-1970) / Donner, Martin / Schnittke, Alfred (1934-1998) Choreography by Christian Spuck BALLET by CHRISTIAN SPUCK
After the comedy by Georg Büchner
Music by Johann Strauss, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Amilcare Ponchielli,
Alfred Schnittke and Martin Donner
Swiss première
Christian Spuck has long been fascinated by the works of the German playwright Georg Büchner, whose work stands between German Romanticism and the emerging Modern Age. Taking a coolly analytical view, the author performed autopsies of the human soul, as it were, and as the poet Durs Grünbein put it, “registered the fissures that pass through the individual at an early stage, and certainly not coldly.” From 1836, Georg Büchner lectured in medicine in Zurich, and died here at the age of only 23. Christian Spuck created the full-length narrative ballet Leonce and Lena for the Aalto Ballet Essen in 2008. Zurich Ballet will now perform the piece for the first time in Switzerland – only a few weeks before Büchner’s 200th birthday.
The royal children Leonce and Lena have been betrothed without knowing one another. Both decide to escape the wedding. Leonce, who is tormented by boredom, intends to go to Italy with his companion Valerio and live there in indolence; Lena is persuaded to escape by her governess. The two encounter one another en route – and fall in love. Ignorant of one another’s identity, they appear masked at the court of Leonce’s father and are married.
Christian Spuck transforms Büchner’s subtly sarcastic comedy into a high-spirited, fast-paced and imaginative farce of automata, at the same time providing the danced caricature of the small German state. The airy, at times grotesque pieces of the king of waltz, Johann Strauss, inspire the tragicomic story and underline its burlesque elements, as do the modern sounds of Alfred Schnittke and Bernd Alois Zimmermann. | ||
| Monday 20-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Monday 20-May-13 07:30pm Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away Following its successful international tour, Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present the return of 6000 miles away, devised and performed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem.Widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest dancers, Guillem stars in this critically lauded evening of work by three of today’s most important choreographers: Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián.The evening features William Forsythe’s “profoundly beautiful” duet (The Observer), Rearray and acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s solo for Guillem, Bye. Jiří Kylián’s duet 27’52” completes the bill, performed by Aurélie Cayla and Lukas Timulak.In 2012, Sylvie Guillem won the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for 6000 miles away. | ||
| Monday 20-May-13 07:30pm |
Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Tschaikowsky |
Staatsballett Berlin |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Monday 20-May-13 07:30pm Tschaikowsky Boris Eifman is considered one of the most high profile and interesting contemporary Russian choreographers. He is famous for his biographical and lengthy narrative ballets, which he usually presents with his own company, the Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg, on extended guest performance trips. He has long since taken the American theatre public by storm, and Boris Eifman rarely lets one of his choreographies out of his grasp.
His ballets are distinguished by their psychological persona studies, which are embedded in dramatic and emotionally charged scenes. In „Tschaikowsky“, the multi-faceted personality of the great composer provides the focus. Peter I. Tchaikovsky decided to give up his secure, bourgeois position in order to dedicate himself entirely to the creation of the music by which he was so passionately driven. However, a feeling of deeply felt internal unrest and homelessness haunted him for the rest of his life. His emotional strife finds expression in his compositions; reason enough for Boris Eifman to trace the emotional world of the great Russian composer in choreography.
Boris Eifman is dedicated to a passionate „ballet theatre“, in which the dramatic will to expression forms the basis for the dancing. Eifman thereby remains committed to classical dance, but with his choreographies he pursues the goal of „not only presenting people with a feast for the eyes, but much more than this, addressing their impressions and feelings in order to initiate a shared and living ritual.“
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. | ||
| Tuesday 21-May-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Forsythe, Clug, Lightfoot /León |
Ballett Zürich |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Tuesday 21-May-13 07:00pm Forsythe, Clug, Lightfoot /León The second ballet evening of this season is characterised by a sense of inner drama. It combines two milestones of recent ballet history with a new creation, and offers the opportunity to witness the combination of three fascinating dance languages in one evening. The American William Forsythe has influenced and shaped ballet in the second half of the 20th century like no other choreographer. In his work, he explores and crosses the boundaries of dance as an art form, time and again. In New Sleep, created in 1987 for the San Francisco Ballet, three clown-like figures – accompanied by electronic music by Thom Willems – fall under the spell of a yardstick, a potted plant and a collection of bowling balls.
