The tanzmainz company has built up a reputation for excellence with unforgettable original works, both dazzling and delicate, under the guidance of Sharon Eyal; so it was only logical for the company from Mainz to extend an invitation to Tânia Carvalho who has also brought inventiveness to writing for large ensembles, and at the most demanding levels for technical performance and apposite expression. Eleven performers have recalled authentic emotional experiences to make Mysterious Heart an invitation to set out on a subtle journey between baroque exuberance and the presence of death, being carried forward by the vocal tumult of Tânia Carvalho and to music by Diogo Alvim. Yes, the woman from Portugal is also an outstanding singer, cultivating a light-hearted and facially expressive approach. Then, as if in a dream, emanations from the subconscious are transformed, becoming distorted images where otherness and difference give rise to beauty.

Thomas Hahn