New dance evening at the Pfalztheater: Helge Letonja unleashes emotions!
New dance evening at the Pfalztheater: Helge Letonja unleashes emotions!
On January 28, 2025, choreographer Helge Letonja brings his latest work "The Pulse of the Stone" onto the stage of the Palatinate Theater in Kaiserslautern. This premiere is part of a double evening that also offers the dance adaptation of Frédéric Chopins "Préludes". Konstanze Führlbeck has conducted interviews with Letonja and dance director Luisa Sancho-Escanero for the event, which provide further insights into the artistic vision.
"The Pulse of the Stone" combines the expressive melodies of the "Préludes" (op. 28) with an innovative choreography that serves as a crystallization point for the dance expression. In the "Préludes" solo, duett-like and ensemble-based scenes are interwoven with each other, which reflect different emotions: from melancholy thoughtfulness to stormy-diving cascades.
ritual and human connection
In the second part of the evening, "The Pulse of the Stone", it is about the human desire for connection - both to nature and fellow human beings. The focus is on the ritual as a central element, while the stone acts as a physical center of the actions. Helge Letonja deals intensively with the topic of dance and body and is strongly influenced by various dance styles and his collaboration with dancers from the global south.
his work is characterized by transcultural facets that have a positive response from the audience. Letonja continuously develops his dance vocabulary, based on his curiosity and somatic movement research. This approach can be found in its previous productions, which were performed at the Salzburg Festival, at the Semperoper Dresden and the Berlin State Opera.
The development of the dance theater
The evening in the Palatinate Theater falls into a broader context of the development of the dance theater, which has its origin in the German expression dance of the Weimar Republic. The terms and styles of the dance theater, which were created in the 1920s, were shaped by leading personalities such as Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss and Rudolf Laban. These dancers and choreographers laid the foundation for an art form that is characterized by the combination of dance and dramatic elements.
The dance theater experienced a renaissance in the 1980s and became known internationally by prominent choreographers such as Pina Bausch. This development is also to be understood in the light of the cultural currents of the post -war years, whereby the dance theater was increasingly illuminated as a means of social discussion.Thanks to these many facets, the dance evening "The Pulse of the Stone" impressively shows how contemporary dance and traditional heritage interweave a new experience that refers to both historical and current topics. An experience that will be included in the youth subscription of the Palatinate Theater Kaiserslautern.
For more information about the event and the artistic background, we refer to the reporting of Pfalztheater.de . In addition, another look at the wikimedia-profile Valuable information on the history and development of the dance theater.
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