neue heimat
2008, 90 minutes; 13 dancers, 1 actress, 4 performers
music: Elvis Presley, Biosphere, phonophani (amongst others)
“A number of further scenes show the playfully relaxed thinking of the choreographer and at the same time, his high demand for artistic perfection.”
Michael Schäfer, Göttinger Tageblatt, 3/2008

le sacre du printemps
2007, 35 minutes; 14 dancers, 15 performers
music: Igor Stravinsky
"The way Wieland transforms music into an asthetic language of movement appears to be very emotional in spite of all abstractions. Its affect leaves a lasting impression upon the audience."
Michael Schäfer, Göttinger Tageblatt, 11/2007

 

portrait
2007, 25 minutes; 6 dancers
music: Philip Glass
"…many individuals introduce themselves with their corporal particularities; one sneaking; the next, elastically jumping in soft summersaults; another one, catapulting himself over the ground, like a beautiful animal with adidas stripes."
Eva-Elisabeth Fischer, Balletttanz 12/2007

perspektive
2007, 80 minutes; 13 dancers, 1 actor, 7 performers
music: Nancy Sinatra, Andrews Sisters, Alog, phonophani (amongst others)
"Johannes Wieland has no problem using the huge stage effectively for his fascinating images and visions."
Marieluise Jeitschko, tanznetz, 5/2007



freier fall
2006, 30 minutes; 12 dancers
music: Michael Gordon
"...very intelligent, very aesthetic, striking."
Göttinger Tageblatt, 3/2006



reporter
2006, 28 minutes; 12 dancers, 12 performers
music: Alva Noto , Erik Satie, Vladislav Delay
"The ten dancers, confident and brilliantly technical, demonstrate the ambivalences in Wieland’s innovation without unpleasant artificial body patterns."
Marieluise Jeitschko, Neue Westfälische Zeitung, 11/2006

freie radikale
2006, 31 minutes; 12 dancers
music: Antonio Vivaldi
"By means of humour and the recognition factor of every day life, the choreographer manages to reach the audience."
Andreas Berger, tanzjournal, 12/2006