The Vienna State Ballet’s final premiere under the direction of Martin Schläpfer presents three Viennese debuts – with world premieres by a younger generation of choreographers.
Alessandra Corti explores the theme of human identity and takes her inspiration from processes of tension that can be read as prismatic phenomena or as collective experiences. The title of her piece, AEREA– a palindrome without a beginning or an end – alludes to its ethereal and elusive nature. Its music is based on Rewriting Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony – Michael Gordon’s humorous and disconcerting take on a classic.
High is Louis Stiens’s title for his creation, referring to the overwhelming sight of the summer sun, early in the morning after staying up all night. Dynamic, multi-layered situations for soloists and ensemble respond to the instability of breaking march themes and spectral chords in Lisa Streich’s commissioned composition with Stiens’ technical, theatrical language of movement. An ominous celebration that refuses to end and, in its polarity of “high” and “low”, the divine and the everyday, casts an ironic glance at the continuum – our present lives.
“Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 is a powerful expression of our delight in being alive. Based solely on the musical twists in this composition, my ballet is a kind of snapshot of ourselves: where are we coming from, where are we right now, where are we heading?” This is how Martin Chaix describes the starting point for his choreography M to M.
The second part of the program – High – contains film sequences that depict a toy weapon as well as the use of drugs.
Leading Team
AEREA
Musik Michael Gordon
Choreography Alessandra Corti
Stage and costume design Lucia Vonrhein
Lighting design Tanja Rühl
Dramaturgie Nastasja Fischer
High
Musik Lisa Streich
Choreographie und Kostüme Louis Stiens
Bühnenbild, Kostüme und Video Bettina Katja Lange
Lighting design Tanja Rühl
Dramaturgie Anne do Paço
M to M
Musik Max Bruch
Choreography Martin Chaix
Set design Florian Etti
Costume design Aleksandar Noshpal
Lighting design Tanja Rühl
Dramaturgie Anne do Paço
Cast on 30. June 2025
AEREA
High
M to M
Photos and Videos
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