Regensburg

"Good evening. Dancers, get ready!" rings out from the loudspeakers. The curtain rises; on stage stand four oversized injection-molding frames, with dancers positioned inside them like dolls. "Vincent, take your position—further left—okay, let’s start!" An unusual beginning for choreographer Andrey Kaydanovskiy’s first work at the Staatstheater Regensburg. He has moved his dance piece Dollhouse to the Antoniushaus, a smaller and more intimate venue. This suits the theme: the multifaceted relationship between human and doll. As the main character, Vincent Wodrich encounters the figures from the frames one by one: a toddler with a pacifier, a tin soldier general complete with his army, and two "Superdolls" who outfit Wodrich’s protagonist in stylish clothes and makeup—only for him to ...