A dance classic: Having lost neither volatility nor relevance with the passing of the years, Sasha Waltz portrays the times with humour, aggression and sensuality in her first dance piece from 1993. The piece was, with a new cast, reinstated to Sasha Waltz & Guests active repertoire in 2007 and continues to delight audiences the world over.
»Taking the door with them, the dancers fall into the house, climb the walls, fight for position atop the refrigerator; and right away it is clear that this work is as fresh as it was fifteen years ago ... « Sandra Luzina, 21.02.2007, Der Tagesspiegel

SASHA WALTZ was born in 1963 in Karlsruhe, Germany. She studied dance and choreography in Amsterdam and New York. In 1993 she co-founded her company, Sasha Waltz & Guests, with Jochen Sandig in Berlin. In 1996 she opened the critically acclaimed Sophiensaele, a theatre she co-founded with Sandig. In September 1999, Waltz was named one of the artistic directors of Berlin’s Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz. In 2005 Sasha Waltz & Guests once again became an independent company, with Jochen Sandig as artistic director. In 2007 she was awarded »Choreographer of the year« by the professional journal ballet-tanz. In April 2009 she was awarded the French cultural fraternity »Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres«.

Direction/concept: Sasha Waltz, choreography/ dance: Edivaldo Ernesto, Davide Camplani, Mamajeang Kim, Yael Schnell, Florencia Lamarca, scenography: Barbara Steppe, stage set: Thomas Schenk, music: Tristan Honsinger, quintett composition: Jean-Marc Zelwer »Le Tourment de Vassilissa la Belle«, lighting design: André Pronk, technical team: André Pronk, Tomski Binsert. The piece has been developed by and with the dancers Nasser Martin-Gousset, Ákos Hargitay/Thomas Lehmen, Charlotte Zerbey, Takako Suzuki and Sasha Waltz.

A co-production by Sasha Waltz & Guests and Grand Theatre Groningen, NL. With friendly support of the Berlin Government Dep. Cultural Affairs, Fonds Darstellende Künste, Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V.

Photo:Sebastian Bolesch