By Victor Swoboda Agora de la danse gave Montreal a glimpse of dance’s fast-approaching future with Koros, a mixed bill featuring three group works presented in virtual reality: Allegro Barbaro by Hélène Blackburn, The Complex Simplicity of Love by Margie Gillis, and 6.58 Manifesto by Andrea Peña (who is showing at the Venice Biennale in
By Jeannette Andersen Augsburg Theater is one of the smaller regional theatres in Germany — and right now its ballet company is one of the most innovative. Spurred on by past lockdowns due to COVID-19, the company’s introduction to digital forms, including virtual reality, was speeded up. Last season, Ballet Augsburg created two ballets filmed
By Jeannette Andersen Live performance has been almost non-existent in Munich during the pandemic. Theatres have been closed since March 2020 except for September and October. But with falling infection numbers, curtains rose again at the end of May to limited audiences equipped with negative COVID-19 tests and face-masks. This does not mean, however, that