Under the title Kaleidoskop, the Ballett am Rhein brings together the world premieres of Moto Perpetuo by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, as well as Mthuthuzeli November's Invocation with Jean-Christophe Maillot's Vers un pays sage—into a thrilling evening of dance.
In Moto Perpetuo, cycles make the passage of time tangible in a progressive process. The minimal music of Philip Glass eliminates the contrast between static and dynamic and is the pulse and initiator of events. In a gloomy space inspired by Richard Serra's sculptures, bodies encounter and intertwine, and complex webs of relationships emerge. In ever-increasing movements, the dancers sense both the sound space and their own bodies. In pale light, cuboid walls open to admit new dancers into a rising and falling flow of music and ...
