Daphnis et Chloe | Choreografie: Eno Peci | © Ida Zenna
Le Sacre du Printemps | Choreografie: Robert Bondara | © Ida Zenna
Romeo und Julia | Choreografie: Luciano Cannito | © Ida Zenna
Schwanensee | Choreografie: Eno Peci & Sabrina Sadowwska | © Nasser Hashemi
Under the direction of ballet director Sabrina Sadowska, the international ballet ensemble of the Theater Chemnitz devotes itself to the "classics" of the ballet repertoire in a predominantly modern language of movement on the one hand, and on the other hand bears witness to its own creative energy through premieres. In the 2014/2015 season, the first Chemnitz Festival for Contemporary Dance "TANZ|MODERNE|TANZ" took place with great success. Various companies from partner cities on four continents were presented and the connection between modernity and the revolutionisation of dance in the experimental space of our time was explored. The festival was successfully repeated in the following years.
As part of the promotion of young talent, students from various dance academies are regularly given the opportunity to complete an internship at Ballett Chemnitz. The opera ballet school is also open to children, young people and adults, who are actively involved in the current productions. In addition, connections are forged with young audiences through mentoring classes at schools, workshops and school dance projects, and an understanding of dance as an art form in its own right is promoted. Formats such as "Ballet au lait" are also platforms where dance-makers talk about exciting topics related to dance and ballet and introduce interested guests to the world of ballet. The Ballett Chemnitz is also involved in activities beyond dance itself in the "BallettBenefizGala", to which guests from various companies and universities from all over Germany are invited. Every year, all participants perform for free, with the proceeds going to support a social or charitable institution in Chemnitz.
On the history of the ensemble
At the time of the opening of the opera house around 1909, the Ballett Chemnitz had only a few members and appeared mainly in interludes of stage works. In the 1920s, more attention was paid to it and renowned solo dancers were engaged. It developed into an independent section that made a name for itself with important first performances. Guest performances by Mary Wigman and Gret Palucca also attracted the attention of the scene to Chemnitz. After the ensemble was withdrawn to armaments production during the Second World War, Wigman student Thea Maaß and Jean Weidt subsequently rebuilt the ballet and led it to national renown.
Sabrina Sadowska received her training in Basel. This was followed by engagements as a dancer in Trier, Bremerhaven and Halle as well as scholarships at the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen. She has worked as a ballet teacher and master at ballet schools and theatres in Warsaw, Leipzig, Dresden, Poznan, Brno and Essen. With Ralf Dörnen she was ballet master and deputy ballet director at Ballett Vorpommern. In 2013/2014 she moved to Chemnitz as ballet company director and 1st ballet master, devotes herself to various productions as a choreographer and is the founder of the festival TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ. In 2016 she received the Verdienstmedaille des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. In 2017/2018 she took over the direction of the Ballett Chemnitz.
„Fremd bin ich eingezogen, fremd zieh‘ ich wieder aus“, heißt es in Franz Schuberts „Winterreise“. Aufbrechen, Losgehen, Wegziehen, Flüchten, Ankommen – das sind die Schlagworte unserer Zeit und unserer Arbeit. Fordern und fördern gehört ebenso dazu und grägt die tägliche Arbeit im Theater sowie in der kulturellen Bildung und in der Stadt. Tanz ist politisch! Tanz geht uns alle an!
