In this work for six dancers, choreographer Jiri Kylian's décor - a
synthetic back wall comprised of eight large sheets or strips, with
hidden spaces between each - converts the stage into a place of
illusion, fantasy and ...

"Originally created for the Paris Opera Ballet, In the middle, somewhat elevated is a theme and variations in the strictest sense. Exploiting the vestiges of academic virtuosity that still signify "the Classical," it extends and accelerates these ...

Falling Angels is a part of the Black and White ballets which were created in 1989 with 8 white female dancers dressed in black leotards. It was performed to drumming/percussion music based on ceremonial ritual music from Ghana (West Africa). ...

Cursive II is a masterpiece by Lin Hwai-min,
choreographer of the highly acclaimed Moon Water and Bamboo Dream.
Inspired by the aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy, this work is both
commanding and seductive. The superb Cloud Gate ...

"Energy flows as water, while the spirit shines as the moon." This description
of a Tai Chi practitioner's ideal state was the inspiration for Moon Water.
Accompanied by selected compositions from J.S. Bach's cello suites, ...

Jiri Kylian, artistic director of the Nederlands
Dans Theater for over twenty years, presented a new, full-length
ballet for his company of 24 superb ...

In 1986, Nureyev had invited Béjart to create a new work
at the opera, Arepo, a ballet of limited interest. After the
première, Béjart, royally acknowledging the applause, took it upon himself
to no ...

Ballet "Proust Ou Les Intermittences Du Coeur " after "A la recherche du temps perdu" by Marcel Proust.

Saint Loup, the "angel", and Morel, the "devil", become involved.
Mathieu Ganio, (étoile), is Saint Loup. Stephane Bullion, ...

Rambling, oblique, maddeningly repetitive, violent yet often savagely
funny, played out on stages piled with earth, or brick rubble, or
fields of fake flowers, her work resists categorisation as dance, drama
or installation art. ...

 In
“Another Evening: I Bow Down,” Bill T. Jones examines the resilience of
the human spirit in the face of disaster.  Known for taking risks on
stage, Jones continues to push the boundaries of modern dance through
un ...

In Brothers, two men
are exploring the relationship after which the
piece is titled.

Author:

''Six Dances,'' to Mozart, is a humorous piece. ''Some people may think
it's very bad taste humor,'' Mr. Kylian conceded, for the cast wears
grotesque costumes that he enigmatically called ''Mozartian
underwear.'' Nevertheless, ...