Last year we delivered the exciting news that ballet was set to return to the Berghain. What? You didn’t know the Berlin superclub hosted ballet? Well it does. Twice so far in fact. In 2007 the Berlin State first collaborated with the techno loving ex power station for a project called Shut Up and Dance! And now then the art form was set to return for a new performance called Masse which was scored by some of the clubs esteemed residents such as Marcel Dettman and Henrik Schwarz before being released on Ostgut Ton.
Again teaming up with the Berlin State Ballet, Masse was a series of performances choreographed separately by Nadja Saidakova, Xenia Wiest and Tim Plegge before being scored by some of the clubs best known producers. The first performance was accompanied by a 6 track effort from Henrik Schwarz with a live arrangement of Piano, guitar and electronic equipment whereas the second piece was helmed by a collaborative team of Marcel Dettmann and Âme’s Frank Wiedemann called Menuett, whilst Marcel Fengler and Phillip Sollmann formed a new project as a duo called DIN to produce the third score, entitled EVOLVE.
Now following the success of the release of last years 16 track composition, Ostgut Ton have decided to revisit the project with the announcement of a limited edition remix version of the boxset. Limited to 500 copies it’s sure to sell quickly when it lands next month. Ballet never sounded so cool!