Birsfelden will play host to the renowned Vaganova Ballet Academy from St Petersburg: In cooperation with the International Exchange and Studio Programme Region Basel (iaab) and Theater Roxy, CULTURESCAPES has invited the two young dancers Daria Plokhova and Alexandra Portyannikova to spend three weeks working on their ideas and projects at the Roxy rehearsal stage. But this is not ballet in the classical sense, as both dancers are currently studying contemporary dance. A further artist in residence is the Moscow performer Olga Vavilova, who has also worked with the director Kirill Serebrennikov.
The residence is characterised by exchange: The three Russians will be taken care of by the well-known Basel choreographer Tabea Martin, who kindly agreed to be a mentor. So make a note of 18 October; the day when the "Artists in Residence" offer the audience an insight into their work in progress on the rehearsal stage of Theater Roxy.
