Ballet Preljocaj: Helikopter/Eldorado (Sonntags Abschied) – Edinburgh festival review

PlayhouseThe composer Karlheinz Stockhausen once had a dream about four helicopters, each flying with a musician on board. He said he'd never write a string quartet. But he did – and here it is, reverberating through us like an army of jackhammers. Violins soar and whine, propelled by the whirring tide of rotors beating the air. Flickers of light suggest the shadow of blades. Six dancers take position. We have lift-off.First performed in 1995 in Amsterdam, Helikopter-Streichquartett is the thi...

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