FireWorks - Silvester 2025

Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart & Gauthier Dance JUNIORS//Theaterhaus Stuttgart
FireWorks. Celebrating 40 Years of Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Part 1 The FireWorks Project with world premieres by Mauro Bigonzetti, Virginie Brunelle, Stijn Celis, Dominique Dumais, Andonis Foniadakis, Marco Goecke, Johan Inger, Barak Marshall, Benjamin Millepied and Sofia Nappi
Part 2 with Alejando Cerrudo, Lickety-Split, Andonis Foniadakis, N.N., Marco Goecke, Infant Spirit, Eric Gauthier ABC

40 years of Theaterhaus Stuttgart - what a proud birthday! And it's a matter of honour that the two Theaterhaus companies also send an extra sparkling congratulations to the parent company. Inspired by the great tradition of the Theaterhaus as a concert venue, The Fireworks Project set off ten colorful dance rockets in the first part of the evening. The new creations are all based on pieces of music that not least represent the artistic identity of the Theaterhaus with its illustrious jazz tradition. They will be transformed into dance by star choreographers Mauro Bigonzetti, Virginie Brunelle, Stijn Celis, Dominique Dumais, Andonis Foniadakis, Marco Goecke, Johan Inger, Barak Marshall, Benjamin Millepied and Sofia Nappi. After this veritable firework display of world premieres, the second part after the interval takes a grateful look back at important stages of the Theaterhaus company - with revivals of Marco Goecke's moving solo Infant Spirit from Grandes Dames. The FireWorks Project directly implements on stage what Gauthier Dance is all about: its self-image as a world premiere company. Ten international star choreographers have created just as many great new pieces for us. This focus now has top priority shortly before the premiere - also in terms of the intensity and scheduling of rehearsals. We have therefore decided to postpone Solo as a revival and make up for it in a later production. Instead of Hans van Manen's tongue-in-cheek piece for three dancers entitled "Solo", we are showing a real solo - Eric Gauthier's audience hit ABC, which regularly receives standing ovations, as recently at eight performances in New York's Joyce Theater. It goes without saying that Eric Gauthier has nevertheless thrown in the odd twist or two. For example, Andonis Foniadakis will expand his Bolero for 14 dancers, with all the JUNIORS and eight members of the main company. And Lickety-Split, originally one of the seven pieces from Lucky Seven from 2011, will now be danced by the Gauthier Dance JUNIORS in the brand new version from Dream Team, which premiered on January 23, 2025.