Restless

Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal

From 20. December 2015 until 29. March 2016

NEW SLEEP

Choreography William Forsythe
Music Thom Willems
Stage design, costumes and lighting William Forsythe
World premiere San Francisco Ballet, 1987



SKEW-WHIFF

Choreography Sol León/Paul Lightfoot
Music Gioachino Rossini
Stage design and costumes Sol León/Paul Lightfoot
Lighting Tom Bevoort
World premiere Nederlands Dans Theater, 1996



ARIA

Choreography Douglas Lee
Music Michael Gordon, David Lang und Julia Wolfe
Stage design and costumes Douglas Lee
World premiere Stuttgarter Ballett, 2012



DIALOGOS (WORLD PREMIERE)

Choreography Filipe Portugal
Music Nik Bärtsch
Stage design Filipe Portugal
Jörg Zielinski
Costumes Claudia Binder
Lighting Martin Gebhardt
Dramaturgy Michael Küster
  Ballett Zürich
Junior Ballett
Nik Bärtsch's Mobile
    Nik Bärtsch, Piano
    Sha, Bass clarinet
    Kaspar Rast, Drums
    Nicolas Stocker, Percussion




Guest performance:

Di 23 Feb 2016    
Graf Zeppelin Haus,
Friedrichshafen

 

  • Duration :
    1 H. 55 Min. Inkl. Pause after 1st part after approx. 40 Min.
  • More information:
    Introduction 45 min before the performance.

Cast

The cast for this performance will be announced at a later date.

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Abstract

This energetically pulsating evening featuring choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul Lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal combines exciting facets of contemporary dance.
Works by the American choreographer William Forsythe have been a permanent fixture in Ballett Zürich’s repertoire for years. In New Sleep, created in 1998, three clown-like figures fall under the spell of a yardstick, a potted plant and a collection of bowling balls – against a backdrop of electronic music by Thom Willems.
The Englishman Douglas Lee has maintained links with Ballett Zürich ever since his pieces IRIS and A-Life. After his successful career as a dancer in the Stuttgart Ballet he launched a promising international career as a choreographer. Aria, a mysteriously convoluted pas de deux, was created in 2012 in Stuttgart for the soloists Katja Wünsche and William Moore, who are now members of Ballett Zürich.
Set to the overture of Rossini’s Thieving Magpie, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot created their highly explosive choreography Skew-Whiff in 1996 for the Nederlands Dans Theater, of which they are now directors. Besides their potential as dancers, the four soloists must also possess outstanding acting abilities in order to bring the extreme characters to life.
Filipe Portugal, celebrated soloist with Ballett Zürich, has recently enjoyed several successes as a choreographer. Having created Tauwetter for the Junior Ballet last season, he has now risen to the challenge of a world première for Ballett Zürich.
 

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