Become Ocean
Choreography by LEE\VAKULYA
The vast, surging waves of the ocean serve as a metaphor for transformation and continuity. Inspired by John Luther Adams’ Pulitzer Prize–winning composition Become Ocean (2014), the choreographic duo LEE\VAKULYA conjures the unstoppable motion of the tides in their new creation of the same name for Hessisches Staatsballett.
LEE\VAKULYA are Taiwanese dancer and choreographer Chen-Wei Lee and Hungarian dancer and choreographer Zoltán Vakulya. Based in Brussels, the duo has been collaborating since 2016 and has emerged as one of the rising voices in the contemporary dance world. At Hessisches Staatsballett, their acclaimed duet Together Alone was presented in the Kammerspiele in 2022, followed in 2023 by the German premiere of Burnt [the eternal long now] at the Tanzfestival Rhein-Main in Wiesbaden.
Become Ocean is a joint commission with the National Theater and Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
The Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden performs the score.
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Credits
Choreography LEE\VAKULYA, in collaboration with the dancers
Music John Luther Adams
Prologue Sound Design Fanny Thollot
Musical Direction Darmstadt Nicolas Kierdorf
Musical Direction Wiesbaden Alejandro Jassán
Set Design Yoko Seyama
Lighting Design Joanne Shyue
Costume Design Damur Huang
Rehearsal Director Luc Jacobs
Dramaturgy Lucas Herrmann
With thanks to Daniel Zrínyi
Photos: (c) Andreas Etter
Video: (c) De-Da Productions
Making Of
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Video: De-Da Productions
Press
Like seagrass, rooted in place and gently moved by a current, the twelve dancers of the Hessische Staatsbalett remain for an extended period at the beginning (…)
Frankfurter Rundschau
The world premiere in Darmstadt (…) turned into a celebrated, much-acclaimed event.
tanznetz
The Hessische Staatsballett brings John Luther Adams’s captivating, oceanic music Become Ocean to life in Darmstadt.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Currently there are no upcoming performances of this Program.
