MARCO AGOSTINO

From the charged anticipation before a performance to the moments that endure after the curtain falls, La Scala’s star reflects on the discipline that...

PERFORMANCE

Sparkle and Shadow

A ritual of remembrance that alternates between flashes of brilliance and glimpses of the deeper humanity that Carla Fracci embodied by Alessandro...

Ritual, not enchantment

Presented once more at La Scala, this staging of the world-famous ballet builds a realm governed by order and protocol, while its...

Nureyev’s Swan Lake in Stockholm

Despite the conceptual rigidity and emotional chill of the staging, the Royal Swedish Ballet infuses the work with pulse and human clarity,...

Versailles tanzt in Wien

von Anna BEKE Einmal Versailles hin und zurück – so ließe sich die Devise der aktuellen Premiere des Wiener Staatsballetts, der ersten...

WHAT'S ON

Ausstellung: „Liaisons“ in Berlin

Im abgedunkelten schwarzen Kabinett treffen sie aufeinander: Nijinsky und Béjart. Der eine, unbestrittener Jahrhunderttänzer, erstrahlt, eingehüllt von punktgenauem Licht, dezent...

STORIES

Stories

Giselle: A Persona

By Alice Heyward Giselle: A Summary by theatre director Toshiki Okada, performed by Hana Sakai, was presented at Thalia Gaußstraße as part of Lessingtage 2026. The show was produced by Aichi Prefectural Art Theater and is part of the Constellation project, sponsored by the Japan Creator Support Fund.  creator.ntj.jac.go.jp/en/cultural-facilities/aichi-aac We file into Thalia Gaußstraße and sit facing […]

Stories

Rituale

© Akram Khan Company/Camilla Greenwell Viele Jahre machten große internationale Tanzgastspiele einen Bogen um Berlin. Seit 2023 ist das anders:...

Stories

Audition Room

(🇬🇧) By Martin FRENETTE Every dancer dreams of being remembered for more than the height of a développé or the...