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Schmetterling
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Ballet in two parts (2005, 2010)
The two-part ballet evening Schmetterling combines two choreographies by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, Silent Screen and Schmetterling, which are among the defining works of their oeuvre. The successful artistic collaboration between the two choreographers dates back to 1989. Together, they have created more than 60 world premieres for the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), where they were resident choreographers from 2002 to 2020. Both works, Silent Screen and Schmetterling, are characterised by the unmistakable dance language of Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. This is characterised by technical sophistication and a pronounced sense of theatricality. All steps, gestures and figures are based on an emotional attitude, a narrative content or a poetic idea. As a result, human existence unfolds in both ballets as a specific experiential space that stretches between the lust for life and the awareness of death.
- recommended for 14 years and older
Program and cast
Choreography Sol León, Paul Lightfoot. Music Max Richter, Philip Glass.
Duration est. 2 hours
SILENT SCREEN
Choreography: Sol León, Paul Lightfoot
Music: Philip Glass
Costume Design: Joke Visser, Hermien Hollander
Lighting: Tom Bevoort
Film: Metropolis Film, Dicky Schuttel
Staging: Sol León, Ema Yuasa, Paul Lightfoot, Jorge Nozal, Rupert Tookey, Roger Van der Poel
SCHMETTERLING
Choreography: Sol León, Paul Lightfoot
Music: Magnetic Fields, Max Richter
Costume Design: Joke Visser, Hermien Hollander
Lighting: Tom Bevoort
Film: Rahi Rezvani
Staging: Lorraine Blouin, Sol León, Ema Yuasa, Paul Lightfoot, Jorge Nozal, Rupert Tookey, Roger Van der Poel
National Theatre Munich
The National Theatre Munich (German: Nationaltheater München) is an opera house in Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich, Germany. It is the home of the Bavarian State Opera and the Bayerisches Staatsballett(Bavarian State Ballet).
The Bavarian State Opera also performs in the Prinzregententheater, which opened in 1901 and, like the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, is built to Richard Wagner's specifications, and in the Cuvilliés Theatre at the Residenz, constructed in 1751–1753 and described by Thierry Beauvert as "a Rococo gem".
The Nationaltheater is very easy to get to both by car and by MVV public transportation.
By MVV public transportation
S-Bahn: S 1 - 8 Marienplatz
U-Bahn: U 3, 6 Marienplatz, U 3 - 6 Odeonsplatz
Bus: 52, 131 Marienplatz, 100 Odeonsplatz
Straßenbahn: 19 Nationaltheater
On the day of the performance, holders of regular tickets are entitled to use public transport provided by the Münchner Verkehrsverbund (MVV). This service starts at 3 pm respectively three hours before the performance commences and ends with the closing hour of the MVV.
By Car
Take the Altstadt-Ring to Maximilianstraße.
Parking garage Max-Joseph-Platz: open Monday to Sunday from 6:00 A.M. to 2:00 A.M.
You can take advantage of the special theatre parking fee of Euro 10,- from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. by presenting your admission tickets.
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