»In C« von Sasha Waltz & Guests

Musik von Terry Riley

Trailer »Travelogue I – Twenty to eight«


World premiere

26 September 1997

Sophiensæle Berlin

The choreographer Sasha Waltz in her early pieces inspires with imaginative and surreal stories that draw their strength from everyday life. What moves people deep down is the starting point for energetic movement studies. She takes us on journeys through the most diverse emotional and dream worlds where the living spaces of human beings play a major role.

»Zweiland« leads into a public space: the street. The dynamism and the pulsating lifestyle of the street are reflected in the rhythmic movement sequences. In »Zweiland«, Sasha Waltz seeks a poetic approach to the topic »Images from Germany«. Social conditions are presented on the interpersonal level and can thus be experienced directly. The symbolic number »two« is visible in various forms: growing together, togetherness and disunity, despair. Absurd everyday situations alternate with character studies and fairytale images. German songs from different centuries are interpreted by the seven performers themselves, allowing music and dance to merge into one.

Beethoven 7

Sasha Waltz & Guests

Ludwig van Beethoven

Diego Noguera

In diesem zweiteiligen Abend widmet sich Sasha Waltz gemeinsam mit einem Ensemble von 13 Tänzer:innen der »Sinfonie Nr. 7 in A-Dur (op. 92)« von Ludwig van Beethoven und kontrastiert dieses klassische Stück mit dem Auftragswerk »Freiheit/Extasis« des zeitgenössischen Komponisten Diego Noguera. Bereits im Juni 2021 hatte die Choreographin im Rahmen des Beethoven-Tags »Mit Beethoven durch Europa« des europäischen Kultursenders ARTE in der antiken Tempelstätte von Delphi eine Choreographie zu zwei Sätzen von Beethovens Siebter geschaffen. Diese Musik ließ sie seitdem nicht mehr los. In ihr schwingen Fragen der Zeit mit, die für uns auch heute noch eine Rolle spielen: das Scheitern einer Revolution, die (erzwungene) Rückkehr zu alten Traditionen, die Reibung zwischen dem Wunsch nach gesellschaftlicher Transformation und Restauration und der damit einhergehende Verlust von Freiheit und Zukunftsperspektiven. Zu den live gespielten elektronischen Klängen von Diego Noguera mit dem Titel »Freiheit/Extasis« greift Sasha Waltz diese Themen zu Beginn des Abends auf und interpretiert sie aus zeitgenössischer Perspektive neu: Wie verhalten sich persönliche Freiheit und gesellschaftliche Zwänge zueinander?

sasha waltz & guests
© Matthias Zölle

Sasha Waltz & Guests

19
Sep
Open Studio: Stage #26
Studio A, 5. OG
Saturday 19.9.2026, 19:00
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
20
Sep
CoinciDance
Studio A (5th floor)
Sunday 20.9.2026, 16:30
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
20
Sep
Open Studio: Jam
Studio A, 5. OG
Sunday 20.9.2026, 19:00
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
26
Sep
Open Studio: Stage *junior edition*
Studio A
Saturday 26.9.2026, 18:00
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
6
Oct
BACH CELLO DANCE
Romaeuropa Festival
Tuesday 6.10.2026, 20:00
Teatro Argentina, Rom IT
23
Oct
Spiegelneuronen by Stefan Kaegi
Friday 23.10.2026, 19:00
Teatre Lliure, Barcelona ES

BACHCELLODANCE in Rome

»BACH CELLO DANCE« at

Romaeuropa Festival

On invitation by the Romaeuropa Festival, two outstanding artists will meet at Teatro Argentina in Rome on October 6 in an extraordinary dialogue of music and dance: Anastasia Kobekina, the most important cellist of her generation, and the internationally renowned choreographer Sasha Waltz, who enters this stage as a dancer.
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Open Studio weekend

Open Studio-Wochenende in

September

At the end of September, we’ll once again be presenting a new edition of

»Open Studio Weekend« at Studio A in the Radialsystem—featuring »Open Studio: Stage,« »CoinciDance,« and »Open Studio: Jam.«

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Season start

A successful start to the season
Sasha Waltz & Guests kicks off its new season with 10 sold-out performances over 5 days and 2 productions at Berlin’s Radialsystem
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OPUS KLASSIK

BACH CELLO DANCE is awarded the OPUS KLASSIK

The production »BACH CELLO DANCE« was awarded the OPUS KLASSIK in

the category »Innovative Concert of the Year.« The OPUS KLASSIK

is Germany’s most prestigious award for classical music.

