At the heart of the two-part evening “Beethoven 7” lies the question of how personal freedom and social constraints relate to one another.
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Beethoven 7 Sasha Waltz & Guests Clementine Deluy_Virgis Puodziunas
Together with 14 dancers, Sasha Waltz explores Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7 in A Major (Op. 92).” This unique music resonates with questions of his time that still matter to us today: the failure of a revolution, the (forced) return to old traditions, the tension between the desire for social transformation and restoration, and the accompanying loss of freedom and prospects for the future.
Accompanied by the live-performed electronic sounds of Chilean composer Diego Noguera, titled “Freedom/Ecstasy,” which were created during the creative process, Sasha Waltz takes up these themes in the first part of the evening and reinterprets them from a contemporary perspective.
Concept / Choreography: Sasha Waltz
Composition: Ludwig van Beethoven / Diego Noguera
Costumes: Bernd Skodzig / Federico Polucci
Lighting Design: Martin Hauk / Jörg Bittner
Dramaturgy: Jochen Sandig
Dance / Choreography: Sasha Waltz & Guests
A production by Sasha Waltz & Guests. Made at Radialsystem.
Beethoven 7
Sasha Waltz & Guests
Ludwig van Beethoven
Diego Noguera
- June 18, 19, 20, 8 p.m.
- June 21, 2026, 6 p.m.
- Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Additional information
Participating artists
Sasha Waltz
Dates
June 2026
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