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BALLETT ZÜRICH The past meets the present in this exciting double-bill from Switzerland more than happy with the result. ‘Wayne draws The inspiration may be old, but the double-bill you into a completely different world,’ he Ballett Zürich is bringing to the International says. ‘And for each movement in the music, Festival couldn’t be more forward-looking. Kairos, by choreographer Wayne McGregor, he creates different images on stage. I think is set to Vivaldi’s 18th-century work The it’s a fabulous piece and I’m immensely proud Four Seasons – but it’s Max Richter’s 2014 to present it at the Edinburgh International Festival.’ ‘recomposition’ of the concertos we’ll be hearing. As for his own piece, Spuck isn’t trying to act
Meanwhile, Ballett Zürich’s artistic director Christian Spuck chose four of Shakespeare’s sonnets, written in the late 16th-century, for his piece Sonnett. Their delivery, however, is far from traditional, with a female actor dressed as Shakespeare speaking the words, while dancers move around her to a soundtrack by minimalist composer Philip Glass. Spuck commissioned McGregor to make Kairos specially for his company, and was
out the sonnets’ text on stage – more capture the flavour of them. ‘Shakespeare’s sonnets are some of the
most beautiful love poetry I’ve ever read,’ he says. ‘But there are also lots of question marks surrounding them, they’re very mysterious – and that’s what the piece is about, those question marks.’ (Kelly Apter) ■ Playhouse, 473 2000, 27–29 Aug, 7.30pm, £10–£32.
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