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…
Cabaret is a 1972 American musical drama film directed by Bob Fosse, and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. After the box-office failure of his 1969 film version of Sweet Charity, Fosse bounced back with Cabaret in 1972,…
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…
