When does SEASONS take place at Theater Hof?

The performance begins on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 19:30 in the Grand Hall of Theater Hof.

What is the cost of a ticket?

Tickets are currently available from 35.32 Euros.

How long does the ballet evening last?

The performance lasts about 2 hours and 5 minutes. There is an intermission of approximately 1 hour after the first part.

Which works will be shown?

The program includes FOUR SEASONS – RECOMPOSED BY MAX RICHTER and PERSEPHONE BETWEEN SHADOW AND LIGHT, a two-part ballet evening with music by Max Richter and other composers based on Antonio Vivaldi.

Is there an introduction to the performance?

A pre-performance introduction takes place 45 minutes before the start.

Where is the venue located?

The Theater Hof - Grand Hall is located at Kulmbacher Straße 5, 95030 Hof.

SEASONS at Theater Hof: When Vivaldi Meets Modern Dance Poetry

Name: SEASONS
Start: 2026-11-07T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-07T21:35:00+01:00
Location: Theater Hof - Großes Haus

SEASONS: A ballet evening between sound, myth and movement

When Vivaldi's baroque sound world meets the contemporary music of Max Richter, a fascinating space opens up at the Theater Hof between memory and renewal. SEASONS connects two choreographic works by Christina Comtesse into a major ballet evening about nature, time and the changing phases of life.

Four Seasons, reimagined and re-danced

In the first part, FOUR SEASONS – RECOMPOSED BY MAX RICHTER, Vivaldi's famous cycle transforms into a dense fabric of sound. Familiar motifs appear, dissolve again, and return in altered forms. The choreography translates this musical tension into a language of movement between classical gesture and contemporary freedom.

Precision meets impulse, order meets upheaval. The set design by Frank Albert, his video works, and the lighting by Jürgen Burger create an atmospheric resonance space where each movement acts like a new change of seasons.

PERSEPHONE between shadow and light

The second part leads into the mythical world of Persephone, Demeter, Hades and Dionysus. Coming into being and passing away, loss and return, darkness and hope form the dramatic poles of this dance narrative. Nature appears not as a backdrop but as a living force that equally determines body, rhythm and space.

The ballet company of the Theater Hof shapes an intense stage experience with rhythmic energy and poetic imagery. The artistry of the body, the acoustics of the Grand Hall and the changing light moods condense into a theatrical atmosphere in which the audience directly experiences the cycle of life.

A premiere with dramatic depth

Christina Comtesse develops with SEASONS a production that intertwines musical memory and physical presence. The dramaturgy of Peter Sampel and Philipp Brammer accompanies the evening as a thought line through upheaval, bloom, transformation and transience. A pre-performance introduction 45 minutes before the start opens additional perspectives on music, myth and choreographic design.

Conclusion: Movement as a mirror of life

SEASONS promises a visually powerful ballet evening full of energy, poetry and rhythmic intensity. Those who want to experience the connection of classical music, modern composition and contemporary dance live will find a stage experience at the Theater Hof between baroque memory and today's movement art.