Despite the rather old-fashioned and too elaborate first act, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a splendid concotion of music and movement and light.
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On account of his disdain for dance, Ioan Holender chose not to include any ballet among the premieres in a book of his time at Staatsoper. For opera fans only.
Leave a CommentNothing newsworthy in Staatsoper’s restaging of Cranko’s classic but if you hit a good cast, Prokofiev’s music and the performers make for a touching evening.
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It would do no harm if for a few pieces, Gervasi and Wahl’s shared exploration of movement yielded to a clear and trenchant choreographic language.
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For now, Radacovsky has reached Everest’s basecamp. But without serious changes he won’t reach the peak.
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As Vienna in the face of funding cuts lacks homes for contemporary dance, it would be better if TQW would fulfill its dance mandate sooner than later.
Leave a CommentBy bringing back works from Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker and Trish Brown, Karl Regensburger give young artists a chance to see what the excitement about dance is.
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New World Dances is the closest I’ve seen Staatsoper come to one of those splendid Opera de Paris Palais Garnier evenings of contemporary choreography
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