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Friedrichstadt Palast
Address:
Friedrichstr. 107
The Friedrichstadt Palast is Berlin's
biggest tourist attraction, the only revue theatre in Germany
and the largest in Europe. Every evening the huge stage is a
showcase for perfectly staged feasts of the senses. When the
curtain goes up a firework display of breathtaking artistry,
demanding choreography and unique stage sets are released.
It is not only its 100 year history with many of the greats
in show business, its dancers, singers and artists that have
made it famous, it is also its revues that attract audiences
from all over the world.
The international dance ensemble under the direction of Roland
Gawlik is made up of 44 women and 22 men from nine different
countries. Although the revue is an atmospheric mixture of different
styles, the ensemble is rooted in the classical dance tradition.
In spite of this each of the choreographers have their own individual
artistic style to which the dancers have to adapt. Making the
complicated steps, the exact movements and the synchronization
within the group light and playful is what makes it an art form.
The orchestra of the Friedrichstadt Palast is one of the largest
revue orchestras in the world. Just like the members of the
ballet the orchestra's musicians are expected to perform to
the highest artistic standards. "What is called for here,"
says the orchestra leader Detlef Klemm, "is a tightrope
walk between electronic and acoustic music."
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