Beethoven 7 – Sasha Waltz
When: 02.06.2027 00:00
Where: 48.856578, 2.351828
Organizer: Admin
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, was described by Richard Wagner as a true “apotheosis of dance,” thus highlighting the predominance of rhythm and bodily momentum in the very architecture of the work.
André Boucourechliev,
As part of its European tour, the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani presents Hammer at the Théâtre du Châtelet. Performed for the very first time in France, Hammer is the third work created by choreographer Alexander Ekman for this Swedish contemporary dance company under the artistic direction of Katrín Hall. Able to work equally on the work of his compatriot Ingmar Bergman as with Alicia Keys, invited worldwide by the most prestigious cultural institutions, the Swedish choreographer has, in just under a decade, established himself as one of the most inventive creators of the present era, and he has also been entrusted with the production of the ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. From the museum to the opera, through theater or cinema, Alexander Ekman plays across all registers with, as the smallest common denominator, a deep sense of wit and great humanity.
Hammer was created in 2022, for and by the dancers of the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. Originating from twenty different countries, the thirty-one performers serve a monumental work, designed as a two‑act fresco that questions, not without humor, the missteps of contemporary societies. From order to chaos, from the individual to the collective, from the sixties to today, Hammer interrogates both the role of technology and that of ideology, around a resolutely humanist stance. Composed by Mikael Karlsson, the music of this ballet blends the recorded sounds from the string podium of the Göteborg Opera orchestra with synthesized ones from several keyboards behind which, sometimes, the choreographer himself hides his hands!
Tags: performance, dance, concert
Source: https://www.paris.fr/evenements/beethoven-7-sasha-waltz-112226
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