Kafka: The Trial
In the dark of sleep, a door opens and a woman enters dressed in sheets of paper, symbolizing the fate and the trial that will rage against the protagonist… Thus is the incipit of The Trial, a ballet by the…
Roman Makena
The Dying Swans Project
These days, hope seems to die just like the proverbial swan. But difficulties have always – to stay with the metaphor – given wings to Eric Gauthier. Especially since his latest baby had what it took to excite the dance…
Naiad
With the ballet “Naiad”, the Stuttgart Ballet lets its audience immerse themselves at home in fascinating marine worlds. The Stuttgart Ballet will take its audience below the surface of the sea for three days: The ocean ballet “Naiad”, which premiered…
Dust
Akram Khan and Tamara Rojo teamed up to perform Dust as part of English National Ballet‘s production Lest We Forget, which commemorates the centenary of the First World War. Akram Khan‘s work Dust is about the empowerment of women in…
Le Sacre du Printemps
Ballet Preljocaj, a leading French contemporary company, makes its local debut with a program that highlights the choreographic intelligence of artistic director Angelin Preljocaj. Angelin Preljocaj, artistic director of Ballet Preljocaj, regularly juxtaposes reinvigorated classics with original works. Preljocaj, who…
Prince Igor
Dmitri Tcherniakov‘s acclaimed new production of Borodin’s Russian epic—the opera’s first Met staging in nearly a century—stars Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role of the tormented prince who leads his army against the Polovtsians. The stellar all-Russian-language cast also includes…
Third Practice
Third Practice is a major contemporary dance work created by internationally acclaimed Finnish choreographer Tero Saarinen, developed in collaboration with the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. The piece explores a moment of cultural and existential transition, drawing inspiration from Claudio Monteverdi’s revolutionary madrigals and…
When We Fell
Choreographer Kyle Abraham returns to premiere his third creation for NYCB, created at a three-week COVID-compliant residency bubble at the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, NY. After the residency period, this new work – featuring dancers India Bradley, Jonathan Fahoury,…
Swan Lakes
Swan Lake! As soon as you mention the title of this ultimate classical ballet, the images and associations will come by themselves: a lake in the moonlight, the Dance of the Little Swans, Prince Siegfried torn between Odette and Odile,…
Baryshnikov dances with the MMDG
Mikhail Baryshnikov was in the premiere cast for The Argument, alongside Mark Morris Dance Group dancers Ruth Davidson, Tina Fehlandt, Marjorie Folkman, Shawn Gannon, and Mark Morris. This BAM performance features Yo-Yo Ma playing cello and former MMDG Music Ensemble…