Developed between 1976 and 1979, the Dutch composer ten Holt's composition is unique in its open structure, which grants performers considerable freedom regarding duration, dynamics, and instrumentation. Cantos unfolds as a surreal tableau—a distorted mirror of human folly and carelessness, inspired by the biting visions of Francisco de Goya's Proverbs (Los Proverbios) and Follies (Los Disparates), as well as the playful provocations of Marcel Duchamp.

Cantos: Hessian State Ballet: Choreography by Maciej Kuźmiński

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

"Corps de Walk" is a style-defining piece from the period before the international breakthrough of star choreographer Sharon Eyal. First performed in 2011, the commissioned work by the contemporary Norwegian dance company Carte Blanche is about the dangerous eroticism of the masses. Together with her partner and techno artist Gai Behar and DJ Ori Lichtik, Eyal parodies the large group scenes of classical ballet with choreography that seems to come straight from the dance floor of a futuristic techno club. Almost 15 years after its premiere, "Corps de Walk" is being re-staged by the Hessian State Ballet.

Corps de Walk: Hessian State Ballet: Choreography by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar

We open the stage and leaf through the dance. Legends surround him. His changeable figure, this hasty traveler, is celebrated in song. The chroniclers draw from his inexhaustible source, the body, and write a new chapter in the book of movement.

Aurélie Patriarca

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Dec 5, 2025

Cantos: Hessian State Ballet: Choreography by Maciej Kuźmiński · Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Sep 6, 2025

Corps de Walk: Hessian State Ballet: Choreography by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar · Staatstheater Wiesbaden

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