DE Season 2026/27

Mr. Schubert … a Winter’s Journey

Cross-genre dance performance by Tim Plegge
following Franz Schubert’s song cycle »Winterreise«
Dance· World premiere

Tanzbiennale Heidelberg

»Mr. Schubert ... a Winter’s Journey« is a lyrical work that straddles drama, depth and ease. The wanderer’s quest for support and belonging in Franz Schubert’s »Winterreise« reflects how many people experience life in our times. While the piece shows ways of being alone and individualisation, it doesn’t stop there. The auditorium is designed to place the audience almost vulnerably close to the dancers.

Tim Plegge’s choreography and staging has a fine sense for atmosphere and inner movement. The performance is accompanied by soloists of the musical theatre and opera company as well as a pianist; Schubert’s song cycle is enhanced by passages composed by Peer Baierlein for this show.

Info

Location
Theater Heidelberg, Alter Saal
First night
29 January 2027
Age recommendation
12+

»I must travel a road from which no man has ever returned.«

Cast

With
Inês Fernando, Yael Fischer, MingXuan-Vincent Gao, Laure de Juli, Meilyn Kennedy, Ludmila Komkova, Paolo Marchegiani, Alfredo Napoletano, Margaux Pagès, Patrick Short, Davide Sioni, Tatsuki Takada

Team

Choreography and Staging
Tim Plegge
Music
Franz Schubert
Additional Composition
Peer Baierlein
Stage Design
Peer Baierlein, Tim Plegge
Costume Design
Judith Adam
Dramaturgy
Esther Dreesen-Schaback
Education
Gaëlle Morello
Thank you to the Marguerre family and Octapharma for their generous support.