TOP 5 Contemporary Choreographers

There are so many stunning artists

I often wanted to update my post about the TOP contemporary choreographers. But I always got lost because there are so many amazing artists around right now – upcoming or up and coming that I couldn’t decide about the best ones.

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The Most Popular Contemporary Ballets Today

Ask ChatGPT about ballet

It’s so hard to say which contemporary ballets are in my TOP 10. As I started months ago to research, my list got longer and longer. So I decided to ask ChatGPT 4 for help. The reply is quite good, I was surprised. Have a look:

Fanny Gaïda, Sylvie Guillem et le Ballet de l’Opéra dans In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated de William Forsythe. Extrait de la répétition générale, 27 mai 1987.
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Rezensionen WALKWAYS in Zürich

Saisonstart des Balletts Zürich am 6. Oktober

Die neue Ballettdirektorin Cathy Marston gibt ihren Einstand mit diesem dreiteiligen Ballettabend. Die Werke Infra von Wayne McGregor, Snowblind von Cathy Marston und Glass Pieces von Jerome Robbins zeigen unterschiedliche zeitgenössische Choreografien unter dem Motto Aufbruch, Bewegungen und Begegnungen. Ein Must See für jeden Tanz – und Ballettfan.

Da ich die Premiere nicht besuchen konnte, möchte ich Euch doch einige Eindrücke von WALKWAYS geben.

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Ballett Zürich startet mit WALKWAYS

Ballettdirektorin Cathy Marston stellt ihr Programm vor

Aufbruch, Bewegung und Begegnungen

Die neue Ära startet mit einem Triple Bill: INFRA von Wayne McGregor, SNOWBLIND  von Cathy Marston und GLASS PIECES von Jerome Robbins. Premiere ist am 6.Oktober.

Einführungsmatinee zu Walkways am 1.10.23 im Bernhard Theater mit Brandon Lawrence (neuer Principal Dancer), Michael Küster (Dramaturg), Cathy Marston (Ballettdirektorin) und Jenifer Ringer (Jerome Robbins Trust)
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Who Are The Most Popular Choreographers Today?

Ask ChatGPT about contemporary ballet

I started googling about this topic months ago but couldn’t decide. There are so many amazing young and upcoming choreographers around. So I asked ChatGPT to help me.

What do you think of this list? Who is missing?

ChatGPT replied:

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Now online: Ballet, Dance, Exhibitions… even Cirque du Soleil

#stayhome and watch

Getting bored? Have a look to all these amazing offers now available to watch for free online. You can find most links on Facebook, Youtube and Instagram. Unfortunately some performances are difficult to locate on the websites of the ballet companies, so feel free to follow my Facebook account Evi Hock, my site Ballettlovers and balletloversblog on Instagram to get all infos.

I wanna give you a nice selection what I am going to see.

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Best Contemporary Dance Choreographers today

My Top 10

It is difficult to say what I love most and what I have seen lately which, which is uppermost in my mind.

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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