description Sechs Tänze Overview
*Sechs Tänze*, choreographed by Valerij Petrushko, is a one-act ballet originally created in 1866. It presents six distinct folk dances representing Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Bohemia. The work utilizes music composed for the Imperial Russian Court, showcasing Mozart’s compositions within a comedic context. *Sechs Tänze* remains notable for its exploration of diverse European dance traditions and is primarily relevant to ballet students, historians, and researchers studying 19th-century choreography and musical performance.
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Who choreographed Sechs Tänze?
Sechs Tänze, or Six Dances, was choreographed by Jiří Kylián for Nederlands Dans Theater. It premiered in Amsterdam in 1986, not in 1866.
Which Mozart music is used in Sechs Tänze?
Kylián uses Mozart's Six German Dances, K. 571. The brisk score supports a 15-minute sequence of powdered-wig elegance repeatedly disrupted by absurd visual jokes.
Why do the dancers wear powdered wigs and period underwear?
The costumes invoke Mozart's refined 18th-century world while exposing its vanity and instability. Kylián turns courtly manners into slapstick through sudden freezes, blackouts, and flour-covered chaos.
Is Sechs Tänze suitable for someone new to contemporary dance?
Its short running time, Mozart score, and physical comedy make it unusually accessible. It is also a useful contrast with Kylián's more sensual Mozart ballet Petite Mort from 1991.
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