{"id":11280,"date":"2025-11-27T12:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hessisches-staatsballett.de\/?post_type=nb_production&p=11280"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:34:04","slug":"midnight-raga-bouffees-im-afraid-to-forget-your-smile-2","status":"publish","type":"nb_production","link":"https:\/\/www.hessisches-staatsballett.de\/en\/stuecke\/midnight-raga-bouffees-im-afraid-to-forget-your-smile-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Raga\/ Bouff\u00e9es \/ I\u2019m afraid to forget your smile"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Hessische Staatsballett is presenting a new touring program that unites three outstanding choreographies from recent years: Bouff\u00e9es<\/em>, Midnight Raga<\/em>, and I\u2019m afraid to forget your smile<\/em>. This selection offers an intense and multifaceted dance experience that celebrates the diversity and expressive power of contemporary dance.<\/p>\n

The program is more than just a compilation of individual pieces \u2013 it is a curated evening that showcases the full spectrum of contemporary dance. From the playful imagination of Bouff\u00e9es<\/em> to the intense physicality of Midnight Raga<\/em> and the emotional depth of I\u2019m afraid to forget your smile<\/em>, the program provides a multilayered experience that resonates long after the performance ends.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Bouff\u00e9es by Le\u00efla Ka<\/strong> is a restaging of the French choreographer\u2019s independent production. The award-winning 2022 piece portrays five women caught in the grip of a grief whose causes remain unknown yet seem manifold. Feelings of overwhelm and release counterbalance one another as the dancers simultaneously attempt to transform their rising sorrow into the force of life. Dressed in floral-patterned dresses, the five bodies create a physical and sonic cacophony that merges breath, recurring gestures, and a rhythm of falling and rising again.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Choreography, Costumes & Lighting<\/strong>
Le\u00efla Ka<\/p>\n

Rehearsal Direction<\/strong>
Bruno Heynderickx<\/p>\n

Cast<\/strong>
(For the restaging at Hessisches Staatsballett)<\/em>
Daniela Castro Hechavarr\u00eda, Sayaka Kado, Kenedy Kallas, Meilyn Kennedy, Rita Winder<\/p>\n

Duration<\/strong>
Approx. 13 minutes<\/p>\n

World Premiere of Bouff\u00e9es<\/em><\/strong>
June 12, 2022, in Paris<\/p>\n

Trailer<\/strong>
De-Da Productions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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For exceptional choreographer Marco Goecke<\/strong>, music is usually not the starting point of his work. In his duet Midnight Raga<\/strong>, however\u2014whose title refers to classical Indian music\u2014things are different: the music of Ravi Shankar forms the point of departure. Despite its inspiration in the Oriental-Indian aesthetic, which is also reflected in the heavy blue silk fabrics of the costumes, Goecke\u2019s unmistakably idiosyncratic, nervous movement language remains clearly present. Following its 2017 premiere at Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2), this choreography\u2014tailor-made for two dancers\u2014takes on a new embodiment in its restaging at the Hessian State Ballet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Choreography & Costumes <\/strong>Marco Goecke<\/p>\n

Music <\/strong>Ravi Shankar, Etta James<\/p>\n

Lighting <\/strong>Udo Haberland<\/p>\n

Choreographic Assistance <\/strong>Hedda Twiehaus<\/p>\n

Restaging <\/strong>Ludovico Pace<\/p>\n

Rehearsal Direction <\/strong>Luc Jacobs<\/p>\n

Dramaturgy <\/strong>Nadja Kadel<\/p>\n

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The Dutch sibling duo Imre & Marne van Opstal<\/strong> are rising stars of the European dance scene. For the Hessisches Staatsballett, they created their new work I\u2019m afraid to forget your smile<\/em> for six dancers, incorporating choral elements and exploring the moment of letting go as a transitional state of surrender to loss. A brief flash\u2014so tangible and fleeting that time itself seems to stand still.<\/p>\n

After performing with the renowned Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) 1 & 2 as well as the Batsheva Dance Company, the young van Opstal duo launched a promising choreographic career at NDT in 2016. They now create regularly for the prestigious Dutch institution and for companies across Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Choreography <\/strong>Imre & Marne van Opstal<\/p>\n

Set & Lighting <\/strong>Tom Visser<\/p>\n

Choral Direction and Musical Direction <\/strong>Ines Kaun<\/p>\n

Rehearsal Direction <\/strong>Luc Jacobs<\/p>\n

Dramaturgy <\/strong>Lucas Herrmann<\/p>\n

World Premiere<\/strong>
Darmstadt \u2013 17 September 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Staatstheater Darmstadt, Gro\u00dfes Haus<\/p>\n

Premiere in Wiesbaden<\/strong>
28 October 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Gro\u00dfes Haus<\/p>\n

Trailer <\/strong>De-Da Productions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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