For the first time, Zurich Ballet will be working with the Romanian choreographer Edward Clug, who rose to international fame primarily thanks to his ballet Radio and Juliet, a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set to the music of the rock band Radiohead. Clug’s pieces, which enchant audiences with their often absurd tempi and their wealth of choreographic detail, have been performed in Lisbon, Zagreb, Essen and at the Stuttgart Ballet, among other locations.
Having thrilled audiences in Zurich in 2004 with their furiously witty choreography, Skew Whiff, choreographers Lightfoot/León now present their ballet Sleight of Hand. The Englishman Paul Lightfoot and the Spanish woman Sol León met in 1987 in the ensemble of the Nederlands Dans Theaters (NDT) and are among the internationally most sought-after choreographers. They have succeeded Hans van Manen and Jiří Kylián as representatives of modern dance in the Netherlands. Paul Lightfoot took over the directorship of the NDT in the 2011/12 season. In the mysterious darkness of Sleight of Hand an encrypted fantasy unfurls; its dance and theatrical roots lie in the story of a family fraught with conflict. The title, Sleight of Hand, is a reference to the art of card-playing. | ||
| Tuesday 21-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Tuesday 21-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Tuesday 21-May-13 07:30pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY Tchaikovsky/American/Stravinsky |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Tuesday 21-May-13 07:30pm Tchaikovsky/American/Stravinsky Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux Music by Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) Choreography by George Balanchine | ||
| Tuesday 21-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Tuesday 21-May-13 07:30pm Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away Following its successful international tour, Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present the return of 6000 miles away, devised and performed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem.Widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest dancers, Guillem stars in this critically lauded evening of work by three of today’s most important choreographers: Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián.The evening features William Forsythe’s “profoundly beautiful” duet (The Observer), Rearray and acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s solo for Guillem, Bye. Jiří Kylián’s duet 27’52” completes the bill, performed by Aurélie Cayla and Lukas Timulak.In 2012, Sylvie Guillem won the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for 6000 miles away. | ||
| Tuesday 21-May-13 08:00pm |
Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London Daniel Linehan — Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost |
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| Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Tuesday 21-May-13 08:00pm Daniel Linehan — Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost New York-born Daniel Linehan has developed a successful career as a performer and choreographer since graduating from the world-renowned PARTS dance school in Brussels in 2010. After performing Zombie Aporia at the Lilian Baylis Studio in 2012, he returns this spring with his latest work, Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost, co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wells.Combining video and live dance, Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost looks at the relationship between the human body and technology, the real and the virtual. Through pre-recorded video footage, the audience is given imaginative access to the visual perspectives of three dancers, as they perform live on stage in unison with their past. Daniel Linehan has been greeted with critical praise both in America and Europe since he presented his first work in 2004. He is currently a Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate, Associate Artist at deSingel, Antwerp, and Artist in Residence at L’Opéra de Lille. | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London La Bayadère |
Royal Ballet |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 La Bayadère Music by Minkus, Ludwig (1826-1917) Original choreography by Marius Petipa Choreography by Natalia Makarova (revisions) | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY American/Stravinsky |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm American/Stravinsky | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London Witch-hunt |
Bern:Ballett |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:45pm Bern:Ballett, directed by Cathy Marston (ex-Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House), is known for its technical prowess, stylistic versatility and physical storytelling. Following acclaimed productions of Ghosts for ROH2, as well as Wuthering Heights and Clara elsewhere, the company returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre with Marston’s latest full-evening work. The inspiration for Witch-hunt is the true story of Anna Göldi, a servant brutally tortured and executed in Switzerland in 1782 for attempted murder, amid allegations of witchcraft. Witch-hunt is set to a collage of Baroque music and uses multi-layered choreography and text to investigate themes of guilt, innocence and the excavation of memories. | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm |
Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London Daniel Linehan — Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost |
