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.
Cast
AEREA
- Musik
- Michael Gordon
- Choreography
- Alessandra Corti
- Stage and costume design
- Lucia Vonrhein
- Lighting design
- Tanja Rühl
- Dramaturgie
- Nastasja Fischer
- Musical direction
- Jean-Michaël Lavoie
- Klavier
- Béla Fischer
- Tänzerin
- Nina Cagnin
- Tänzerin
- Vivian de Britto Schiller
- Tänzerin
- Tainá Ferreira Luiz
- Tänzerin
- Olivia Poropat
- Tänzerin
- Marta Schiumarini
- Tänzerin
- Mila Schmidt
- Tänzerin
- Una Zubović
- Tänzer
- Gabriele Aime
- Tänzer
- László Benedek
- Tänzer
- Riccardo Franchi
- Tänzer
- Kevin Hena
- Tänzer
- Keisuke Nejime
- Tänzer
- Francesco Scandroglio
High
- Musik
- Lisa Streich
- Choreographie und Kostüme
- Louis Stiens
- Bühnenbild, Kostüme und Video
- Bettina Katja Lange
- Lighting design
- Tanja Rühl
- Dramaturgie
- Anne do Paço
- Musical direction
- Jean-Michaël Lavoie
- Tänzerin
- Sonia Dvořák
- Tänzerin
- Helen Clare Kinney
- Tänzerin
- Adi Hanan
- Tänzerin
- Rebecca Horner
- Tänzerin
- Yuko Kato
- Tänzerin
- Catarina Pires
- Tänzer
- Jackson Carroll
- Tänzer
- François-Eloi Lavignac
- Tänzer
- Kristián Pokorný
- Tänzer
- Duccio Tariello
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
- Musical direction
- Jean-Michaël Lavoie
- Solo-Violine
- Benjamin Herzl
- 1. Paar
- Hyo-Jung Kang
- 1. Paar
- Masayu Kimoto
- 2. Paar
- Ketevan Papava
- 2. Paar
- Rashaen Arts
- 3. Paar
- Ioanna Avraam
- 3. Paar
- Timoor Afshar
- Solistin 1. Satz
- Alisha Brach
- Solistin 1. Satz
- Natalya Butchko
- Solistin 1. Satz
- Gaia Fredianelli
- Solistin 1. Satz
- Sveva Gargiulo
- Solistin 1. Satz
- Eszter Ledán
- Solistin 1. Satz
- Phoebe Liggins
- Solist 1. Satz
- Giorgio Fourés
- Solist 1. Satz
- Andrés Garcia Torres
- Solist 1. Satz
- Javier González Cabrera
- Solist 1. Satz
- Godwin Merano
- Solist 1. Satz
- Igor Milos
- Solist 1. Satz
- Géraud Wielick
- Solistin 2. Satz
- Laura Cislaghi
- Solistin 2. Satz
- Alexandra Inculet
- Solistin 2. Satz
- Sinthia Liz
- Solistin 2. Satz
- Katharina Miffek
- Solistin 2. Satz
- Ella Persson
- Solistin 2. Satz
- Alaia Rogers-Maman
- Solist 2. Satz
- Benjamin Alexander
- Solist 2. Satz
- Christian Falcier
- Solist 2. Satz
- Tomoaki Nakanome
- Solist 2. Satz
- Zsolt Török
- Solist 2. Satz
- Arne Vandervelde
- Solist 2. Satz
- Robert Weithas
Photos and Videos
For all those who use a screen reader, a description of the visual aspects of the performance (set design, costumes...) follows here instead of the photo gallery.
.jpg "Florian Carove (Solor, Hund)")
