Gessnerallee
Zürich

«The Ghost of Montpellier Meets the Samurai» sounds like one of these very convincing titles of a new kung-fu movie – or like the latest piece by Trajall Harell. And we simply love Trajall Harell! So far, the American choreographer has already visited us in Zurich with two productions of his five-part dance-fiction series «Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church». He made sure these were trashy and mythical costume-laden pieces with references to Voguing and postmodern dance. The ghosts of his new work are the late choreographer Dominique Baguet who passed in 1992 and who was known for works such as «So Schnell» which revolutionised French dance, the other one is Tatsumi Hijikata, the inventor of Butoh. Two legends of contemporary dance meet – there is no better reason for an hommage and a catchy performance. Trajall Harell and his company of incredibly good dancers invite themselves into the history of contemporary dance with charming impertinence: and imagine a new one...«The Ghost of Montpellier Meets the Samurai» sounds like one of these very convincing titles of a new kung-fu movie – or like the latest piece by Trajall Harell. And we simply love Trajall Harell! So far, the American choreographer has already visited us in Zurich with two productions of his five-part dance-fiction series «Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church». He made sure these were trashy and mythical costume-laden pieces with references to Voguing and postmodern dance. The ghosts of his new work are the late choreographer Dominique Baguet who passed in 1992 and who was known for works such as «So Schnell» which revolutionised French dance, the other one is Tatsumi Hijikata, the inventor of Butoh. Two legends of contemporary dance meet – there is no better reason for an hommage and a catchy performance. Trajall Harell and his company of incredibly good dancers invite themselves into the history of contemporary dance with charming impertinence: and imagine a new one...