Choreographer Demis Volpi and dramaturge Christian Baier decided to tell the eventful story of the legendary train as a kaleidoscope of the dream of a Europe without borders.

Based on the motifs of the Agatha Christie’s Murder in the Orient Express, Demis together with choreographers Xenia Wiest, Juanjo Arqués and Craig Davidson created the first crime ballet in dance history for the NRW Junior Ballet.

The story is told from four different perspectives (the detective, the witnesses, the murder and the victim) and each choreographer created one. Juanjo’s perspective was the Witnesses.

Choreography Juanjo Arqués
Music György Ligeti Dramaturgy Christian Baier Set & Costumes Tatyana van Walsum
Lights Bonnie Beecher
Company NRW Junior Ballet Dortmund World première October 2017