Tschaikowskys Träume

In the organizer's words:

Robert North created this ballet in 2008, in his first season as ballet director at Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach.

Inspired by Tchaikovsky's music, the choreographer approaches the personality of this great composer, who was also important for the ballet world.

Tchaikovsky's life was artistically fulfilling, but he was denied personal happiness - not least because society at the time did not tolerate his homosexuality. Fate is his constant companion, personified by a dancer.

In his ballet, Robert North shows Tchaikovsky as a child, as a young artist and as a mature, aged man. What experiences shaped him? The early death of his mother, a short, unhappy marriage, and finally his unusual pen pal relationship with Nadeshda von Meck - women also play a role in Tchaikovsky's life.

Robert North succeeds in sensitively exploring the feelings and emotional life of his protagonist through dance. Much is revealed by the music, some remains a secret.