8

Inspired by Schnitzler’s play, La Ronde (Reigen)

World Premiere: 7th March 2022 for Companie La Ronde* at Theater Winterthur, Switzerland.

Choreography: Cathy Marston/Ihsan Rustem/Caroline Finn/Luca Signoretti

Music: Nicolas Rabeus (new commission)

Set: Jann Messerli

Costumes: Catherine Voeffrey

Light: Laurent Junod

Length: 65 mins

Cast: 8 dancers

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Cie. La Ronde is a company founded by Cathy Marston and Ihsan Rustem in 2020. ‘8’ was the company’s first creation – one work on which four choreographers collaborated. It was a co-commission from Theater Winterthur (where the work premiered) and Migros Kulturprozent Tanz Festival Steps, who toured the work throughout Switzerland.

Reviews:

‘Der Cie. La Rondegelingt es hervorragend, diese melancholischen Zwischentöne, das, was manzwischen den Zeilen mitschwingt, in den Körpern sicht- und hörbar zu machen. Undes gelingt Cathy Marston und Ihsan Rustem auch, sowohl Tänzer*innen mit sehrunterschiedlichem Background, von Ballett bis Urban Dance, als auch vierChoreograf*innen zu einem homogenen Ganzen zu verweben. Ihre Vision, mit in derSchweiz ansässigen Künstler*innen eine Gruppe zu bilden, die auf Kollaboration,gemeinsamen Prozessen und gegenseitigem Lernen beruht, scheint aufzugehen. DasPublikum zeigte sich jedenfalls begeistert.’

‘Cie. La Ronde succeeds brilliantly in making melancholy nuances, what resonates between the lines, visible and audible in the bodies. And Cathy Marston and Ihsan Rustem also succeed in weaving dancers with very different backgrounds, from ballet to urban dance, as well as four choreographers into a homogeneous whole. Their vision of forming a group with Swiss-based artists based on collaboration, joint processes and mutual learning seems to be working. The audience, at any rate, was enthusiastic.’
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