Sabrina Sadowska
Productions of the 2022/2023 season
PREMIERES
Wellen. Flimmern (working title)
Three-part ballet evening
Choreography: Andonis Foniadakis/ Martin Harriague/ Erion Kruja
Set design: Hans Winkler/ Martin Harriague/ Erion Kruja
Premiere: 7.10.2022
Die wilden Schwäne
Ballet by Sabrina Sadowska
based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Production and choreography: Sabrina Sadowska
Stage / Costumes: Thomas Mika
Premiere: 30.11.22
Cinderella
Ballet by Sabrina Sadowska
Music : Sergei Prokofiev
Production and Choreography: Sabrina Sadowska
Stage / Costumes: Charles Cusick Smith & Phil R. Daniels
Premiere: 24.3. 2023
Showcase IV
Made in Chemnitz
REVIVALS
Winterreise
A dance piece by Robert Bondara
Music: F. Schubert's song cycle "Winterreise" op. 89
Choreography and staging: Robert Bondara
Stage and costumes: Hans Winkler
Duration: 75 minutes
Der Nussknacker
Ballet by Sabrina Sadowska based on the story by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
Musical direction: Dan Raţiu /Diego Martin-Etxebarria
Choreography and staging: Sabrina Sadowska
Stage and costumes: Charles Cusick Smith / Phil R. Daniels
Premiere: 30.11.2019 / Opera House Chemnitz Hall
Duration: 2 h15
Romeo und Julia
Ballet by Luciano Cannito after William Shakespeare
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Musical direction: Diego Martin-Etxebarria
Choreography and staging: Luciano Cannito
Stage: Italo Grassi
Costumes: Silvia Aymonino
Video: Maurizio Gaibisso
Choreographic rehearsal: Luigi Neri
First performance: 2009, Teatro Massimo Palermo
Premiere: 14.04.2018 Opera House Chemnitz Hall
2 h 30
Productions of the 2021/2022 season
PREMIERES
Frühlingsrausch
Two-part ballet evening
Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel and
Le Sacre du Printemps by Igor Stravinsky
Choreography Daphnis et Chloé: Eno Peçi
Choreography Le Sacre du Printemps: Robert Bondara
Stage and costumes: Hans Winkler
Premiere: 24.09.2021/ Opera House Chemnitz Hall
Duration 2:20
Wieso ist die Nase blau?
Dance evening by Katarzyna Kozielska
on the life and work of the expressionist painter Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Choreography and production: Katarzyna Kozielska
Concept: Sabrina Sadowska / Katarzyna Kozielska
Stage and costumes: Thomas Mika
PREMIERE: 25.03.2021/ Opera House Chemnitz Hall
Showcase V_ Showstopping
Dance piece by Sebastian Kloborg
PREMIERE: June 2021 / Ballet Hall
Made In Chemnitz 21∙22
Dance piece by Angie Hiesl
PREMIERE: June 2021
REVIVALS
Showcase IV: UNINVITED
Dance piece by Anthony Missen
REVIVAL: 2.10.2021/ Ballet Hall
Premiere: 24.06.2021
Duration: 50 min
Love Me 0r Leave Me
Bach meets Jazz
Choreography and staging: Sabrina Sadowska
Costumes: Hans Winkler
REVIVAL: 22.10.2021 / Opera House Chemnitz Hall
Premiere: 09.10.2020
Duration: 1 h 30
Othello
Ballet by Julio Arozarena after William Shakespeare
Music by Claude Bolling a. o.
