Léonore Baulac and Friedemann Vogel (c) artwave Tzong-Yi
Friedemann is looking forward to giving his debut performance in Bologna at Les Etoiles: Gala Internazionale di Danza on 28th and 29th December. He will be reuniting with Paris Opera Ballet étoile Léonore Baulac to perform two pieces. More details on the programme to follow soon.
"Die Seele am Faden/Soul Threads leaves an indelible mark for its completeness of reflection, quality of performance, choreography, music, light design and direction". Danza&Danza Magazine
Following the successful Italian premiere of "Die Seele am Faden/Soul Threads" at the very atmospheric San Simone in the Spoleto Festival, Friedemann is delighted to bring his co-creation with Thomas Lempertz to yet another special venue: the Palace Theatre - the oldest ranked theatre in Europe - on the stunning grounds of the Schwetzingen Palace.
The two performances on 6th and 7th May will be part of the Schwetzingen SWR Festival.
Schlosstheater Schwetzingen (c) Schloß Schwetzingen
Friedemann will be joining the Collaborative Research Center as an associate member and long-term partner for their “Other Aesthetics” programme at the University of Tübingen for the winter semester 2024/25, and is thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to this fascinating research project, which addresses the questions “Why does art move us? What do we mean by aesthetics? What does art do in and for our society?”
His participation will include teaching joint courses with Professor Annette Gerok-Reiter and Professor Anna Pawlak, respectively the Spokesperson and Deputy Spokesperson of the Center. He will also be involved in a workshop to develop and analyse movement sequences together with students and researchers from several disciplines.
“Écorché! Anatomy of Dance” - the performance that Friedemann gave and co-conceptualized with choreographer Thomas Lempertz and Professor Pawlak to launch the collaboration in March in the Alte Anatomie of the University of Tübingen is now available to watch on the website of the Centre.
Friedemann Vogel (c) Thomas Dashuber/Universität Tübingen
When Friedemann met Heinz Clauss at his audition to join the John Cranko Schule, the young boy would never have guessed he would one day play the then school director and dance star who John Cranko handpicked to join the Stuttgart Ballet in a feature film.
Directed by Joachim Lang, “Cranko” the biopic chronicles the defining years of the Stuttgart Ballet, from the arrival of the late South African choreographer in Stuttgart to his untimely death, but not before he put the now legendary ballet company on the world map.
Avant premiere at the Stuttgart Opera House on 20 September. General release in cinemas across Germany from 3 October
Friedemann is very honoured to receive the John Cranko Prize, on the occasion of his 25th anniversary celebrations at the Stuttgart Ballet. This prestigious prize is awarded to personalities in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the legendary choreographer's work. With this latest accolade, Friedemann joins the ranks of past and present artistic directors of the Stuttgart Ballet, such as Marcia Haydée, Reid Anderson, and Tamas Detrich, as well as the late principal dancer Heinz Clauss, whom Friedemann will portray in the upcoming "Cranko" biopic by Joachim Lang.
Prize ceremony John Cranko Prize for Friedemann Vogel with Reid Anderson, Marcia Haydee, Fred Binder, Tamas Detrich,Vivien Arnold (c) Roman Novitzky Stuttgart Ballet
As always, it is an immense pleasure for Friedemann to dance in Japan, and to share the stage with other esteemed ballet stars in the triennial World Ballet Festival from 31 July to 12 August. Participating in this highly anticipated event in Tokyo for the eighth time, Friedemann will be performing two pas de deux from John Neumeier's "The Lady of the Camellias" and Kenneth MacMillan's "Mayerling" with his fellow Stuttgart Ballet principal dancer Elisa Badenes.
After performing the purple pas de deux with fellow principal dancer Elisa Badenes from Act I of John Neumeier's “The Lady of the Camellias” in the 17th World Ballet Festival, Friedemann is looking forward to dancing the production in its entirety in Tokyo on 8 November. He is also delighted to revisit the role of Onegin in John Cranko's masterpiece on 2 November for the opening night of this upcoming Stuttgart Ballet tour to Japan.
Elisa Badenes and Friedemann Vogel (c) NBS Kiyonori Hasegawa
Friedemann is very touched to have a special evening dedicated to honouring his 25th anniversary. He is looking forward to sharing some highlights and challenges of his career, speaking about memorable roles and performing globally, as well as showing film excerpts that shine the spotlight on key moments over the years. But most of all, he is delighted to celebrate this milestone by performing one of his all-time favourite works: Béjart’s masterpiece: “Boléro”.
The entire proceeds of the evening will be donated to the John Cranko School, to support the young dancers.
Friedemann is thrilled to announce that "Soul Threads" - his first full-length co-creation with Thomas Lempertz - will have its Italian premiere in the 2024 Spoleto Festival, following two runs in Germany at the Kleist Forum. The performances will take place from 5 to 7 July at San Simone and tickets will go on sale from 27 March.
