Véronique Doisneau
Invited to make a piece for the ballet of the Paris Opera by her director Brigitte Lefèvre, Jérôme Bel wanted to stage a kind of theatrical documentary on the work of one of the dancers of the ballet: Véronique Doisneau.…
Category Dance
dance performances and video dance
Nicht Schlafen
Will the aggression that human beings show towards each other and towards their environment lead to their downfall? In Nicht Schlafen, a reflection on humans’ primal urge for violence, leading choreographer Alain Platel asks what drives us to fight. A…
I’m going to toss my arms
Brown’s last work, I’m going to toss my arms – if you catch them they’re yours (2011), is a collaboration with visual artist Burt Barr, whose striking set is dominated by industrial fans. The original music is by Alvin Curran.…
The Rite of Spring
The 1913 premiere of The Rite of Spring almost caused a riot. Unconventional choreography and shockingly dissonant music provoked anger from the Parisian audience and in Stravinsky’s letter home he wrote that ‘things got as far as fighting’. Saintus’ reworking…
Moving North
Moving North – 10 Short Dance Films is a unique Nordic project which aims to combine the talents of Nordic choreographers and film makers from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. They have explored movement and space through the camera’s…
Ghosts
(Re)discover Ibsen’s masterpiece as told by the Norwegian National Ballet. Are we ever honest enough to be unaffected by lies? This is the question asked by Henrik Ibsen’s drama Ghosts (Gengangere). Oswald Alving returns from a bohemian existence in Paris…
Signes
A meeting of painting and dance, Signes is the culmination of a triple creative process initiated by the painter Olivier Debré and continued by choreographer Carolyn Carlson and composer René Aubry. In search of the unspeakable emotions of the sensitive…
Dancing Pina
Pina Bausch revolutionised modern dance with her choreography. But what remains of her legacy? A visually intense and emotional journey into the world of modern dance and beyond. Dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch was one of the most important contributors…
Soledad
Carlos Acosta formed the company that bears his name around the time of his retirement from The Royal Ballet, in 2016 Soledad, choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, is a slick, sexy and emotionally charged duet which explores the wild and tender…