Falco Capuste

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F. Kapuste in Apollon musagète
F. Kapuste in Phaedra

Falco Kapuste (born December 12, 1943 in Oels , Lower Silesia ) is a German ballet dancer, trainer and choreographer .

Life

Falco Kapuste began his dance studies in 1958 in Hanover at the University of Music and Theater under the direction of Yvonne Georgi . Jan de Ruiter taught him classical dance in the Waganowa style , Gundel Eplinius and Brigitte Kurz were his inspiration for the subjects of modern dance and national dance. For further training in classical dance, Jan de Ruiter arranged a trip to Paris every year during the semester break, where Falco Kapuste took lessons from teachers such as Victor Gsovsky and Serge Peretti. In 1962 he received his first engagement at the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden under the direction of Imre Keres, who entrusted Kapuste with solo tasks at an early stage.

In 1964 he went to the Hamburg State Opera for a year , where he first came into contact with George Balanchine . After that year he followed the call of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and started there as “first soloist”. From here his debut started on many international stages at the same time. In 1970 Erich Walter Falco brought Kapuste as the first soloist to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. Despite numerous tours abroad, Düsseldorf remained his port of destination to this day. He was only able to achieve his steep career by working with choreographers such as Tatjana Gsovsky , John Tarras, Kenneth Mac Millan, Glenn Tetley, John Cranko , George Skibine and Hans Kresnik . The “Center de Danse Classique” by Rosella Hightower in Cannes was also an important component . She also frequently brought Falco Kapuste to Cannes and Marseille for guest performances . It was also she who recognized his pedagogical talent at an early stage and regularly invited him during the theater holidays to teach the master class.

Falco Kapuste after his appearance in Phaedra / Düsseldorf 2000

At the age of 53 he was still dancing the title role in Heinz Spoerli's “Colors that shine right in the chest”. On November 30, 2000, Falco Kapuste took his leave of the stage as King Theseus in the ballet “Phädra” by Jochen Ulrich . Today he works at the opera as a ballet master and production manager in order to pass on his experience and also works for the opera sector as a choreographer e.g. B. in The Flying Dutchman , La Wally , Masked Ball etc.

Quotes (selection)

  • Horst Koegler wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung on June 6, 1963, "The 19 year old Falco Kapuste is probably the most exciting dancer that the German ballet has produced after 1945."
  • HG Martin wrote: “A stroke of luck Falco Kapuste: Born for dance. Its bounce is praised as phenomenal. How he stretches up after a powerful run-up, freezes in the air for a tiny moment as if to be cast in bronze and cushions several times his body weight on landing, the close relationship between art and sport can be experienced. "
  • About Falco Kapuste as Duke Albrecht in Giselle: “... flying further and further, he dances through his variations, and he reliably knows how to steer these flights through the whole arsenal of dreaded jumps. A person who gains unimagined strength in the struggle for life and death. They stretch the body to the extreme, let it accomplish superhuman things. "

Awards (selection)

  • On May 30, 1996, Falco Kapuste became an honorary member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein
  • In 1997 he received the Ukraine Dance Prize in Donetsk

Danced ballets (selection)

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SURNAME Kapuste, Falco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ballet dancer, trainer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Oels , Lower Silesia