By Jeannette Andersen The spring season in Munich culminated mid-May with the biennial festival Dance 2023. More that 60 performances featuring German and international choreographers in over 25 productions, of which five were premieres, were presented over 11 days. In 2021, the festival was entirely digital due to COVID-19, but this year it spread all
By Jeannette Andersen Munich’s Bayerisches Staatsballett recently offered a rare glimpse into some of the more practical details around putting a ballet on stage in a big opera house. Instead of their annual joint press conference with the opera at the theatre itself, they hosted a visit at the set building workshops located half-an-hour’s drive
By Jeannette Andersen During Germany’s first pandemic lockdown in March 2020, my initial reaction as a dance critic was, “Now I will watch all the performances online for which I usually do not have the time.” But very soon I found my attention trailing off. I got bored, whether I sat in front of my