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| Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm Daniel Linehan — Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost New York-born Daniel Linehan has developed a successful career as a performer and choreographer since graduating from the world-renowned PARTS dance school in Brussels in 2010. After performing Zombie Aporia at the Lilian Baylis Studio in 2012, he returns this spring with his latest work, Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost, co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wells.Combining video and live dance, Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost looks at the relationship between the human body and technology, the real and the virtual. Through pre-recorded video footage, the audience is given imaginative access to the visual perspectives of three dancers, as they perform live on stage in unison with their past. Daniel Linehan has been greeted with critical praise both in America and Europe since he presented his first work in 2004. He is currently a Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate, Associate Artist at deSingel, Antwerp, and Artist in Residence at L’Opéra de Lille. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away Following its successful international tour, Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present the return of 6000 miles away, devised and performed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem.Widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest dancers, Guillem stars in this critically lauded evening of work by three of today’s most important choreographers: Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián.The evening features William Forsythe’s “profoundly beautiful” duet (The Observer), Rearray and acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s solo for Guillem, Bye. Jiří Kylián’s duet 27’52” completes the bill, performed by Aurélie Cayla and Lukas Timulak.In 2012, Sylvie Guillem won the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for 6000 miles away. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY American/Stravinksy |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm American/Stravinksy | ||
| Thursday 23-May-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 23-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 23-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London Witch-hunt |
Bern:Ballett |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm Bern:Ballett, directed by Cathy Marston (ex-Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House), is known for its technical prowess, stylistic versatility and physical storytelling. Following acclaimed productions of Ghosts for ROH2, as well as Wuthering Heights and Clara elsewhere, the company returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre with Marston’s latest full-evening work. The inspiration for Witch-hunt is the true story of Anna Göldi, a servant brutally tortured and executed in Switzerland in 1782 for attempted murder, amid allegations of witchcraft. Witch-hunt is set to a collage of Baroque music and uses multi-layered choreography and text to investigate themes of guilt, innocence and the excavation of memories. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Raven Girl / Symphony in C |
Royal Ballet |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 Raven Girl / Symphony in C Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal) Music by Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) Choreography by George Balanchine | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away Following its successful international tour, Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present the return of 6000 miles away, devised and performed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem.Widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest dancers, Guillem stars in this critically lauded evening of work by three of today’s most important choreographers: Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián.The evening features William Forsythe’s “profoundly beautiful” duet (The Observer), Rearray and acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s solo for Guillem, Bye. Jiří Kylián’s duet 27’52” completes the bill, performed by Aurélie Cayla and Lukas Timulak.In 2012, Sylvie Guillem won the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for 6000 miles away. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London Witch-hunt |
Bern:Ballett |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:45pm Bern:Ballett, directed by Cathy Marston (ex-Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House), is known for its technical prowess, stylistic versatility and physical storytelling. Following acclaimed productions of Ghosts for ROH2, as well as Wuthering Heights and Clara elsewhere, the company returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre with Marston’s latest full-evening work. The inspiration for Witch-hunt is the true story of Anna Göldi, a servant brutally tortured and executed in Switzerland in 1782 for attempted murder, amid allegations of witchcraft. Witch-hunt is set to a collage of Baroque music and uses multi-layered choreography and text to investigate themes of guilt, innocence and the excavation of memories. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY All Balanchine |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm All Balanchine | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Forsythe, Clug, Lightfoot /León |
Ballett Zürich |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm Forsythe, Clug, Lightfoot /León The second ballet evening of this season is characterised by a sense of inner drama. It combines two milestones of recent ballet history with a new creation, and offers the opportunity to witness the combination of three fascinating dance languages in one evening. The American William Forsythe has influenced and shaped ballet in the second half of the 20th century like no other choreographer. In his work, he explores and crosses the boundaries of dance as an art form, time and again. In New Sleep, created in 1987 for the San Francisco Ballet, three clown-like figures – accompanied by electronic music by Thom Willems – fall under the spell of a yardstick, a potted plant and a collection of bowling balls.
For the first time, Zurich Ballet will be working with the Romanian choreographer Edward Clug, who rose to international fame primarily thanks to his ballet Radio and Juliet, a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set to the music of the rock band Radiohead. Clug’s pieces, which enchant audiences with their often absurd tempi and their wealth of choreographic detail, have been performed in Lisbon, Zagreb, Essen and at the Stuttgart Ballet, among other locations.
