Ensemble
Ensemble
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Lucas Leonardo und Annachiara Corti
Lucas Leonardo und Annachiara Corti
© Anna-Maria Löffelberger
Ensemble
Ensemble
© Anna-Maria Löffelberger
Ensemble
Ensemble
© Anna-Maria Löffelberger
Ensemble
Ensemble
© Anna-Maria Löffelberger
Ensemble
Ensemble
© Anna-Maria Löffelberger
Lucas Leonardo und Annachiara Corti
Lucas Leonardo und Annachiara Corti
© Anna-Maria Löffelberger
Oliver Hoddinott und Annachiara Corti
Oliver Hoddinott und Annachiara Corti
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Sveva Gaudenzi
Sveva Gaudenzi
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Larissa Mota
Larissa Mota
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Sveva Gaudenzi und Paulo Muniz
Sveva Gaudenzi und Paulo Muniz
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Cassiano Rodrigues und Ensemble
Cassiano Rodrigues und Ensemble
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Sveva Gaudenzi und Paulo Muniz
Sveva Gaudenzi und Paulo Muniz
© Anna-Maria Löffelberger

Of Light and Darkness

Brice Asnar and Flavio Salamanka

World premiere: 5 May 2023 / Rehearsal centre Aigen

Synopsis

Shining lights appear most striking where the darkness seems most impenetrable. This ballet production, presented at our rehearsal centre in Aigen, invites two choreographers to explore the variety of light and darkness manifested in humanity.

Using his personal, unique choreographic language, which always makes the presence of light in humanity felt and yet does not negate omnipresent shadows, Brice Asnar enters the darkest areas of the human cosmos. Meanwhile, Flavio Salamanka is searching for trails that follow the traces of light into effortless brightness. The movements they present float like sails in the infinite freedom of the open sea, scattering, regrouping and recomposing themselves.

As in the production “3 × Chopin” from the 2021/2022 season, different choreographic languages are contrasted on the stage of the rehearsal centre in Aigen, displaying the fascinating diversity of possibilities in dance and challenging the ballet ensemble to grow and evolve.

Brice Asnar received his dance education in Marseille and at the Royal Ballet School in London. His previous engagements include the Northern Ballet, the English National Ballet, the Staatsballett Karlsruhe and the Ballett am Rhein. In 2014 he created “Omnis II” for the programme “Choreographen stellen sich vor” in Karlsruhe, followed by “As it leaves …” in Düsseldorf, which was also presented at the Salzburg State Theatre’s International Ballet Gala in 2019.

Flavio Salamanka, who holds the title of Kammertänzer, has been a member of the Salzburg State Theatre’s ballet ensemble since the 2017/2018 season. Audiences have enjoyed his work as a choreographer in successful productions such as “Tanto … Tango!” or “The Little Prince”, a performance for children. “Of Light and Darkness” presents new, surprising facets of his creativity.

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes (incl. pause)

Reviews

Das Ensemble des Salzburg-Balletts passt sich der organischen Klangwelt an und bildet pulsierende Gebilde. […] Salzburger Ballettfans haben derzeit jedenfalls die Qual der Wahl zwischen gleich zwei starken Neuproduktionen des Landestheaters, Reginaldo Oliveiras „Nussknacker“ – Choreographie am Stammhaus und dem Tanztheater-Doppel in Aigen.

Salzburger Nachrichten

Wie ein gefühlsaufhellender Werbespot für eine bessere Welt, in die man gerne flüchten würde. Das Publikum war von beiden Uraufführungen beeindruckt und dankte dem großartigen Tanzensemble mit langanhaltendem Applaus.

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