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TOP 10 Best Contemporary Choreographers

STEPS Contemporary DANCE FESTIVAL in Switzerland is presenting famous choreographies from 7. April to 1 May 2016 over 90 events in 40 stages

When I saw the program for this Dance Festival I started to think about my TOP 10 famous contemporary Choreographers. It is difficult to say what I love most and what I have seen lately which, which is uppermost in my mind.

Sydney Dance.jpgSydney Dance Company/ Interplay

As Contemporary dance is an art, it is judged by each person in a subjective way. This means that what one person perceives as ‚the best‘ might not be ‚the best‘ for another one.

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Degas Ballerina re-created in Valentino for 15.000 Dollars

Harper’s Bazaar just did an amazing photo-shoot with rising star Misty Copeland, the first African American Female Principal Dancer with A.B.T., channeling the famous Degas ballerinas in Designer dresses of Valentino, Roberto Cavalli and Alexander McQueen.

Misty Copeland Degas.jpgMisty Copeland in Valentino – photoshoot By Haper’s Bazaar

Why are Degas paintings still popular today?

I love the paintings of Degas, as his works transport us into the inner sanctum of the ballerina. As observers within the Paris rehearsal rooms, we see the dancers as they really are – authentic, hard working and totally focussed on their bodies and their movement. The smallest details reveal themselves within the paintings – the rustle of a skirt, the quiet word of the ballet master to correct a movement or the preparing for an arabesque.
It’s a world away from the performance stage where the dancers appear perfect and totally in control.

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Review: Ratmansky‘s Reconstruction of Swan Lake – Better? Different?

Opening night at the Opera Zurich on 6. February 2016

As much as I like the performance of the Zurich Ballet, ballet lovers may be confused by the steps and dancing. In the old days, ballet had different standards as we are now used to. It was all about conveying a story – meaning a lot of acting, and less jumps and footwork. Even the most famous of arm movements were not shown. I really missed seeing these beautiful swan-like movements.

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Ratmansky’s swans however are more like girls. Odette plays the part of a young lady who falls in love, and is shocked after her lovers betrayal. I must say, I like this performance a lot – stunning setting, awesome costumes, great pantomime, brilliant principal dancers, perfect corps de ballet, however I still prefer the quality of dance that we have today.

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Schwanensee im Original: Früher war alles anders

Schwanensee rekonstruiert von Alexei Ratmansky für das Ballett Zürich

Das Zürcher Ballett zeigt die Originalversion von Schwanensee, die der Star-Choreograf Alexei Ratmansky in mühevoller Kleinarbeit rekonstruiert hat. Schwanensee wird in der Erstfassung von Marius Petipa und Lew Iwanow aus dem Jahr 1895 aufgeführt.

Meine Empfehlung: SEHENSWERT!
Wer aber einen klassischen Schwanensee auf höchstem technischen Niveau mit Schwanenarmen und Querspagat erwartet, wird enttäuscht werden. Die Originalfassung basiert auf Gestik, die Tanzbewegungen sind reduziert, dafür gibt es wunderbare Massenszenen mit tollen Kostümen, Fantasie und Emotionen.

IMG_6723.jpgFoto von Gregory Batardon

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Winners 2016 of Prix de Lausanne

The jury was made up of 9 internationally renowned dance professionals, chaired by Mr Julio Bocca, former Principal of American Ballet Theatre, New York and director of the Ballet Nacional Sodre, Uruguay.  Congratulations to all winners. They did a great job.

The 7 Prix de Lausanne 2016 prize winners are:

adveq 126 Hang YU, 16 years old, China

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Beau-Rivage Palace 307 Madison YOUNG, 17 years old, USA

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Restless Ballett Zürich – sehenswert

Ein riesiges Kompliment ans Zürcher Ballett! RESTLESS war wirklich SPITZE! Die Ballettkompagnie hat die vier anspruchsvollen Stücke dieses Ballettabends technisch äusserst perfekt mit Bravour und Hingabe getanzt. Die Stimmungen der völlig unterschiedlichen Ballette wurden exzellent eingefangen und wunderbar umgesetzt.

Grosses Kompliment an Christian Spuck, den Ballettdirektor des Zürcher Balletts, für diese gelungene Auswahl. Wie auch schon bei Gods and Dogs, dem dreiteiligen Publikumsrenner von 2015, schaffte es Spuck, ein einmaliges Gesamtkunstwerk zu zusammenzustellen.  Weiterlesen „Restless Ballett Zürich – sehenswert“

Ballet Star Sergei Polunin: Intimate Prodigy

„The James Dean of the Ballet World“ Sergei Polunin was decribed by Daily Telegraph in 2012. He quit the Royal Ballet in London sensationally and stopped his golden carreer by himself. Enjoy to see him dancing in „Take me to church“, by Hozier, directed by David LaChapelle.

 

Article in the guardian from February 2015 von Judith Mackrell

Sergei Polunin dances with his demons to Hozier’s Take Me to Church
David LaChapelle captures the Ukrainian dancer’s battle to make peace with his talent – and in another viral video, Baryshnikov partners Lil Buck

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11 Things You Should Stop Saying To Dancers

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I want to share an article published at odysseyonline.com, written by Sara Cooper, with you. It’s easy for ballet lovers to annoy dancers by accidentally asking stupid or embarrassing questions.

11 Things You Should Stop Saying To Dancers by Sara Cooper

Sara Cooper in The List on Jan 18, 2016

No, it’s nothing like „Black Swan.“

Dancers hear a lot of annoying things on a regular basis. Sometimes it gets hard to just grin and bear it without offering a sassy response. Just in case you know a dancer, here are 11 things we are sick of hearing (so stop saying them).

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The UK Critics‘ Circle National Dance Awards 2016

The full list of prizewinners – Congratulations to all winners!

Emerging artist

Matthew Ball, The Royal Ballet

Jane Attenborough dance UK award

Tamara McLorg

Best classical choreography

Wayne McGregor for Woolf Works, for the Royal Ballet

Best modern choreography

Crystal Pite for Polaris, for Sadler’s Wells

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„What is Sleeping Beauty?“ Alexei Ratmansky researched

Reviving clasasical ballets

 

Alexei Ratmansky is one of the most reknowned choregraphers today. He reconstructs and revives old ballets by spending months to study the movement score, step by step. So Sleeping Beauty came out with more subtlety, with more gradation and more in-between things. These are small differences but in the end it makes a changed ballet.

https://youtu.be/J1GjHT8vMAo

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