modern and contemporary ballet performances
Passion, tragedy, fierce devotion. Queen Victoria’s diaries revealed a life so fascinating that her daughter Beatrice tried to rewrite history. Her irrepressible love for Albert sparked a royal dynasty. But his untimely death brought the world’s most powerful woman to…
The film by Roger Bisson is the result of an elaborate ZDF television production, which was recorded in September 2012 at the Theater Duisburg: The Ballet on the Rhine danced only for the cameras that moved with the dancers on…
Christian Spuck (Romeo and Juliet, Messa da Requiem, The Nutcracker and The Mouse King) presents a fresh and captivating take on the beloved ballet. This enchanting adaptation follows the journey of sheltered Aurora, beautifully portrayed by Michelle Willems, as she…
To mark the occasion, the ballet director and chief choreographer of the Wiener Staatsballett has once again embarked on a creative process with the dancers in his ensemble and created a large-scale ballet to Piotr I. Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony, which…
Choregraphed by John Neumeier with music of Chopin, the ballet La Dame aux Camelias, presented by the Paris Opera Ballet, follows the story Marguerite, a courtesan of high society, who finds love despite leading a tragic life. John Neumeier draws on the…
The highlight of the evening is the premiere of German choreographer Marco Goecke‘s Blushing, the winner of the 2003 Prix Dom Pérignon, which was originally created for the Stuttgart Ballet. The Finnish National Ballet has also previously performed Goecke’s compelling…
Music and theater traditions blend in a unique production of St Matthew Passion. 41 breathtaking dancers from the Hamburg Ballett unfurl choreographer John Neumeier‘s ballet set to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 1727 sacred oratorio for solo voices, choir,…
A world premiere based on the life and writings of Oscar Wilde Oscar, a spectacular new full-length ballet by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, known for An American in Paris and MJ The Musical. Wheeldon brings his signature blend of…
In 2017, the Hans van Manen Festival, organised by Dutch National Ballet for the occasion of Van Manen’s eighty-fifth birthday, was the highlight of the theatre season. Metaforen (1965), Reflection and symmetry In creating the ballet, Van Manen’s starting point…
