Sommerfestivals 2005

Viele Ballette des 19. Jahrhunderts fielen in den tiefen Brunnen der Vergangenheit. Obwohl man gern wüsste, wie Marius Petipas zweites Ballett für das St. Petersburger Mariinsky, die 1862 auf eine possierliche Tschingbum-Musik von Cesare Pugni entstandene Tochter des Pharao ausgesehen hat. Dieses vier Stunden lange Ägypten-Ding, ästhetischer Nachklapp auf...

Arja Raatikainen’s internationally acclaimed dance piece   “Opal-D“ has been adapted for film. Director Kimmo Koskela, who was also responsible for the multimedia of the stage production, unified all the design elements, the stage on a water pillow and the choreography danced by Arja Raatikainen and Katri Soin, in a film version which is even more powerful than the...

When Louise Lecavalier is on the roster, the show is a big draw. If you ever saw her performances during her riveting career with La La La Human Steps and choreographer Edou­ard Lock, you’ll know why. Lecavalier’s vaulting, strutting, phenomenal dance persona was repeatedly described in the press as an unbeatable “human torpedo.” After 18 years of association she...