29.04.–28.05.2023 / Ballett

SACRE

Jerome Robbins | Demis Volpi | Marcos Morau
Content
What does it mean to sacrifice? A new look at Stravinsky's Sacrifice of Spring meets two other choreographies.
THE CAGE Jerome Robbins
URAUFFÜHRUNG Demis Volpi
LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS Marcos Morau
approx. 2 ¼ hours, two intervals
For all from 12 upwards
The American Jerome Robbins, who along with George Balanchine was one of the most important neoclassical choreographers of the 20th century, has conceived a strange-seeming rite with his ballet “The Cage”: A matriarchal community of insect-like creatures to which the men fall prey. This disturbing but thoroughly entertaining story is told with crystal-clear, neoclassical vocabulary, modulated by stubbornness untypical of ballet. The Concerto in D for string orchestra by Igor Stravinsky provides the framework for a lively, humorous and surprisingly contemporary choreography.

The Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau is known for his theatrical productions with strong imagery. For his own company “La Veronal”, he and his interdisciplinary team create pieces that portray a self-contained world and alternative realities precisely and in detail. The influences from film and photography are particularly noticeable - a visual, absorbing aesthetic that burns itself in. For some years now, he has also been choreographing at the interface of dance, film and theatre for companies such as the Nederlands Dans Theater or the Norwegian company Carte Blanche. For the Ballett am Rhein, Marcos Morau will create a choreography to Igor Stravinsky's famous composition “Le sacre du printemps”.

Complementing the two pieces, ballet director and chief choreographer Demis Volpi will choreograph a world premiere to music by Richard Strauss. "Metamophosen for 23 solo strings" was written in 1945 as a reaction to the destroyed cultural Germany. With his interpretation of this piece, Demis Volpi approaches the title theme "SACRE" from a different direction: What remains after the sacrifice? How do we deal with its consequences? "The thing with feathers" is a search, a striving for a glimmer of hope, a contemplation of life in its eternal coming and going.
Premieren / Music

THE CAGE
First performed on 10 June 1951, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama.

Music:
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in D (Basler) for string orchestra
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THE THING WITH FEATHERS
World premiere

Music:
Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings

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LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
World premiere

Music:
Igor Stravinsky
Le Sacre du Printemps



Musikalische Leitung
Choreographie
Jerome Robbins
Musik
Igor Strawinsky
Kostüme
Ruth Sobotka
Licht
Jennifer Tipton
Choreographie
Musik
Richard Strauss
Bühne
Kostüme
Choreographie
Musik
Igor Strawinsky
Bühne
Kostüme
Licht
Marc Salicrú
Dramaturgie
Roberto Fratini

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