Anna Semenova-Ganz

THE SOCIETY OF BALLET

The beauty and virtuosity of classical ballet, the almost inhuman sacrifices behind a perfect performance, the frontal, flat image the viewer is confronted with - this is how the Russian state presents itself today. The revival and new appreciation of national traditions ignores otherness and alternative perspectives. The disciplined body of ballet dancers, weaned on itself, reminds us of post-Soviet society as a whole, like a micro-model. Can the deconstruction of classical ballet patterns be compared to the release of inherited boundaries in the totalitarian (and post-Soviet) body?

^{Concept: Anna Semenova-Ganz 
Choreography & dramaturgy: Anna Semenova-Ganz, Tatyana Čhizhikova (choreographic duo "Something in the air")
Dance: Tatyana Tchizikova, Mab Cardoso, Anton Rudakov, Alina Belyagina
Music: Oleg Krokhalev
Costume: Nina Divitschek}

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Anna Semenova-Ganz

is a choreographer, dance dramaturge and movement researcher. She holds a degree in Performance Studies from the University of Hamburg. Her work combines the genres of performance, media art and choreography. Anna also writes publications on movement research and dance. She has lived in Hamburg since 2013.

^{(Status: 2021)}