Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
»My vision: Breaking down the borders that traditionally exist between classical and contemporary dance and redefining dance as a culmination of both.« Aaron S. Watkin more...
Principals Jiří Bubeníčekand Yumiko Takeshima guested at the international ballet gala on 28th of January 2012 at Salzburger Landestheater, Austria. The gala has been the highlight and finale of Ballet Salzburgs ballet week that took place from 20th to 29th of January. Besides Yumiko and Jiří, soloists from other renowned companies such as the English National Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet or State Ballet Berlin have shared in this evening in favor of the Aids Assistance Salzburg.
We have begun rehearsal's for Principal dancer Jiří Bubeníček’s »Faun«. Jiří's new creation will be part of our »Les Ballet Russes – Reloaded« premiere which also includes George Balanchine's »Apollo« , Stijn Celis's »Noces« and Jacopo Godani's »Sacre«.The premiere will take place 20th of June 2012, further performances: 23rd, 28th of June as well as 6th and 8th of July 2012.
The so-called »classical« choreography of William Forsythe is an integral part of the ballet repertoire of the Semperoper. The 2011/12 season marks the first time that an entire evening will be devoted to this most innovative of living choreographers. »Enemy in the figure«, strikingly lit with only a single moving spotlight, is certainly one of the choreographer’s most visually stunning works. Forsythe’s many years of exploration of the topic »perception« are documented in the work »Artifact Suite«, which features Johann Sebastian Bach’s Chaconne from the D minor Partita for solo violin. more...
From Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 on former Principal of the Semperoper Ballett Katherina Markowskaja will be back in Dresden guesting with our company to set »New Sleep« Pas de deux, which will be one part of the specially created and newly arranged suite of pas de deux for the Semperoper Ballett »New Suite«, to be premiered within our next premiere »A William Forsythe Ballet Evening« (performances 25th of February, 2nd, 10th and 16th of March and 12th and 18th of May 2012). We look forward to having Katja back for a few days!
It's a story we all know from our childhood. The good fairies arrive at Princess Aurora's christening, bringing good wishes and wonderful gifts. Just as the Lilac Fairy is about to present her gift, the wicked fairy Carabosse appears and utters a terrible curse … Central to the plot is the hundred-year sleep of Aurora, symbolising the transition from childhood to adulthood. Marius Petipa's «The Sleeping Beauty» with its wealth of choreographic dance highlights represents the very summit of classical ballet. more...
The 40th Prix de Lausanne will take place from January 29th to February 4th, 2012. Created in 1973, the Prix de Lausanne is an international competition for young dancers aged 15 to 18. A Gala evening at the Palais de Beaulieu on 5th of February 2012 will round off this week and will bring together Principal Dancers of the best ballet companies, all prize winners of the Prix de Lausanne. From our company Principals Yumiko Takeshima and Jiří Bubeníček will be doing David Dawson’s »On the Nature of Daylight«. Jiří will furthermore dance his very own creation »Canon in D Major« together with his brother Otto, Principal of Hamburg Ballett and Jón Vallejo, First Soloist of our company. Our dancers will share the stage on this magical evening with Soloists from other prestigious and renowned companies such as The Royal Ballet, the Dutch National Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet or the Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris to name just a few.
