Stimulating ballet evening in Augsburg: Criticism of « New Comer »
The new ballet evening at the Staatstheater Augsburg goes deep: At the center of « New Comer » on the Brechtbühne are the thoughts and emotions that stir the interior of the figures. Three dancers of the Ballet Augsburg show in the Brechtbühne that they also have concise expression and innovative ideas as choreographers. For the eighth time, ballet chief Ricardo Fernando members of his company gives the opportunity to take public with their own work. A popular format not only with the dancers who can prepare themselves for possible professional paths after the active stage career, but also with the audience who reacts to this ballet evenings with great encouragement (there are only a few remaining tickets). The format has been concentrating on three choreographies for several years, which gives the performance a greater density than in the editions in which several dancers were allowed to try out themselves and did not always show real stage maturity. But as in the previous year, the latest “New Comer” edition was at the expense of the female company members. Do the Augsburg dancers do not pursue any ambitions in this regard?