Thinking the impossible, venturing into new spaces, exploring the unknown, allowing utopias, overriding laws, questioning boundaries – dance and modern dance in particular can do all of this. In order to show this wealth of the international dance scene, the Ballet Kiel repeatedly invites renowned choreographers to perform works of their own with the Kiel ensemble. The ‘Flight of Fancy’ evening continues this tradition and invites you to a high-altitude flight full of imagination.

The Dutch choreographer Wubkje Kuindersma will perform the first part of the double evening with her piece ‘Resonance of Dreams’, which she created especially for the Kiel Ballet. Her choreography deals with dreams in all their facets and plays with themes such as the inner and outer world and the connection between them. The musical basis is formed by works by the two contemporary Latvian composers Georgs Pelēcis and Pēteris Vasks as well as by Alfred Schnittke and Friedrich Heinrich Kern.

Kuindersma’s piece is complemented by the choreography Walking Mad by the Swedish choreographer Johan Inger, which premiered in 2001 at the Nederlands Dans Theater and has since been seen on numerous major stages. Based on Maurice Ravel’s Bolero and Arvo Pärt’s Für Alina, an initially cheerful relationship drama unfolds, depicting the adventures of three women and their relationships to themselves and to the men in their lives. The only requisite is a large, surprisingly changeable wall.

The new production ‘Flight of Fancy’ of Ballett Kiel is composed of two choreographies: “Resonance of Dreams” by Wubkje Kuindersma (30 minutes) and “Walking Mad” by Johan Inger (20 minutes). The music of Georgs Pelēcis is used in “Resonance of Dreams”, the pieces “Vientuļā Kalla” and “Peoniju Deja” from the cycle “Fiori Musicali”.

Wubkje Kuindersma is a Dutch choreographer (https://www.wubkje.com/). Her choreography “Resonance of Dreams”, which she is creating especially for Ballett Kiel, is rather abstract and deals with the theme of dreams and visions. The rest of the music in the choreography is by Pēteris Vasks, Alfred Schnittke and Friedrich Heinrich Kern.