PRETTY UGLY „Against the background of buzzing
and humming industrial sounds, five dancers whirl across the
stage, allow themselves to fall and then support each other.
That sends shiver down spines." (Exress)
PARALIOPMENA „In
abstract and ambiguous signs, she evokes and conjures up
space." (Stadtrevue)
FOUR FOR NOTHING „A choreography
with brilliant insights in which the relationship between
works of art and artists is foregrounded." (Kölnische
Rundschau) |
Pretty Ugly / Paralipomena / Four
For Nothing
PRETTY UGLY The ballet
provoked memories not only of New York street life but
also Tokyo-style erotic manga cartoons. The dancers
dangle and swing, kick, and generally move at a
breathtaking tempo in formations and pairings that are
continually reforming anew; they throw out aggressive
solos, loll about in what seems to be totally unlimited
sensuality. Life pulsates in 'Pretty Ugly', just as it
does in nocturnal New York street-life where it too is
raw and without cosmetic improvements
.
PARALIPOMENA (Greek) refers to the rest, to the
parts left out, the parts unused. Not the statue but the
chips of stone. Whether they bear in their forms the
inverse of the form they once hugged so closely is no
longer of any account.
FOUR FOR NOTHING This
ballet was created originally for a small stage. It's
intention was above all to allow the energy of Bach's
concertos to unfold even in such a small space, and the
audience can perceive how the piece find its way despite
those spatial restrictions. The individual elements
literally rebounded back from the walls against each
other. |
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