Friedemann Vogel by Baki Photographer
Friedemann really enjoyed performing for the enthusiastic dance audience in Korea two years ago, and is thrilled to be participating in the next edition of "Ballet Supreme" in Seoul, from 16 to 19 May.
More programming details will soon be available, and tickets will go on sale from 19 March.
Friedemann is delighted to perform in Paris again, to revisit Angelin Preljocaj's "Nuit Romaine" as a guest of the Rome Opera Ballet and to dance with longtime dance partner Eleonora Abbagnato. First created as a film shot at the Palazzo Farnese, "Nuit Romaine" features costumes by Maria Grazia Chiuri of Dior, and had its stage premiere in Rome in 2022.
"Nuit Romaine" will be presented as part of the "Dior Habille Les Nuits" double bill, from 26 to 28 April at the Palais des Congrès.
https://www.franceconcert.fr/en/spectacle/roman-night-and-dancing-night/
Eleonora Abagnato and Friedemann Vogel in Nuit Romaine
Friedemann Vogel by Yan Revazov
Following the successful, sold-out world premiere of "Soul Threads" at the Kleist Forum in Frankfurt (Oder) in February, Friedemann is giving two additional performances on 29 and 30 March, and very happy to share this new solo that he co-created with Thomas Lempertz with more audience members, to pose the intriguing question of whether the puppet with no technical limits or the flawed human but with a soul is the better dancer.
Find out more about "Soul Threads" in the article:
"My body is the instrument of my soul."
https://www.welt.de/regionales/berlin/article249997800/Ein-Kleist-Essay-als-Tanzvorlage.html
Ludmila Pagliero and Friedemann Vogel
Friedemann will be performing in the Gala des Étoiles Hivernales de la Danse in Liège, Belgium for the second time on the 15th & 17th March, and looking forward to discovering young dance talents in the third edition of the Prix des Hivernales: the International Ballet Competition, taking place on 16th March, as a member of the jury for the Classical section.
Friedemann Vogel by Roman Novitzky
After Not in my hands, Friedemann Vogel is once again joining forces with visual artist and choreographer Thomas Lempertz, this time to try his hand at co-choreographing a full-length work: Die Seele am Faden/Soul Threads. Inspired by Henrich von Kleist’s “About the Puppet Theatre”, this new solo will explore how the natural can arise from the unnatural, the touching from the artificial and the graceful from the trained, and have its world premiere at the Kleist Forum in Frankfurt Oder on 9th and 10th February 2024. DETAILS & TICKETS
Friedemann Vogel by Kosmas Pavlos
At the beginning of each year, TV channel 3sat invites esteemed artists to share their outlook for the year ahead. With the need for peace on everyone’s mind now more than ever, Friedemann who celebrates his 25th anniversary as a dancer in 2024, talks about the significance of dance: how it is not just about beauty and gracefulness, but far more crucially, about instilling empathy and nudging people towards more tolerance and freedom.
Friedemann Vogel by Baki Photographer
Friedemann's first performances in 2024 will be in Beijing, for the 6th International China Ballet Season, organised by the National Ballet of China, and in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Tianqiao Theater on 5th and 6th January.
Friedemann Vogel as the Nutcracker (c) Stuttgart Ballet
Friedemann is pleasantly surprised to be nominated for Der Faust Theaterpreis 2023, for his double role as Drosselmeier's nephew and the Nutcracker in the Stuttgart Ballet production by Edward Clug which premiered last year.
The award ceremony will take place on 25 November at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, and be broadcast live on TV.
Friedemann is excited to reconnect with ballet fans in China over a four-city tour in November. Starting in Shanghai at the International Arts Festival, before touring to Hangzhou, Xi’An, and end in Beijing. The ballet gala will reunite Friedemann with Alina Cojocaru and bring together numerous ballet stars.
Details on the tour dates click HERE
Elisa Badenes and Friedemann Vogel in Onegin by Roman Novitzky
For one night only on 12th October, Friedemann will be dancing at the Thailand Cultural Centre, as part of the International Festival of Dance & Music. He is delighted to revisit Bangkok after so many years, and will be performing a pas de deux from John Cranko’s Onegin with Elisa Badenes and Lady of the Camellias by John Neumeier in this Stuttgart Ballet Gala.
Polina Semionova and Friedemann Vogel during rehearsal in Zurich Photo © Richard Egli
Friedemann’s last performance in Zürich was with Polina Semionova in 2019 in “Giselle” as guest artists of the Ballett Zürich. He is looking forward to dancing in Zürich and with Polina again, this time in the “Homage to Ballet – A Night with the Stars Gala” on 22nd and 23rd September, where they will perform a selection of classical and contemporary works.
