Dance

Chaplin

Mario Schröder

[Added to the OnR Ballet’s repertoire in 2018]

Performed by the full company

Infos

Places

Mulhouse

La Filature

Strasbourg

Opéra

Dates

Sep 05Sep 17, 2020

Prices

6 - 48 €

Duration

1h30

Cast

Chorégraphie, lumières Mario Schröder Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin Décors et costumes Paul Zoller Musique Kurt Schwertsik, Peteris Vasks, John Adams, Samuel Barber, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Charlie Chaplin, Hans Werner Henze, Charles Ives, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Colin Matthews, Alfred Schnittke, Richard Wagner

Presentation

The OnR Ballet is opening the Opéra national du Rhin's latest season with a production that won unanimous acclaim when it debuted here in February 2018: Chaplin. This ballet, created in 2010 by Mario Schröder for his company at the Oper Leipzig, is the first ever dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, a cinematic legend who was also a creative genius and visionary humanist. Schröder's piece explores Chaplin's role in society, his view of the world, his shrewd understanding of technology and totalitarian politics, and the shortcomings of the artistic milieu. He has devised a touching and tender piece that goes beyond the fortunes and personality of this cinema giant to explore universal themes and the recesses of the human heart. Set to an eclectic score spanning the music of John Adams, Leoncavallo, Brahms, Wagner, Barber, Britten and many others, this ballet pays homage to a cinematographer who approached every scene with the exacting rigor of a choreographer.