“Exquisite Corpse Extra” (episode 3)
Ballet of the State Theater Nuremberg
State Theater
Nuremberg, Germany
April 24, 2021 (online)
by Ilona Landgraf
Copyright © 2021 by Ilona Landgraf
The final program of the three-part “Exquisite Corpse Extra” project by the Ballet of the State Theater Nuremberg was comprised of four short contemporary pieces by six young choreographers: Chisato Ide, Bo Jacobs, and Oscar Alonso (who created one piece each) and Michael García, Victor Ketelslegers, and Ana Tavares (who created a joint work). As with the previous presentations (episode 1, episode 2), the program lasted for around a half hour and was accompanied by videos in which the choreographers commented on their work.
Japanese choreographer Chisato Ide received her training in Canada and danced there for six seasons—first with the Ballet BC in Vancouver, later with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal—before joining Nuremberg’s company.
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