There are no borders on the path to inner knowledge.
Multi-part ballet evening
Premiere
28. June 2025
Dates & Cast
- Conductor Charlotte Politi
Noetic
- Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- Music Szymon Brzóska
- Set Design Antony Gormley
- Lighting Design David Stokholm
- Originales Kostümdesign Les Hommes
- Dramaturgy Adolphe Binder
- Text Jason Silva, Randy Powell
November
- Choreografie & Kostüme Imre & Marne van Opstal
- Music Arvo Pärt
- Set Design Boris Acket
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
Noetic
- Sängerin Miriam Andersén
- Taiko Trommeln, Kokyu & Flöte Shogo Yoshii
- Conductor Charlotte Politi
Noetic
- Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- Music Szymon Brzóska
- Set Design Antony Gormley
- Lighting Design David Stokholm
- Originales Kostümdesign Les Hommes
- Dramaturgy Adolphe Binder
- Text Jason Silva, Randy Powell
November
- Choreografie & Kostüme Imre & Marne van Opstal
- Music Arvo Pärt
- Set Design Boris Acket
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
Noetic
- Sängerin Miriam Andersén
- Taiko Trommeln, Kokyu & Flöte Shogo Yoshii
- Conductor Charlotte Politi
Noetic
- Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- Music Szymon Brzóska
- Set Design Antony Gormley
- Lighting Design David Stokholm
- Originales Kostümdesign Les Hommes
- Dramaturgy Adolphe Binder
- Text Jason Silva, Randy Powell
November
- Choreografie & Kostüme Imre & Marne van Opstal
- Music Arvo Pärt
- Set Design Boris Acket
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
Noetic
- Sängerin Miriam Andersén
- Taiko Trommeln, Kokyu & Flöte Shogo Yoshii
- Conductor Charlotte Politi
Noetic
- Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- Music Szymon Brzóska
- Set Design Antony Gormley
- Lighting Design David Stokholm
- Originales Kostümdesign Les Hommes
- Dramaturgy Adolphe Binder
- Text Jason Silva, Randy Powell
November
- Choreografie & Kostüme Imre & Marne van Opstal
- Music Arvo Pärt
- Set Design Boris Acket
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
Noetic
- Sängerin Miriam Andersén
- Taiko Trommeln, Kokyu & Flöte Shogo Yoshii
- Conductor Charlotte Politi
Noetic
- Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- Music Szymon Brzóska
- Set Design Antony Gormley
- Lighting Design David Stokholm
- Originales Kostümdesign Les Hommes
- Dramaturgy Adolphe Binder
- Text Jason Silva, Randy Powell
November
- Choreografie & Kostüme Imre & Marne van Opstal
- Music Arvo Pärt
- Set Design Boris Acket
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
Noetic
- Sängerin Miriam Andersén
- Taiko Trommeln, Kokyu & Flöte Shogo Yoshii
- Conductor Charlotte Politi
Noetic
- Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- Music Szymon Brzóska
- Set Design Antony Gormley
- Lighting Design David Stokholm
- Originales Kostümdesign Les Hommes
- Dramaturgy Adolphe Binder
- Text Jason Silva, Randy Powell
November
- Choreografie & Kostüme Imre & Marne van Opstal
- Music Arvo Pärt
- Set Design Boris Acket
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
Noetic
- Sängerin Miriam Andersén
- Taiko Trommeln, Kokyu & Flöte Shogo Yoshii
In brief
Is movement dance or dance movement? Siblings Imre and Marne van Opstal see themselves not only as choreographers in the classical sense but also as movement directors. Their multi-layered and often surreal approach to dance is hugely popular around the world. Collaborating for the first time with the Semperoper Ballett, the creative duo are providing the company with a brand-new work.
Similar to their exploration of the limits and possibilities of mind and body, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s „Noetic“ examines our instinctive human need to create structure, tied to the desire to break free of the rules. This beautiful work, featuring a mix of emotional and harmonious music, Japanese drums and a vocal soloist, invites us to probe the great questions of humanity with cool clarity.