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The new book
The new Book by Sasha Waltz & Guests!
The new comprehensive book on the complete works of Sasha Waltz & Guests has been available since 17 September.
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Gemeinsame Erklärung

Gemeinsame Erklärung der Berliner Kultur zur Berlinwahl 2026

Kampagne »#DeineStimmeFürKultur – Berlin ist Kultur«

Pressemitteilung vom 20. Mai 2026 zur gemeinsamen Erklärung der Berliner Kultur zur Berlinwahl 2026 und zur Kampagne »#DeineStimmeFürKultur – Berlin ist Kultur«

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Statement Sasha Waltz

Statement Sasha Waltz

on the cultural cuts decided at the end of 2024

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Retrospective 2026, first half-year


Beethoven 7

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Ludwig van Beethoven / Diego Noguera

Bærum Kulturhus, Oslo Sandvika

5. 6. February


© Tomas Lauvland Pettersen / Bærum Kulturhus

Retrospective 2026, first half-year


Rückblick 2026, 1. Jahreshälfte


In C

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Terry Riley

excerpt in the frame of the exhibition »The Art of Making 2026«

Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

24. February


© Cyril Fussien

Retrospective 2026, first half-year

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In C

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Terry Riley

Theater Heerlen

with PhilZuid

schrit_tmacher festival

5. March


© Yanina Isla

Retrospective 2026, first half-year


Travelogue I – Twenty to eight

Sasha Waltz

Radialsystem, Berlin

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. March


© Bina Ólavsdóttir

Retrospective 2026, first half-year

for the time being

Sasha Waltz & Guests

Radialsystem, Berlin

Premiere 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. March


© Carlos Collado

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Kreatur

Sasha Waltz & Guests

Radialsystem, Berlin

12. 13. 14. 15. March


© Sebastian Bolesch

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Spiegelneuronen

Stefan Kaegi / Sasha Waltz & Guests with Rimini Protokoll

Tanzplattform Deutschland 2026,

HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, tjg. theater junge generation

Dresden

12. 13. March


© Bernd Uhlig

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


BACH CELLO DANCE

Anastasia Kobekina & Sasha Waltz

Funkhaus Berlin

21. 22. March


© Dovile Sermokas / Sony Music Entertainment

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Beethoven 7

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Ludwig van Beethoven / Diego Noguera

Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie - Théâtre des Arts

with Orchestre de l‘Opéra Normandie Rouen

20. 21. 22. March


© Sebastian Bolesch

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


human requiem

Rundfunkchor Berlin / Jochen Sandig

Radialsystem, Berlin

8. 10. 11. April


© Matthias Heyde

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


In C

Sasha Waltz / Terry Riley

Pawilon Tańca

18. 19. April


© Jo Glinka

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Beethoven 7

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Ludwig van Beethoven / Diego Noguera

Teatro Amilcare Ponchielli diCremona

22. April


© Lorenzo Gorini

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Beethoven 7

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Ludwig van Beethoven / Diego Noguera

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

with Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

29. 30. April, 2. 3. May


© Angelo Cucca

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


In C

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Terry Riley

Theater Altenburg Gera

9. May


© Yanina Isla

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Roméo et Juliette

Sasha Waltz / Hector Berlioz

Teatr Wielki, Łodz

transferal

7. June


© Joanna Miklaszewska

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Travelogue I – Twenty to eight

Sasha Waltz

Szene Salzburg

8. 9. June


© Sebastian Bolesch

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Beethoven 7

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Ludwig van Beethoven / Diego Noguera

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

18. 19. 20. 21. June


© Sebastian Bolesch

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Dialoge - Sasha Waltz & Guests and Ensemble Musikfabrik. 75 Years Goethe-Institut

Sasha Waltz & Guests

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

26. June


© Sebastian Bolesch

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


In C

Sasha Waltz & Guests / Terry Riley

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

27. 28. June


© Jo Glinka

Retrospective 2026, first half of the year


Showing

Children's and Youth Dance Company Sasha Waltz & Guests

Funke (Group 1)

Rain (Group 2)

BOLERO (Group 3)

SPLITTER & GLANZ (Group 4)

Radialsystem, Berlin

4. 5. 6. July


© Eva Radünzel