Choreography and production: Julio Arozarena
Stage: Marko Japelj
Costumes: Sandra Wauquaire
PREMIERE 24.10.2020/ Chemnitz Opera House Auditorium
REVIVAL: 4.11.2021
Duration: 1h 25
Der Nussknacker
Ballet by Sabrina Sadowska based on the story by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
Musical direction: Dan Raţiu /Diego Martin-Etxebarria
Choreography and staging: Sabrina Sadowska
Stage and costumes: Charles Cusick Smith / Phil R. Daniels
Premiere: 30.11.2019 / Opera House Chemnitz Hall
Revival: 22.11.2021
Duration: 2 h15
Romeo und Julia
Ballet by Luciano Cannito after William Shakespeare
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Musical direction: Diego Martin-Etxebarria
Choreography and staging: Luciano Cannito
Stage: Italo Grassi
Costumes: Silvia Aymonino
Video: Maurizio Gaibisso
Choreographic rehearsal: Luigi Neri
First performance: 2009, Teatro Massimo Palermo
Premiere: 14.04.2018 Opera House Chemnitz Hall
Revival: 03.03.2022 Opera House Chemnitz Hall
2 h 30
Schwanensee
Ballet by Eno Peci and Sabrina Sadowska with parts of the original choreography by Lew Iwanow
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
Musical direction: Guillermo García Calvo
Choreography and staging: Eno Peci (Act 1 + 3), after Lev Ivanov (Act 2 + 4)
Rehearsal: Sabrina Sadowska (Act 2 + 4)
Stage and costumes: Thomas Mika
Lighting design: Steen Bjarke
Premiere: 30.03.2019 Opera House Chemnitz Hall
Revival: 18.05.2022
3 h
Productions of the 2019/2020 season
Premieres
Winterreise (06.09.2019)
First showing
A dance piece by Robert Bondara
Music: F. Schubert's song cycle "Winterreise" op. 89
Choreography and staging: Robert Bondara
Stage and costumes: Hans Winkler
Dramaturgy: Christiane Dost
Number of dancers: 13
Number of singers: 1
Duration: 75 minutes
Der Nussknacker (30.11.2019)
Ballet by Sabrina Sadowska based on the story by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky
Musical direction: Santiago Serrate
Choreography and staging: Sabrina Sadowska
Stage and costumes: Charles Cusick Smith, Phil R. Daniels
Dramaturgy: Carla Neppl
Number of dancers: 24
Duration: 120 minutes
Showcase III (15.02.2020)
Firste showing
Dance piece by Samuel Mathieu
Choreography and staging: Samuel Mathieu
Dramaturgy: N. N.
Othello (28.03.2020)
Dance piece by Julio Arozarena on the works of William Shakespeare
Music: Claude Bolling a. o.
Choreography and production: Julio Arozarena
Stage: Marko Japelj
Costumes: Sandra Wauquaire
Dramaturgy: N. N.
Revivals
Das Dschungelbuch (2017)
Ballet by Ashley Lobo based on the work by Rudyard Kipling
Duration: 120 minutes
MADE IN CHEMNITZ 20.19 (2019)
Dance pieces by Kaori Ito and Emilijus Miliauskas (UA)
(Productions in the framework of the 5th International Festival DANCE | MODERN | DANCE)
Duration: 120 minutes
Schwanensee (2019)
Ballet by Eno Peçi and Sabrina Sadowska with parts of the original choreography by Lev Ivanov
Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky
Duration: 180 minutes (one intermission)
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (A Christmas Story) (2013)
Ballet for young and old by Reiner Feistel based on Charles Dickens
Music: Hans-Peter Preu, Rachel Portman, John Williams a. o.
Duration: 70 minutes
Lampenfieber - It's Showtime (2016)
Ballet revue by Sabrina Sadowska
Music: Charlie Chaplin, Peter Kreuder, Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Walter Donaldson, Ray Henderson, Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, Leonard Bernstein a. o.
Duration: 135 minutes
Romeo und Julia (2018)
Ballet by Luciano Cannito based on William Shakespeare
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Duration: 150 minutes
Productions of the 2018/2019 season
Premieres
Nordlicht (2018)
Choreography: Katarzyna Kozielska, Marco Goecke and Alexander Ekman
Duration: 1 h 45 min (incl.2 intermissions)
Showcase II - Persona (2019)
Choreography: Peter Svenzon (UA)
Schwanensee (2019)
Choreography: Eno Peci and Sabrina Sadowska with parts of the original choreography by Lev Ivanov
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
MADE IN CHEMNITZ (2019)
Choreography: Kaori Ito (UA)
(Production in the framework of the 5th International Festival DANCE | MODERN | DANCE)
Revivals
Das Dschungelbuch (2017)
Choreography: Ashley Lobo based on Rudyard Kipling
Duration: 2 h (incl. intermission)
Made in Chemnitz (2018)
Choreography: Emilijus Miliauskas, Raul Arcangelo and David Blázquez (UA)
Duration: 1 h 35 min (incl. intermission)
Romeo und Julia (2018)
Choreography: Luciano Cannito based on William Shakespeare
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Duration: 2 h 30 min (incl. intermission)
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (2013)
Ballet for young and old
Choreography: Reiner Feistel after Charles Dickens
Music: Hans-Peter Preu, Rachel Portman, John Williams a. o.
