WILLIAM FORSYTHE / IOANNIS MANDAFOUNIS / DRESDEN FRANKFURT DANCE COMPANY: UNDERTAINMENT / LISA

In the organizer's words:

The dance world has been eagerly awaiting this double bill - because it celebrates the artistic encounter between the renowned choreographer William Forsythe, the founder of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company (formerly The Forsythe Company), and the choreographer Ioannis Mandafounis, the company's new artistic director.

William Forsythe is one of the most important and influential choreographers of the late 20th century. His innovative approach to the tradition of ballet has opened up directions for dance that previously seemed unimaginable. From 1984 to 2004, Forsythe directed the Ballett Frankfurt, and after its closure, he led The Forsythe Company from 2005 to 2015. This was later renamed the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company. This year, Forsythe returned to the site of his long-standing work and developed a new piece for the company for the first time. In UNDERTAINMENT, Forsythe creates his own structure from an improvisational kit that does not seek to represent anything else, but stands alone and unfolds its charm precisely in this way. Like in a kaleidoscope, new patterns are constantly emerging: clearly framed, but full of surprises and twists. The dancers dive deep into this system they have created themselves and explore it to its limits.

LISA takes the audience on an extraordinary journey - right into the world of the 1930s. Based on the method of live choreography developed by Ioannis Mandafounis, a space full of possibilities is created on stage. The dancers decide live and at the moment of the performance when they enter and leave the stage. These spontaneous changes constantly create new dynamics: Two people meet and suddenly a roaring group scene emerges. Shortly afterwards, a dancer stands alone on stage and an unexpectedly moving solo unfolds. In LISA, these dramaturgical principles merge with poems by the poet Ossip Mandelstam and music by Gabriel Fauré.

Price information:

44/36/24/14 (concessions from 9 euros, [k]-card from 7 euros)