Wigman’s Sacre saw its premiere at the Städtische Oper Berlin in 1957, performed by the resident ballet company. Only sketches, photos and notes survive of her choreography, as well as the knowledge of the dancers involved in the piece at the time. It was on this basis that Henrietta Horn, in collaboration with Susan Barnett and Katharine Sehnert, reconstructed the choreography, supported by the US-based former Wigman students and dancers Emma Lew Thomas and Brigitta Herrmann.
In a large-scale co-operation, the two companies of the municipal theatres of Osnabrück and Bielefeld brought this reconstruction onto the stage in November 2013, each with ten dancers as well as five guest performers, accompanied by the Osnabrück Symphonic Orchestra resp. the Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra.
Choreography:
Mary Wigman
Reconstruction:
Henrietta Horn (artistic direction), Susan Barnett, Katharine Sehnert
Advice and Support:
Brigitta Herrmann, Emma Lewis Thomas, Susanne Linke
Stage and Costume:
Alfred Peter (according to Wilhelm Reinking)
Project-Management:
Patricia Stöckemann
Assistence:
Susan McDonald, Miroslaw Zydowicz
Music:
Igor Strawinsky
Lighting-Design:
Peter Lorenz
The Chosen One:
Vasna Felicia Aguilar, Hsuan Cheng, Anna Eriksson, Hsiao-Ting Liao, Brigitte Uray, Kathrina Wilke
Sage:
Dirk Kazmierczak
Mother:
Claudia Braubach
Two Women Priest:
Chris Bauer, Da Soul Chung
The Lovers:
Saori Ando, Ursina Hemmi, Tim Gerhards, Wilson Mosquera Suarez
Youngling:
Gustavo Gomes, Tiago Manquinho
Leader of Men-Dance
Gianni Cuccaro, Amadeus Marek Pawlica
Group of Girls:
Vasna Felicia Aguilar, Saori Ando, Hsuan Cheng, Anna Eriksson, Ursina Hemmi, Anne-Hélène Kotoujansky, Hsiao-Ting Liao, Noemi Emanuela Martone, Brigitte Uray, Léa Thomen, Kathrina Wilke
Group of Men:
Etienne Aweh, Keith Chin, Gianni Cuccaro, Tim Gerhards, Gustavo Gomes, Christopher Havner, Tiago Manquinho, Wilson Mosquera Suarez, Amadeus Marek Pawlica, Simon Wiersma
Group of Ancestors:
Miroslaw Zydowicz, Supernumerary of Theater Bielefeld (Maximilian Blasius, Patrick Kaminski, Hans-Jürgen Neumann, Helmut Ritz, Christian Schütz, Norbert Steidl)
Osnabrück Symphonic Orchestra
Musical Director:
Daniel Imbal
Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra
Musical Director:
Alexander Kalajdzic/ Elisa Gogou
Premiere Osnabrück:
9.11.2013
Premiere Bielefeld:
17.11.2013
The Premiere of „Le Sacre du Printemps“ by Mary Wigman took place on 24th of september 1957 at Städtische Oper Berlin
„Le Sacre du Printemps“ is supported by Tanzfonds Erbe – Eine Initiative der Kulturstiftung des Bundes
http://www.henrietta-horn.de/index.php/choreographies-2013-en/34-news/228-le-sacre-du-printemps-en