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Productions of the 2017/2018 season
All productions feature the 20 dancers and four interns of the Chemnitz Ballet.
Premieres
Showcase: Mavericks and Sheep (2017)
Choreography Anthony Missen
24 dancers, stage dimensions 20 x 20 m, duration 50 min
Das Dschungelbuch (The Jungle Book) (2017)
Choreography by Ashley Lobo based on Rudyard Kipling
24 dancers, stage dimensions 20 x 20 m, duration 120 min (intermission)
Maria Stuart (2018)
Choreography Reiner Feistel based on Friedrich Schiller's drama of the same name
24 dancers, duration n.n.
Revivals
Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night's Dream) (2017)
Choreography by Reiner Feistel after William Shakespeare, music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy a.o.
24 dancers, duration 140 min (intermission)
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (A Christmas Story) (2013)
Ballet for young and old by Reiner Feistel after Charles Dickens
Choreography Reiner Feistel after Charles Dickens, music Hans-Peter Preu, Rachel Portman, John Williams a.o.
24 dancers, duration 70 min
Lampenfieber - It's Showtime (2016)
Ballet revue by Sabrina Sadowska, music by Charlie Chaplin, Peter Kreuder, Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Walter Donaldson, Ray Henderson, Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, Leonard Bernstein and others.
24 dancers, duration 135 min (intermission)
Productions of the 2016/2017 season
Lampenfieber - It's Showtime (2016)
Ballet revue by Sabrina Sadowska
Gesichter der Großstadt (Faces of the Big City) (2016)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel. Yiming Xu
Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night's Dream) (2017)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy a.o.
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (A Christmas Story) (2013)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Hans-Peter Preu, Rachel Portman, John Williams a.o.
Die Schneekönigin (The Snow Queen) (2014)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Franz Schubert, Alfred Desenclos, Christoph Willibald Gluck and Gorán Bregovič.
Eugene Onegin (2015)
Ballet in a version by Reiner Feistel based on Alexander S. Pushkin
music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Arvo Pärt, Dmitri Shostakovich, Aram Khachaturian,
Jean Sibelius, Andrzej Panufnik and Charles Ives.
Giselle (2015)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel
Music: Adolphe Adam
Mozart-Briefe (2016)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Steffan Claußner
Productions of the 2014/2015 season
Giselle (2015)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel
Music: Adolphe Adam 20 dancers
Die Moderne geht baden - Teil II (Modernity goes swimming - Part II) (2015)
Fountain performance
Die Moderne geht baden - Teil I (Modernity goes swimming - Part I) (2015)
Showtime: From Shimmy and Charleston to Bathing Revue
Choreography and concept: Sabrina Sadowska and Reiner Feistel
Die Schneekönigin (The Snow Queen) (2014)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel
Music: Franz Schubert, Alfred Desenclos, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gorán Bregovic
20 dancers, ca. 120 min
Geschichten aus dem Hut (Stories from the Hat) (2014)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Udo Lindenberg, Max Richter, Fear Tigers, Andreas "Scotty" Böttcher, Bobby McFerrin
20 dancers, 130 min
König Artus (2014)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Peter Gabriel, Harry Gregson-Williams a. o.
20 dancers, 130 min
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (A Christmas Story) (2013)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Hans-Peter Preu, Rachel Portman, John Williams a. o.
20 dancers, 60 min
Productions of the 2013/2014 season
König Artus (2014)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Peter Gabriel, Harry Gregson-Williams a. o.
20 dancers, 130 min
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte (A Christmas Story) (2013)
Choreography: Reiner Feistel, Music: Hans-Peter Preu, Rachel Portman, John Williams a. o.
20 dancers, 60 min
WINTERREISE
SCHWANENSEE
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NORDLICHT
DER NUSSKNACKER
ROMEO UND JULIA
Opernhaus
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09111 Chemnitz
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