recent reviews

"This is the dilemma of modern people, at which Wieland takes aim. Better, preciser, more exact than ever before."
HNA, 2009

Wieland has created wonderful dances - notably long, virtuosic solos...."
The New York Times, 2008

"One finally reads, 'We are all liars.' This is such a Wieland-Moment for which at the end, there is prolonged applause."
HNA, 2008

"Wieland examines events that throb with covert passion and violence - cleansing, dissecting, and re-stitching them together as deftly as a surgeon wielding scalpel and needle."
The Village Voice, 2008

"With it, we see breathtaking artistic interludes by performers and Lillian Stillwell introduces us to the philosophy of the stiletto with appropriately wicked movements. A number of further scenes show the playfully relaxed thinking of the choreographer and at the same time his high demand on artistic perfection."
Göttinger Tageblatt, 2008

"Traces of home, traces of dance, securing of traces - the audience applauds wildly on this surprising theatre night."
HNA, 2008

"A man with a distinctive and individual choreographic language."
Köglerjournal 2007

"....the company, as well as the audience, perfectly understand Wieland’s unpretentious language."
Deutsche Bühne 2007

"This choreographer is fearless- funny and intelligent."
Tanznetz 2007

"Johannes Wieland’s world is not a simple one nor an ideal one."
Deutsche Bühne 2007

"Johannes Wieland has created a masterpiece with his debut at Staatstheater Kassel."
Kulturmagazin 2006

"With two moving pieces, Johannes Wieland makes his vibrant debut at Staatstheater Kassel."
HNA 2006

"Mr. Wieland has a keen eye and a commitment to his vision"
Article from The New York Times by Tobi Tobias.
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"Is television expanding our horizons? Johannes Wieland thinks not. The message of his disturbing and seductive progressive coma is that the images replayed over and over in the media not only dumb us down, they numb our brains and render us unable to distinguish between reality and fiction."
Review by Deborah Jowitt of The Village Voice of the company’s Fall 2006 season at The Ailey Citigroup Theater.
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"There are agile, handsome dancers; a clever use of video; and lots of sexy and provocative and mysterious incidents."
Review by John Rockwell of The New York Times of the company’s Fall 2006 season at The Ailey Citigroup Theater.
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