The first-ever recording on film of Maurice Béjart‘s Ninth Symphony! Fifty years after its premiere, the Tokyo Ballet and Béjart Ballet Lausanne present Maurice Béjart‘s groundbreaking choreography to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in Tokyo’s NHK Hall. With nearly 200 artists…
In light of current events, the topicality of The Statement is probably what is most striking about Crystal Pite‘s new work, as the expression of the characters and their use of language are very much linked to our time. The…
In an iconic library designed by the visual artist Hans Op de Beeck, life is lived as if nothing will ever change. Self-centeredness and a clumsy search for acknowledgement thrive in pursuit of inner peace. The monochrome grey library is…
Ohad Naharin made ‘Shalosh’ (three) in 2005. The ballet consists of three parts: ‘Bellus’ (beauty), ‘Humus’ (earth), and ‘Secus’ (this instead of that). ‘Secus’ was first performed separately in 2012 with NDT. The tripartite theological structure suggests a return to…
In this acclaimed version by Akram Khan, the greatest Romantic ballet and its story of love, betrayal and redemption are reimagined. As the curtain rises, dancers in shadow push against a large wall. From that moment on, Akram Khan‘s Giselle…
How does the Annunciation, that key moment which underpins a whole religion, resonate in us, what does it awaken? While so many painters over the past 2000 years have sought time and again to understand the flurry of contradictory symbols,…
Firebird is back after a 20-year hiatus! Ming Cho Lee’s breathtaking sets, the epic Stravinsky score, and choreography from PNB Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell work in harmony in this theatrical one-act ballet. Balanced perfectly by Alejandro Cerrudo‘s most playful…
