Fordlandia
Lucia Lacarra & Matthew Golding - Dortmund Ballet
Lucia Lacarra returns to Dortmund with a world premiere together with her partner Matthew Golding. The production has a very personal background: surprised by the rapid spread of the pandemic, the two artists spent the time of hard lockdown and rigorous travel restrictions separately from one another. Cut off from the international ballet world, a lively creative exchange began between the two and the choreographers Anna Hop, Yuri Possokhov, Juanjo Arqués and Christopher Wheeldon.
The result: a fantastic inventory of dreams and longings. In an artistic tightrope walk between real dance events and filmic reflection, the dream couple of the international dance scene embarks on a journey through the labyrinth of their hopes. Juanjo choreographed Fordlandia and Pile of Dust for this performance
Ballet performance by Lucia Lacarra & Matthew Golding Concept & Art Direction Matthew Golding Choreographers Anna Hop, Yuri Possokhov, Juanjo Arqués, Christopher Wheeldon
Music Fryderyk Chopin, Georgi W. Sviridov, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Arvo Pärt Set & Costumes Lucia Lacarra
Lights Florian Franzen Cinematography Altin Kaftira Digital Art Mario Simon (Cutter), Max Schweder (VFX-Artist) Photos Leszek Januszewski
Company Goldenlac Productions & Ballet Dortmund World première September 2020.
“…This is followed by what is probably the most impressive part of the evening: Fordlandia in a choreography by Juanjo Arqués. We are by the sea… In these waves Lacarra and Golding inspire again with a poetic pas de deux. ”