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L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE / SCÈNE D’AMOUR / LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
MUSIC BY Claude Debussy, Hector Berlioz, Igor Strawinsky
WITH SASHA WALTZ & GUESTS
A three-part ballet evening with music by three composers who counted among the avant-garde artists of their day: Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy und Igor Stravinsky. From »Roméo et Juliette«, the unexpectedly successful »Symphonie dramatique« that Berlioz completed in 1839, Sasha Waltz has choreographed the major love scene between the protagonists, which features delicate sound and multifarious orchestration. Debussy is represented with his »Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun«, about which Pierre Boulez said, »the flute of the faun brought new breath to the art of music«.
Stravinsky’s »Le sacre du printemps«, however, was far more spectacular than this artful but rather fragile composition: its Paris debut in May 1913, realised by the legendary ensemble of the Ballets Russes, created a veritable theatre scandal. The unleashed power of the rhythmic, both in music and in dance, bothered quite a few people, as did the intensity of the sounds generated by the gigantic orchestral apparatus. Nonetheless, the audience became witnesses to the birth of a truly »New Music«, which has since repeatedly shown its vitality. First performed exactly a century after the world premiere, Sasha Waltz’s choreography of Stravinsky’s exceptional piece has an impressive elementary impact and elementary expressiveness of dance.
Program and cast
Duration: approx. 1:30 hrs including one interval after »Scène d’Amour«
CAST
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Giedrė Šlekytė
DIRECTOR, CHOEOGRAPHY: Sasha Waltz
SET DESIGN: Pia Maier Schriever , Sasha Waltz
COSTUMES: Bernd Skodzig
LIGHT: David Finn , Olaf Danilsen, Thilo Reuther
VIDEO »L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE«: Tapio Snellman
REPETITION: Jiří Bartovanec, Davide Camplani , Michal Mualem , Tian Gao
DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHY: Sasha Waltz & Guests
TÄNZER:INNEN DER COMPAGNIE SASHA WALTZ & GUESTS
STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN
PROGRAM
L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE (1894):
Music by Claude Debussy
SCÈNE D’AMOUR:
Music by Hector Berlioz from »ROMÉO ET JULIETTE« (1839)
LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS (1913):
Music by Igor Stravinsky
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Staatsoper Unter den Linden is one of Berlin's most prestigious opera houses, with a rich history and significant cultural impact.
History:
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden was originally built between 1741 and 1743, under the direction of architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. It was commissioned by Frederick II of Prussia and was initially named the Königliche Oper (Royal Opera). The opera house has undergone several renovations and reconstructions, notably after World War II damage. It reopened in 1984, following a major renovation.
Construction:
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