Tanzcompagnie
Flamencos en route
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Tel. +41 (0)56 222 75 00
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Isabel Steiner Peterhans, Rundschau Ausgabe Nord, 09.02.2017
Mercedes Albi, Albi Danza, 28.11.2016
original in German
(...) No description will do justice to this flamenco masterpiece performed by a dozen outstanding dancers and musicians, which, for the duration of two hours, captivates the audience in a world of intense emotions and stunning constellations.
(...) For 30 years, Swiss choreographer Brigitta Luisa Merki and her ensemble Flamencos en route have been a model for the openness that allowed this dance to emerge in the south of Spain in the first place. Merki's new production is another example of a work in which the dialogue spans across several epochs.
Andrea Kachelriess, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 11.11.2016
Brigitte Jähnigen, Stuttgarter Nachrichten und Stuttgarter Zeitung, 04.11.2016
Angela Reinhardt, Esslinger Zeitung, Kultur, 04.11.2016
original in German
(...) Contrary to other choreographers, who tend to repeat themselves after 30 years of working in their field, Brigitta Luisa Merki manages to penetrate ever deeper into the essence of her art. With every new production created for her ensemble, Flamencos en route, the Swiss choreographer presents the flamenco in a different light (...)
Angela Reinhardt, tanz, Fachzeitschrift für Ballett, Tanz und Performance, 01.11.2016
Petra Mostbacher-Dix, Stuttgarter Nachrichten / Stuttgarter Zeitung - Kulturreport, 01.11.2016
Tiziana Conte, Rete Due Cultura, 28.09.2016
Tessiner Zeitung, 23.09.2016
Der Landanzeiger, 22.09.2016
Extra, Corriere del Ticino, 22.09.2016
original in German
The Beauty of Melancholy. (...) Every last detail is perfectly thought out. (...)
Clara Vuille-dit-Bille, Basler Zeitung, 20.09.2016
original in German
«Masterly Conversations by the Choreographer.»
Brigitta Luisa Merki's «Ritual & Secreto» performed in the Alte Reithalle in Aarau presents a new dance language. (...)
Elisabeth Feller, Aargauer Zeitung, 20.09.2016
Schweiz am Sonntag, 18.09.2016
Clara Vuille-dit-Bille, Basler Zeitung, 16.09.2016
Anita Huber, Kanal K, 15.09.2016
Brigitte, 14.09.2016
Annabelle, 01.09.2016
Sonja L. Bauer, andá, 01.02.2016
Marianne Mühlemann, Tages-Anzeiger, 28.12.2015
Flamencos en route:
A Hypnotic Dialogue with the World -
A Feast both for the Eyes and the Heart:
Brigitta Luisa Merki's ensemble celebrates yet another triumph with "Ritual & Secreto". (...)
Marianne Mühlemann, Der BUND, 21.12.2015
A Sacred Elegance
Of all the choreographies Flamencos en route has thus far created, "Ritual & Secreto" - currently premiering in Bern - has to be the most characteristically Spanish one; it is certainly one of the most captivating ones. There are not very many Swiss artists in the world of dance who can claim to have enjoyed a reputation beyond the Swiss borders for the past several decades. Brigitta Luisa Merki is one of the few exceptions. (...)
Isabelle Jakob, NZZ, 21.12.2015
Sonja L. Bauer, Aargauer Zeitung, 19.12.2015
Milena Krstic, KulturStattBern, das Kulturblog des «Bund», 19.12.2015
Marianne Mühlemann, Der Bund, Berner Woche, 18.12.2015
Sonja L. Bauer, Berner Zeitung, 17.12.2015
art-tv, 17.12.2015
Fachjournalistin Sonja L. Bauer, 10.12.2015
Der Bund, 09.12.2015