On the Move
Duration approx. 2 H. incl. intermissions after 1st part after approx. 25 Min. and after 2nd part after approx. 1 H. 10 Min. Introduction 45 min before the performance.
Introducotry matinee on January 8 2023.
Partner Ballett Zürich 
and with the support of Freunde des Balletts Zürich
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On the Move
Abstract
On the Move
Christian Spuck will take over as director of the Staatsballett Berlin at the beginning of the 2023/24 season. This marks the end of an era for Ballett Zürich. Since 2012, Christian Spuck has shaped Ballett Zürich as one of Europe's leading ballet companies with many successful productions. After eleven years together, he will bid farewell to Zurich and his company with a final choreography. The musical centrepiece is «Lontano», a famous piece by the Hungarian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006). The great themes of detachment, distance and farewell, which Ligeti's composition addresses, gain particular relevance in this new choreography in the context of Spuck's farewell to Zurich and his entry into a new chapter of his life.
Louis Stiens’ dance home has been the Stuttgart Ballet since 2011. His first pieces were developed for the Stuttgart Noverre Gesellschaft, and he’s choreographed works for the Stuttgart Ballet numerous times. He debuted with the Junior Ballett with his piece Wounded in 2018, and now he returns to Zurich with a new piece. Set to large orchestral scores by Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy, Stiens questions the concept of nature in French Impressionism and transposes the isolated body, with its strengths and weaknesses, into a contemporary reflection of nature.
Hans van Manen is one of the legends of the late 20th century. He developed a dance language made up of an unmistakable blend of academic dance technique and his own distinctive stylistic elements. His efforts made him one of the most important innovators of classical ballet. His 90th birthday is celebrated on 11 July 2022. With On the Move, set to music from Sergei Prokofiev’s First Violin concerto, the Ballett Zürich adds an additional masterpiece by this Dutch choreographer to its repertoire. Created in 1992 for Nederlands Dans Theater, van Manen revised the piece in 2017. As in all of his works, On the Move looks at interpersonal relationships. Van Manen put it succinctly, when asked to comment on the piece: «Tension arises when people become aware of one another, especially in a pas de deux.»
