Sasha Waltz is a renowned German choreographer and dancer who has made significant contributions to the world of contemporary dance. Known for her innovative and unique approach to choreography, she has created numerous captivating performances that have garnered international acclaim.
Waltz’s choreographic style often integrates elements of theater, music, and visual art, blending them together to create multidisciplinary works of art. Her pieces are known for their physicality, emotional depth, and thought-provoking themes.
Throughout her career, Sasha Waltz has collaborated with a diverse range of artists, including composers, designers, and fellow dancers. This collaborative approach has resulted in the creation of memorable performances that push the boundaries of contemporary dance and challenge conventional notions of movement.
Waltz has also founded her own dance company, Sasha Waltz & Guests, which serves as a platform for her creative vision and allows her to collaborate with talented dancers from around the world. The company’s repertoire includes a wide range of works, from large-scale productions to intimate solos, each showcasing Waltz’s distinct artistic vision.
With her innovative choreography and dedication to pushing the boundaries of dance, Sasha Waltz continues to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide. Her contributions to the field of contemporary dance have solidified her status as one of the foremost choreographers of our time.
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This chamber opera from Dusapin (his 6th) is quite remarkable, in that it attempts a complete synthesis of contemporary (and often erotic) choreography with contemporary music as absolutely equal partners in telling the opera’s story. Whether you’ll find Dusapin’s “back to Monteverdi” musical idiom hypnotic or merely monotonous will depend on your non-negotiable expectations of…
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The German choreographer Sasha Waltz’s poignant version of the celebrated legend of the “star‑crossed” lovers from Verona captures all the romanticism of Berlioz’s symphonic poem. The monochrome sobriety of the costumes and sets accentuates the dramatic intensity of the work and highlights the emotions of the young hero and heroine. Scene by scene – be…
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Considered one of the key works of modernism, it is a hundred years after the genesis of Igor Stravinsky’s “Le Sacre du Printemps” that Sasha Waltz takes on the Mariinsky Theatre’s offer to engage with this extraordinary piece of musical and dance history. Its title translates to “The Rite of Spring”. The strikingly archaic, tension-charged…
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Among dance aficionados, the names on the cast list alone are bound to be greatly admired, as this production brings together seven A-list choreographers of worldwide fame. Each of them transforms a mortal sin into a dance piece for Gauthier Dance. The result: a tableau of fiendishness consisting of seven world premieres by Aszure Barton,…
