BECOME OCEAN (Film)
HESSISCHES STAATSBALLETT / LEE\
VAKULYA
Synopsis
The vast, surging waves of the ocean serve as a metaphor for transformation and continuity. Inspired by John Luther Adams’ Become Ocean, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2014, choreographic duo LEE\VAKULYA evoke the ceaseless movement of the tides in their new creation of the same name for Hessisches Staatsballett.
In March 2026, the acclaimed production was recorded by the Franco-German television channel ARTE. A special version of the choreography was created for the film, produced by Boris Berger and Benedicte Buffiere. Through the camera lens of Wiesbaden-based director of photography Myriam Hoyer, the film offers audiences new perspectives on movement, space and atmosphere.
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Credits
A Martha Productions production
in co-production with Hessisches Staatsballett
commissioned by Hessischer Rundfunk
in collaboration with ARTE
with the participation of Mezzo und Medici
TV Director: Myriam Hoyer
Produced by Bénédicte Buffière und Boris Berger
Choreography: LEE\VAKULYA, in collaboration with the dancers
Music: John Luther Adams
Sound design Prologue: Fanny Thollot
Musical Director Darmstadt: Nicolas Kierdorf
Musical Director Wiesbaden: Alejandro Jassán
Stage design: Yoko Seyama
Lighting Design: Joanne Shyue
Costumes: Damur Huang
Rehearsal Director: Luc Jacobs
Dramaturgy: Lucas Herrmann
Special thanks to Daniel Zrínyi
Photo: Andreas Etter