"In a field awash in mediocrity, this young choreographer is a standout."

writes Robert Johnson in "The Star-Ledger" about Volpi`s premiere of "Private Light" at the City Center in NY on November 8th in New York.

photo: Rosalie O`Connor

A further quote from his review:

“The most promising new work that ABT has presented in a long time, Volpi’s “Private Light” initially suggests a secluded parking spot where five young couples have come to neck—until their lips won’t unlock and innocent desire becomes obsession. The central duet, for Simone Messmer and Cory Stearns, is a tango with the woman fluttering limply as he overpowers her. Here’s what’s great about Volpi, though: He’s not content simply to imitate or to exaggerate, and he takes the time to show us the steps.”

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On October 29th 2011 Introdans performed excerpts from Cayetano Soto`s piece M/C

Originally creeated in 2007 for the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Introdans reduces this piece to its light and funny parts and presents it as part of the evening "Funny Faces."

photo: Hans Gerritsen

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Dearest Earthly Friend

„Dearest Earthly Friend“ are the words with which the American poet Emily Dickinson adressed her dear friend Reverend Charles Wadsworth, whom she only met a few times but remained emotionally attached to for her entire life. In a different, but somehow comparable way Marco Goecke, whose latest creation for Les Ballets de Monte Carlo carries this title, adresses his audience, that is each of us: with a salutation that expresses trust, but also imposes a certain responsibility. The dancers, accompagnied by Ella Fitzgerald`s singing and Gyorgy Ligeti’s piano music, are quickly moving in the apparently fuzzy but highly sophisticated, typical Goecke-style they are already familiar with as this is Goecke`s fourth choreography for the company. The series of precise and razor-sharp movements is performed in an tense atmosphere tinging the air with dust and the colour of melancholy.
Dancer: Jeroen Verbruggen Photo: Nadja Kadel

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