dance performances and video dance
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…
An anniversary performance, celebrating in movement 20 years of history. In 2016, Compagnie Käfig is celebrating its 20th anniversary. On this occasion, Mourad Merzouki brings together in Carte Blanches several dancers who have gone through the life of the company,…
Wim Vandekeybus evokes a dramatic effect by juxtaposing plastic movement, music and scenography. Thus, according to one critic, the performance entitled What the Body Does Not Remember (1987) was distinguished by “a brutal conflict of dance and music, by a…
Same Difference (2007) is a theatrical piece by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, in which dance communicates in both a symbolical and literal way. Same Difference is inspired by the chaotic influence of the ego on the individual. It shows…
Inspired by the character of Siddharta, Angelin Preljocaj offered in 2010 a new creation to the Paris Opera Ballet. The choreographer revisits the legend of this prince who became the ‘enlightened one’, or the Buddha, making a personal and free…
A behind-the-scenes look at the staging of BalletBoyz‘s award-winning show Serpent/Fallen at London’s Roundhouse in July 2014, with live music from the BBC Concert Orchestra. BalletBoyz (winners of 2013 National Dance Award for Best Independent Company) is a ten-strong, all…
A “one-reeler” entirely choreographed musical film directed By Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Thom Yorke. In 2019, musician Thom Yorke (Radiohead) invited Damien Jalet to imagine a choreographic response to his new solo album “Anima”. This was a follow up to…
Sharon Eyal is an Israeli choreographer and a figure in the contemporary dance scene. Her way of asking choreographically piercing questions and setting in motion uncomfortable situations forces her performers and audience to abandon usual patterns of thoughts and personal…
Noverre: Young Choreographers 2023 is a platform dedicated to emerging creative voices within the Stuttgart Ballet, offering dancers and guest artists the opportunity to develop and present original choreographic works on the stage of the Schauspielhaus Stuttgart. Named after the influential…
