Forgotten Memories

When I finally achieved my ambition to visit Diaghilev‘s tomb on the Venetian island of San Michele I found myself unexpectedly moved to tears by the experience. In the warm, shimmering silence of the walled garden that constitutes the Russian Orthodox part of the cemetery complex I stood before the curious stone altar that marks his final resting place and...

The name chosen for the work is taken from a section in Georg Büchner’s play “Woyzeck.” By choosing this particular literary quote, Be’er circumvents the main theme of the play: the story of an anti-hero, a victim of war and its warped morals. Yet, the textual source inevitably raises certain expectations, particularly since Rami Be’er has been known to touch on...

Young, successful, very busy and preparing for upcoming trips to Africa and his company’s tour of the U.S., Wayne McGregor creates the impression of someone who knows what he wants. A British choreographer of the younger generation emerging in the 1990s (Akram Khan, Michael Clark, Russell Maliphant, Fin Walker), McGregor now enjoys his Random Dance Company’s...