I'm still perplexed at how *good* this was. Just gorgeous. I won't even try to state who danced what, as the ensemble was too big for me to remember every one and to also do justice to their individual performance. Therefore, I'll limit myself to more general comments and, unless I'm very sure about the people involved, won't mention names ;D.

Altogether, this was one of the most impressive dance performances I've seen so far. And I've seen great ballet here in Vienna already. The stage was bare, the lighting sparse, creating a beautiful play of light and shadows that went especially well with the dancers sparse clothing – even when dancing (almost) naked, they seemed clothed with the shadows around them. Also, spotlights were in cream-white, apart from I think two numbers, when, in one case, they had a red wash and a blue spotlight, in the other the opposite.

The music, though not always classical, blended seamlessly with every single movement, was also being mimicked in the flowing gestures, that seemed to actually be a language all of their own. The motion was acrobatic, controlled, and just incredible. I knew dancers are in total control of their bodies – to see it practised like this was enthralling. Spins, flipflops (in slow motion or not), falling, stretching, lifting, jumping – all in one completely blended package.

Even when there was no music at all, the movements were as fluid and the body itself was the instrument you were hearing. I especially recall one of the women dancing, I think it was Anna Stanek, with one of the guys holding a metal board that reflected the (sparse) light against her skin.

As scenery, there was one long beige cloth with a slightly red tint that was pulled across the dancers on stage twice; other than that, there were black cloth walls that moved at the back of the stage, revealing a red cloth behind them – sometimes as a long streak of red in the middle, sometimes as a red strip on the bottom.

The costumes were mainly flesh coloured underwear with a slightly bluish tint (that might have been the lighting) and/or flowing silken pants, and silken white undershirts for the women. At the very start, they were all dressed "conservatively" in evening clothes, but after the first number they undressed and walked out in their underwear. The whole performance lasted about 90 minutes, with no break in between.

There were a three or four black and white "films" i.e. short clips that looked like they'd been filmed in Charlie Chaplin's time – one of a naked woman, one of a naked man, and one of two guys wrestling. They did blend in with the rest, but I don't quite see their point. I also don't know why they used a countertenor who sang during two pieces. There was no other music for one piece (Charly Corcy danced it) than his voice. It was beautiful and haunting, but why he had to run about in a corset, on stilts, and with pants that looked *very* strange, I don't see.

There was a fun number with the guys dancing in sneakers and bathrobes (that looked more like trench coats), flashing their bodies. Interesting, though not my favourite number; it seemed to be less fluid than the rest and though in tune with the music lacked the charm of the rest imo. Charly Corcy's solo number came then. He undressed in the circle of his colleagues with their bathrobes and then moved into the shadows, as if trying to hide, as he danced. It was beautiful.

The pas de deux were especially noteworthy. They were sensual without being obvious about it. All in all, I did not have the feeling that nakedness was being used to attract attention. In fact, I think that clothes would have detracted from the perfection and fluid grace of the movements. There were a few group dance sequences, and I did notice that the dancers were not in synch most of the time. Minor things, really, and quite understandable considering the choreography that certainly is extremely demanding, as it requires the dancers to focus on every muscle as they stretch, walk on their hands, push themselves up, roll over…

I know my words can't do this justice at all, but hell, this was one of those memorable evenings at the theatre. Finding a production where everything is entertaining and enthralling is quite difficult after all.