Featuring works by Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, and Marco Goecke, this evening brings together three of the most significant styles in dance history and showcases a richly varied array of choreographic styles set to a diverse mix of music ranging from baroque to blues.

Van Manen/Kylián/Goecke

Theater Basel

With ‹Dark Matter›, Ballett Basel invites you to an entertaining, intense evening. Five miniatures provide a multifaceted insight into the unique world of Marco Goecke and condense over 25 years of his work into a compact, impressive experience. The format is compiled anew each season and brings together solos, duets and short ensemble works from over 100 works - choreographic gems that have been performed worldwide and can now be experienced up close on the small stage of Theater Basel. Danced by an ensemble that carries Goecke's works by the umbilical cord, as it were, and has long since internalised his unmistakable style. The intimate solo ‹Tué› sets three extraordinary women in a sensitive interplay to the music of French chansonnière Barbara. The suspenseful duet ‹Midnight Raga› unfolds in the deep blue of midnight and transports the listener to a mystical Indian night. With ‹Äffi›, a repertoire classic, Goecke's style suddenly became famous in 2005 - a solo that is still regarded today as the epitome of his nervously vibrating style of movement. In ‹All Long Dem Day› and ‹Nachtmerrie›, true-to-life scenes about closeness, separation, change and hope are created to Nina Simone and Lady Gaga. Accompanied by works from a wide range of musical styles, this string of pearls of signature pieces spans an arc between darkness and light as well as drama and lyricism. In this way, the «dark matter» that makes Goecke's work so timeless and touching becomes tangible.

David Lagerqvist

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 30 - Jun 17, 2026

Van Manen/Kylián/Goecke · Theater Basel

May 22 - Jun 14, 2026

Dark Matter · Theater Basel

Past events

Apr 30 - Jun 17, 2026

Van Manen/Kylián/Goecke · Theater Basel

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