Having thrilled audiences in Zurich in 2004 with their furiously witty choreography, Skew Whiff, choreographers Lightfoot/León now present their ballet Sleight of Hand. The Englishman Paul Lightfoot and the Spanish woman Sol León met in 1987 in the ensemble of the Nederlands Dans Theaters (NDT) and are among the internationally most sought-after choreographers. They have succeeded Hans van Manen and Jiří Kylián as representatives of modern dance in the Netherlands. Paul Lightfoot took over the directorship of the NDT in the 2011/12 season. In the mysterious darkness of Sleight of Hand an encrypted fantasy unfurls; its dance and theatrical roots lie in the story of a family fraught with conflict. The title, Sleight of Hand, is a reference to the art of card-playing. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 |
Staatsoper, Vienna Don Quixote |
Ballet of Vienna State Opera and Volksoper |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Saturday 25-May-13 Don Quixote Music by Minkus, Ludwig (1826-1917) Original choreography by Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev (revisions) | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 02:00pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY Tribute to Broadway |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Saturday 25-May-13 02:00pm Tribute to Broadway | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 02:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 02:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away Following its successful international tour, Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present the return of 6000 miles away, devised and performed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem.Widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest dancers, Guillem stars in this critically lauded evening of work by three of today’s most important choreographers: Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián.The evening features William Forsythe’s “profoundly beautiful” duet (The Observer), Rearray and acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s solo for Guillem, Bye. Jiří Kylián’s duet 27’52” completes the bill, performed by Aurélie Cayla and Lukas Timulak.In 2012, Sylvie Guillem won the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for 6000 miles away. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Béjartin/Nijinski/Robbins/ Cherkaoui, Jalet |
Paris Ballet de L'Opéra |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Béjartin/Nijinski/Robbins/ Cherkaoui, Jalet Boléro [Cherkaoui, Jalet] For choreographers, music has never ceased to be a source of endless inspiration. For their first production for the Opera Ballet, Marina Abramovic, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet return to a legendary work of the 20th century, Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.Music by Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
National Theatre, Munich La Bayadère - Revival |
Bavarian State Ballet |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm La Bayadère - Revival La Bayadère was the first work in a series of successful reconstructions of 19th century repertory which has been – almost – completed in Munich. This splendid full-length gem of a true Russian classic by master choreographer Marius Petipa, focuses on the two characters of Nikija and Solor, caught in a complicated triangle relationship. Petipa stands for the great era of the Russian Imperial ballet at the Mariinsky Theater St. Petersburg. Most audiences today associate him with the famous and ever popular Tchaikovsky-ballets: The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake or Don Quixote with music by Ludwig Minkus.
Created in 1877, La Bayadère is a mixture of an exotic tale, a thriller and a celebration of virtuosity. At its center are the two lovers: the priestess, the Bayadère, Nikija and the soldier Solor. The ladder however is promised in marriage to Gamzatti, the daughter of the Radja, whilst the Great Brahman has fallen in love with his priestess Nikija. Nikija falls victim to murder by her rival and Solor dreams himself into the 'Kingdom of Shades' in order to be reunited with his love. What follows is one of the most famous, magnificent white acts in ballet history.
The Bavarian State Ballet has worked on this version, together with the French choreographer Patrice Bart and the Japanese stage- and costume designer Tomio Mohri. The heart of the piece, the 'Kingdom of Shades' act, the betrothal celebration scene with it ceremonious line filing dance and some elaborate pantomime scenes can be seen in its original version.
The final act, lost in Russia since the beginning of the century, is part a new creation, part reconstruction.Image credit: Wilfried Hösl | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London Witch-hunt |
Bern:Ballett |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:45pm Bern:Ballett, directed by Cathy Marston (ex-Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House), is known for its technical prowess, stylistic versatility and physical storytelling. Following acclaimed productions of Ghosts for ROH2, as well as Wuthering Heights and Clara elsewhere, the company returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre with Marston’s latest full-evening work. The inspiration for Witch-hunt is the true story of Anna Göldi, a servant brutally tortured and executed in Switzerland in 1782 for attempted murder, amid allegations of witchcraft. Witch-hunt is set to a collage of Baroque music and uses multi-layered choreography and text to investigate themes of guilt, innocence and the excavation of memories. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY Tribute to Broadway |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Tribute to Broadway | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY Tribute to Broadway |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm Tribute to Broadway | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 04:00pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 04:00pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Sunday 26-May-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 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. | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 07:30pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Béjartin/Nijinski/Robbins/ Cherkaoui, Jalet |
Paris Ballet de L'Opéra |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Monday 27-May-13 07:30pm Béjartin/Nijinski/Robbins/ Cherkaoui, Jalet Boléro [Cherkaoui, Jalet] For choreographers, music has never ceased to be a source of endless inspiration. For their first production for the Opera Ballet, Marina Abramovic, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet return to a legendary work of the 20th century, Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.Music by Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Raven Girl / Symphony in C |
Royal Ballet |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 Raven Girl / Symphony in C Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal) Music by Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) Choreography by George Balanchine | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY American/Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm American/Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Akram Khan Company — iTMOi |
Akram Khan Company |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm Akram Khan Company — iTMOi iTMOI Following outstanding success with his latest solo, DESH, award-winning dancer/choreographer Akram Khan returns to Sadler's Wells with the London premiere of his much-anticipated new work, iTMOi, the second part of the A String of Rites series.iTMOi (in the mind of igor) is Khan’s first full-length ensemble piece since Vertical Road in 2010 and is inspired by the work of prolific composer Igor Stravinsky. Created in the 100th year since Stravinsky’s iconic Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) was composed, iTMOi explores the human condition and the way in which Stravinsky transformed the classical music world by evoking emotions through pattern, rooted in the concept of a woman dancing herself to death.
