Peralada welcomes second night of international high-voltage dance – Danza Ballet

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Watch: Dance dominates the Castell de Peralada Festival on a dreamy first night

Bayerisches Staatsballett’s double dance program celebrated the first weekend of the Castell de Peralada Festival. Today we saw Affairs of the Heart by David Dawson, pictures in the Alexei Ratmansky and Capricho Gallery for Piano and Orchestra by George Balanchine.

The Peralada Castle Festival A second evening of international dance with the Bavarian Ensemble Bayerisches Staatsballettwhich after its opening yesterday 36th Edition With three choreographies from the program Paths and prospectsToday he did it with a second triple bill titled Soul colors.

The technique and subtlety of the choreography were the strong points of the second evening concluding the first weekend of the Emporda event.

It was my first choreography tonight heart affairsas its title suggests, has turned into a story of a heart and a journey through all the emotions you have experienced throughout life.

Created by David Dawson Shown for the first time last March, it was developed from the music of a concerto for violin and string orchestra by the Canadian composer. Morgan Mozic, which appeared to be registered in Peralada. The Thirteen Ballet Dancers Munich Opera They used this piece to show the special relationship that exists between music and dance.

The subtle movements and subtle gestures of each performer made it possible to show in an excellent way how the body can become a melody. Blue tones dominated the scene, which, along with the faded dress, encouraged all the eyes of the audience to focus on every step and movement of the arms, which the audience was able to appreciate, and rewarded the dancers with thunderous applause.

After a short break, the show continued with a cheerful, cheerful second dance from the famous choreographer. Alexei RatmanskyAnd the Pictures in gallerywhich was created in 2014 for New York City Ballet.

The famous piano score of 1874 is Modest Mussorgskywhich is the suite from which the choreography takes its name, he performed it on this occasion Dmitriy Mayboroda.

Constantly pulled from their comfort zone, the dancers demonstrated exquisite classical ballet technique with fast turns, innovative steps, contemporary bodice parts and lively jumps in tune with the music.

ten dancers Bayerisches Staatsballett They illustrated through the dance a spiritual journey in which different tones of human existence emerge as the work progresses. Circular and spiral movements dominated the scene, forming the core of the choreography that revealed a giant whirlpool.

Piece performed by ballet Munich Opera He gave great importance to the famous painting Wassily KandinskyAnd the Study of color – squares with concentric circles, since 1913, who supervised the decoration and was the inspiration for the costumes of the ballet troupe. Before the curtain fell, the Bavarian company made a nod toward the Ukrainian conflict by projecting the country’s flag.

Tonight’s closing was celebrated by Capriccio for piano and orchestra George Balanchine, which is the same choreography with which the festival opened its version on Friday. This is part of the mythical ruby Created by the Russian-American choreographer in the mid-20th century for New York City Ballet.

The piece evolves from music Igor Stravinskywhich appeared in Peralada in a recording of Bayerisches Staatsorchesterwith Dmitriy Mayboroda As a soloist in what is the second part of ballet JewelsThe thirteen dancers drew on various elements of jazz, tango and tap dance.

The audience witnessed several moments in which the solo duo composed Caroline Bastos s Wagman ShaleThey took the stage of coordinating all their movements. Hops, wide and classic, took center stage in this first piece that left the peralada booths speechless, for the second day in a row, admiring the agility that summoned the purest mortise style. All this, accompanied by a discreet gradation, which made it possible to highlight some of the jerseys in purple with gold finishes.

Thus, Peralada closes the first weekend of a new issue that demonstrates the festival’s ability to get back in shape again before the onslaught of the pandemic. This dual program represents the first round in Bayerisches Staatsballett After the epidemic in the hall again showed his admiration for dance.

Great bar with Bayerisches Staatsballett

To complement the company’s experience during their time in Peralada, several dancers performed on Saturday afternoons at a fine bar in the town square. The activity was organized within the framework of the Peralada Campus with the aim of bringing gender closer to the youth of the city.

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