Mixed-Composer Ballet / Dance Work
Der Fall M.**
A Medea-based ballet by Reginaldo Oliveira, created for the Badisches Staatsballett as part of the three-part ballet evening Mythos, using music by Lera Auerbach and Alberto Iglesias.
World Premiere
Premiered on 22 March 2014 at the Großes Haus of the Staatstheater Karlsruhe. The work was part of Mythos, a three-part ballet evening presenting three new choreographies.
Source
A contemporary psychological treatment of Medea. Der Fall M. turns the myth into a public and internal trial: accusation, betrayal, violence, guilt, and the possibility of forgiveness.
Music
Music by Lera Auerbach and Alberto Iglesias. Auerbach’s music includes Sogno di Stabat Mater and two preludes from 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano.
Creative Team
- Choreography Reginaldo Oliveira.
- Program Context Part of the three-part ballet evening Mythos, together with works by Tim Plegge and Jörg Mannes.
- Company Badisches Staatsballett / Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
- Set Design Sebastian Hannak.
- Costumes Judith Adam.
- Lighting Stefan Woinke.
- Dramaturgy Christoph Gaiser.
- Production Photography Jochen Klenk.
Work Information
Auerbach Music Used
- Sogno di Stabat Mater Used as part of the musical structure of Der Fall M.
- 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano Two preludes from the cycle.
- Composer Collage The work also uses music by Alberto Iglesias.
Performers Identified in Reviews
- The Summoned / Medea Figure Bruna Andrade.
- Companion / Jason Figure Flavio Salamanka.
- Lover Larissa Mota.
- Ensemble Badisches Staatsballett ensemble as public, court, chorus, and surrounding social body.
Recognition
- DER FAUST 2014 Bruna Andrade received the 2014 German Theatre Prize DER FAUST for Best Performance in Dance for her interpretation in Der Fall M. and Spiegelgleichnis within Mythos.
- Reginaldo Oliveira Der Fall M. was Oliveira’s first commissioned work for the Badisches Staatsballett.
Performance History
- World Premiere 22 March 2014, Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
- Karlsruhe Run Twelve performances were given in total.
- Later Version A later version, Medea – Der Fall M., was presented by Salzburger Landestheater at the Felsenreitschule in 2017.
The Work
Der Fall M. is Reginaldo Oliveira’s Medea ballet, created for the Badisches Staatsballett as part of the three-part evening Mythos. The title frames Medea not simply as a mythological figure, but as a “case”: a woman summoned before a public space of judgment, memory, accusation, and consequence.
The ballet abstracts the Medea myth into a psychological tribunal. The stage becomes at once arena and courtroom, a ritual space in which betrayal, desire, maternal violence, public condemnation, and the possibility of forgiveness are placed under choreographic pressure.
Oliveira’s music selection combines Alberto Iglesias with Lera Auerbach. The Auerbach materials identified for the production are Sogno di Stabat Mater and two preludes from 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano. These works bring the ballet a register of lament, sacred echo, interior fracture, and compressed psychological intensity.
Sebastian Hannak’s white stage architecture gives the work its juridical and ritual frame. Critical accounts describe a space that reads as both public arena and courtroom, with the ensemble functioning as social body, chorus, witness, and accuser. Within that world, the Medea figure is not narrated from outside; she is exposed from within.
Bruna Andrade’s performance became central to the work’s legacy. Her interpretation in Der Fall M. and Spiegelgleichnis within Mythos received the 2014 German Theatre Prize DER FAUST for Best Performance in Dance, marking the ballet as one of the significant Karlsruhe dance events of the season.
** Catalogue marker: mixed-composer ballet / dance work including music by Lera Auerbach.
Online Materials
References and Production Sources
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PreviewPreview Not Yet Available Status
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ProductionMythos — Three-Part Ballet Evening Theaterkompass
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ReviewBadisches Staatsballett — Mythos CriticalDance
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Auerbach Archive2014 Highlights Lera Auerbach
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PressMythos — Press Excerpts Staatstheater Karlsruhe
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RecognitionDER FAUST 2014 Nachtkritik
FALL M. Mythos / Medea
Materials and Rights
This is a mixed-composer ballet / dance work including music by Lera Auerbach. Auerbach’s identified music consists of Sogno di Stabat Mater and two preludes from 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano. For future staging, archival video, production images, and performance materials, consult Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatsballett, Reginaldo Oliveira, and the relevant music publishers and rights holders.