Featuring an original score by Nitin Sawhney, Jocelyn Pook and Ben Frost, iTMOi is yet another extraordinary artistic collaboration from Khan and a talented artistic team including costume designer Kimie Nakano, dramaturge Ruth Little and an international cast of 12 dancers.Music by Sawhney, Nitin (b. 1964) / Pook, Jocelyn (b. 1960) / Frost, Ben (b. 1980) Choreography by Akram Khan | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Mainfranken Theater Würzburg Cyrano de Bergerac Mozartfest Würzburg |
Ballettcompagnie des Mainfranken Theaters Würzburg |
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| Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, Theaterstraße 21, 97070 Würzburg, Germany Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 08:00pm |
Staatsoper, Vienna Don Quixote |
Ballet of Vienna State Opera and Volksoper |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Tuesday 28-May-13 08:00pm Don Quixote Music by Minkus, Ludwig (1826-1917) Original choreography by Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev (revisions) | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Raven Girl / Symphony in C |
Royal Ballet |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 Raven Girl / Symphony in C Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal) Matinee and evening performances.Music by Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) Choreography by George Balanchine | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 |
Staatsoper, Vienna Don Quixote |
Ballet of Vienna State Opera and Volksoper |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Wednesday 29-May-13 Don Quixote Music by Minkus, Ludwig (1826-1917) Original choreography by Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev (revisions) | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Béjartin/Nijinski/Robbins/ Cherkaoui, Jalet |
Paris Ballet de L'Opéra |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm Béjartin/Nijinski/Robbins/ Cherkaoui, Jalet Boléro [Cherkaoui, Jalet] For choreographers, music has never ceased to be a source of endless inspiration. For their first production for the Opera Ballet, Marina Abramovic, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet return to a legendary work of the 20th century, Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.Music by Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Akram Khan Company — iTMOi |
Akram Khan Company |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm Akram Khan Company — iTMOi iTMOI Following outstanding success with his latest solo, DESH, award-winning dancer/choreographer Akram Khan returns to Sadler's Wells with the London premiere of his much-anticipated new work, iTMOi, the second part of the A String of Rites series.iTMOi (in the mind of igor) is Khan’s first full-length ensemble piece since Vertical Road in 2010 and is inspired by the work of prolific composer Igor Stravinsky. Created in the 100th year since Stravinsky’s iconic Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) was composed, iTMOi explores the human condition and the way in which Stravinsky transformed the classical music world by evoking emotions through pattern, rooted in the concept of a woman dancing herself to death.
Featuring an original score by Nitin Sawhney, Jocelyn Pook and Ben Frost, iTMOi is yet another extraordinary artistic collaboration from Khan and a talented artistic team including costume designer Kimie Nakano, dramaturge Ruth Little and an international cast of 12 dancers.Music by Sawhney, Nitin (b. 1964) / Pook, Jocelyn (b. 1960) / Frost, Ben (b. 1980) Choreography by Akram Khan | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris The Rite of Spring |
Mariinsky Ballet |
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| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 15 avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm The Rite of Spring Music by Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Original choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky Choreography by Sasha Waltz (revisions) | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Mayerling |
Royal Ballet |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 30-May-13 | ||
