An enormous set of windows letting natural light stream in from overhead…. A crowd of one hundred and fifty spectators gathered around the dance floor.
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Illuminated in the middle Raw wooden tables in a large closed circle. The audience seated in two rows, around the ring, the second row on a raised platform.
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I first saw this work or at least the core of it two years ago in the Vienna Volksopera…. There were works by four of the best of independent dance in Vienna that night (Tanztheater Homunculus and Tanz Hotel were two of the others).
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Another one of the poster productions of this year’s Impulstanz, Daniel Leveillé’s new work is graced not only by the strong image of three naked men flying but also by a chillingly poetic title The Modesty of Icebergs ( La pudeur des icebergs)…. The piece is difficult to describe as there was no particular narrative but rather a cyclical repetition of the same movements with an ensemble comprised mainly of three men but augmented at times to as many as five men and one woman.
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The main late night haunt of the Impulstanz Festival is the Bürgtheater Vestibule, one of the more charming and elegant bars in Vienna, located within…
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Woman collapses on stage. A bleached out video shows on a large plasma screen on the left hand wall of the theatre.
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Bare black stage. A girl stands. A fallen chair. The girl rolls on to her back. A single overhead light allumes. Girl rises. Dressed in…
Leave a CommentAfter the Marie Chouinard show in the Bürgtheater, there was a lovely premiere party. At the party, the music was also Bach. At the end…
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