La Ronde
La Ronde, wrote by Arthur Schnitzler tells the story about couples inextricably linked to each other at the same time as when the Grand Palais was under construction. In 1900, the venue opened its doors. Two opposites are at work…
Category Dance
dance performances and video dance
The Sleeping Beauty
In this interpretation, Sleeping Beauty lives in isolation in a world shaped by hedonism, in which he creates a social panorama in a kind of chamber play. Only through a fall does she land on the ground of facts. She…
Wild Cursive
“Wild Cursive” is the third piece of Taiwanese dancer and choreographer Lin Hwai-min‘s Cursive trilogy, a captivating series translating the development of the fascinating art form of Chinese calligraphy into dance. As Lin says himself, the final part marks the…
The Nutcracker
This story is happening in someone’s head. Let’s call him Drosselmeier. I can almost see him right here. Yes him, the guy who’s waving his arms with the music, that could be Drosselmeier. Or someone else. Or you. Or me.…
Creature (film)
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Based on the acclaimed English National Ballet production, choreographed by Akram Khan and directed by Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia (Senna, Amy, The Warrior), Creature is a genre-busting collaboration that fuses film and contemporary dance. Following English National Ballet‘s 2021…
TWOOLS 16
Between 1999 and 2018, Scapino presented 18 editions of TWOOLS, the programme in which young choreographic talents are given the opportunity to create work for the main stage. More than sixty choreographers have created work for TWOOLS. For many choreographers…
Fierce!: Festival Steps
A unique dance school and young dancers’ company, Ballet Junior de Genève has been around for over 50 years, and is recognised internationally for its excellent grounding in the discipline. It offers a wide range of dance styles and creative…
The Hard Nut
Mark Morris Dance Group‘s beloved retro-modern reimagining of The Nutcracker – based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original story and the comic book art of Charles Burns – comes home to BAM for the holidays. A cascade of wit and wintry beauty…
Jekyll & Hyde
Edward Hyde, a mysterious villain, is wreaking havoc in London, leaving hatred, fear and disgust in his wake. At the same time the respected doctor Henry Jekyll is conducting experiments in his laboratory to change human character and personality. The…