Saturday Press December 6, 2025 Online Merker
Okay,here’s a breakdown of the provided text,categorized by type (Ballet/Dance & Speech Theater) and with a bit more organization. I’ve also included the URLs for easy access.
ballet/Dance
* Vienna – “Imperial Ball”: A rendezvous with Johann Strauss and death
* Premiere of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui‘s dance piece combining music from Johann Strauss and Japan.
* Source: https://kurier.at/kultur/kritik-tanz-imperial-ball-johann-strauss-sidi-larbi-cherkaoui/403109392 (Kurier.at)
* Also listed as: https://kurier.at/kultur/kritik-tanz-imperial-ball-johann-strauss-sidi-larbi-cherkaoui/403109392 (kurier.at.kritik.tanz)
* Hamburg – Future of the Hamburg Ballet: A prince you can drink a beer with (Paid Item)
* Interview with Lloyd Riggins, director of the Hamburg Ballet, discussing art, dance history, and the challenges of being a soloist.
* Source: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/musik-und-buehne/tanz/interview-mit-hamburgs-ballettdirektor-lloyd-riggins-110797063.html (FrankfurterAllgemeine.net)
* Inventing the diva: ballet stars of the 19th century
* Feature on 19th-century ballet divas (Taglioni, Grisi, Elssler, Grahn, Cerrito).
* Source: https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/feature-19th-century-ballet-divas-taglioni-grisi-elssler-grahn-cerrito-november-2025 (bachtrack.com)
Speech Theater
* Munich/Chamber Games – We are failures – Avishai Milstein: Play Auerbach!
* Review of Avishai Milstein’s play.
* Source: https://www.die-deutsche-buehne.de/kritiken/muenchner-kammerspiele-milstein-play-auerbach/ (die-deutsche-buehne.de)
* Vienna/Volkstheater – “Like Lovers Do”: Sexual assault and false role ideals
* Review of Sivan Ben Yishai’s play dealing with sexual assault and problematic role models.
* Source: [https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000299461/like-lovers-do-im-volkstheater-sexuelle-uebergriffe-und-falsche-rollenideale](https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000299461/like-lovers-