Choreographer

This four-part ballet evening brings together two legendary dance pieces and two world premieres.

The Ballett Zürich has a long-standing relationship with the American choreographer William Forsythe. His «New Suite» from 2012, set to music by Bach, Händel, and Berio, combines eight technically demanding duets from different creative periods, forming a showcase of his work «en miniature». Hans van Manen made dance history in 1979 with his video ballet «Live». Created in the pioneering days of video technology, this piece for two dancers, a pianist, and a cameraman explodes the boundaries of the stage space, revealing itself to be a masterful puzzle game about the mechanisms of perception.

Timeframed

Zurich Opera House

A new creation for Hanover! In 2019, the Cretan choreographer Andonis Foniadakis thrilled the Hanover audience with his athletic dance language in the ballet Kosmos : he explores the spectrum of dance movements with virtuosity and creates such a fascinating, electrifying atmosphere that the room crackles with concentrated dance energy. The choice of the theme is by no means accidental. Icarus, a figure from Greek mythology, embodies man's bold desire to rise beyond his own limits. His story, in which he is equipped with wings and flies too close to the sun against the warnings of his father Daedalus, only to fall and fail, has always inspired the human imagination.

Icarus

Opernplatz

Dance Me - Music by Leonard Cohen is an exclusive creation inspired by the rich and profound work of Montréal-based poet, artist and songwriter, Leonard Cohen.

Approved by Cohen during his lifetime, this riveting homage to the famed artist evokes the grand cycles of existence, as described in Cohen’s deeply reflective music and poems.

Choreographer

Andonis Foniadakis

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 17 - Feb 12, 2026

Timeframed · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

Jan 17 - Feb 12, 2026

Timeframed · Opernhaus Zürich

Feb 24 - May 18, 2025

Icarus · Staatstheater Hannover

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