In BEETHOVEN 7, Sasha Waltz and an ensemble of 13 dancers will be devoting themselves to Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major (op. 92). This remarkable piece of music, composed in 1812 towards the end of the composer's life, when he was already going deaf, resonates with questions of his time that still play a role for us today: the failure of a revolution, the (forced) return to old traditions, the friction between the desire for social transformation and restoration and the associated loss of freedom and future prospects. To the live electronic sounds of Diego Noguera, entitled FREIHEIT/EXTASIS, which were created during the creative process, Sasha Waltz takes up these themes at the beginning of the evening and reinterprets them from a contemporary perspective: How do personal freedom and social constraints relate to one another? Sasha Waltz studied dance and choreography in Amsterdam and New York. Together with Jochen Sandig, she founded ‘Sasha Waltz & Guests’ in 1993 and co-founded the ‘Sophiensæle’ in Berlin in 1996. From 1999 to 2004, she was part of the artistic direction of the Schaubühne Berlin, where, among other things, she created her BODY trilogy with her dance company. In 2004, the choreographer went independent and has since produced numerous choreographic works. Sasha Waltz has received numerous awards for her work, including the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2011 and the ‘Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ in 2021. She has been a member of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, since June 2013. In 2024, Sasha Waltz will be awarded the German Dance Prize. The company has been a regular guest in Cologne since 2011 and is well known to Cologne's dance audience for works such as KÖRPER, LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS, KREATUR, IN C and most recently SPIEGELNEURONEN.

We would like to point out that an increased noise level is to be expected during the first part of BEETHOVEN 7, lasting about 10 minutes. In addition, bass tones in a low frequency range can lead to physically noticeable vibration. Individual hearing protection will be provided at your seat.