DANZA&DANZA International Magazine March/April Back Issue

After two years in a pandemic, we could see a glimmer of light; but now, a new darkness has fallen on the world, with inevitable effects on our sector too. Once again, circumstances forced us to change the contents of this issue at the last minute, correcting world dance news and the events calendar given that some premieres have been cancelled (Alexei Ratmansky’s Art of the Fugue at the Bolshoi), ballet Artistic Directors have handed in their resignations (Laurent Hilaire from the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre), and Russian and Ukrainian companies have suspended their international tours. Still, you’ll see that this issue is as full of interest as ever. Starting with our cover star, Marco Goecke, whose magical, signature style has made him one of the most in-demand choreographers at major European companies; he is director at Ballett Hannover and associate choreographer at Nederlands Dans Theater and Gauthier Dance in Stuttgart.
We also meet a fascinating artist who won our D&D Award this past season: the American dancer Breanna O’Mara, who has performed countless Pina Bausch works with the Tanztheater Wuppertal and is muse to Dimitris Papaioannou for his recent Transverse Orientation. Choreographing in Italy for the first time is Eyal Dadon, commissioned by Aterballetto. Also in this number, we meet the multi-talented Eric Gauthier – company director, choreographer, musician and much more – who is tackling new projects, as always.
There have been a number of recent premieres around the world, watched by our critics: from Tamara Rojo’s “Raymonda” for the English National Ballet and the La Scala production of Nureyev’s “Bayadère” and Christian Spuck’s “Monteverdi” at the Zurich Opera.
Lastly, exactly fifty years after the birth of Contact Improvisation we attempt to reflect on what the practice represents today through the words of its founder Steve Paxton and others.