Midnight Raga

Usually, for exceptional choreographer Marco Goecke, music is not at the beginning of his work. In his duet Midnight Raga, whose title refers to classical Indian music, it is different: the music of Ravi Shankar forms the starting point. Despite the inspiration in the Oriental Indian, which is also reflected in the heavy blue silk fabrics of the costumes, Goecke’s very own nervous language of movement remains unmistakable. Following the 2017 premiere at the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2), the choreography, which was tailor-made for the two dancers, undergoes another incarnation in the rehearsal at Hessisches Staatsballett.