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Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal
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. incl. intermission after 1st part after approx. 40 Min. Introduction 45 min before the performance.
Past performances
December 2015
20
Dec18.00
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Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal, Premiere
January 2016
03
Jan14.00
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Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal, Ballet subscription Big
08
Jan19.00
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Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal, Friday subscription B
February 2016
19
Feb19.00
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Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal, Ballet subscription Small
March 2016
20
Mar20.30
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Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal, AMAG people's performance
29
Mar19.00
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Choreographies by William Forsythe, Sol León/Paul lightfoot, Douglas Lee and Filipe Portugal, Tuesday subscription C
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Abstract
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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.