Pablo Polo

//DRACULA// As I am mentally and emotionally preparing myself for a performance that will leave a mark in my professional career, I feel nothing but EXCITEMENT. Tonight, I will be dancing my very first lead role in a full length production. When I would dream of this moment, I always imagined myself being quite nervous and anxious, I imagined I would feel somehow scared or insecure , however, it feels like the complete opposite of that, I can’t wait to taste the stage, taste this crazy role and taste all my partners emotions and feelings through out the piece (literally 🩸) . I want to scream a very loud THANK YOU to my partners; when I first saw the cast list, I felt something very intense but I wasn’t sure what exactly it was. Today, that feeling is big and clear in my mind. Working together has been joyful, easy, fun and special . You are all INSPIRING artist and I deeply wish I have the luck of dancing together with you again . @_dinalevin_ @kokmister @caroo_lin and for this short time dear @sophbburke Thank you @tindallkenny for always choosing emotion as your vehicle towards creation. You made me move with an intention, you made me transform into something and you really allowed me to forget the steps and dance with the heart. THANK YOU. @ianfranciskelly you really showed me how the simplest gesture or a slight different gaze, can change EVERYTHING. So passionate, so real and so caring, thank you for all the help and guidance. @ameharw as a classical music addict, I can only say dancing to your music is all a dancer needs to get to that ecstasy feeling on stage , thank you. The team of my company @raimondorebeck @k.paulin_choreography @urrutiajosegregorio once more thank you for the trust, the guidance and the love. it’s an honor to be led by you. 📸Pictures by @marta_and1

🩸 DRACULA ✨ Second Cast Debut ✨ Power. Desire. Control. A presence that doesn’t ask for attention… it takes it. In a world of illusion and seduction, nothing escapes him. 🩰 Performed by Pablo Polo 📆 Debuts May 8 📍 Großes Haus If you missed it (or want to experience it again), join the waiting list for upcoming performances, you might get lucky and seats open up: 📅 May 8, 16. 📅 July 17, 22. 🎟 Waiting list → Link in bio 🩸 We’ll see you in the dark… 🎥 Christopher Ash 🎵 Alexandra Harwood, Davidson Jaconello and performed by the Badische Staatskapelle. ____ 🇩🇪🩸 DRACULA ✨ Debüt der Zweitbesetzung✨ Macht. Verlangen. Kontrolle. Eine Präsenz, die keine Aufmerksamkeit sucht... sie nimmt sie sich. In einer Welt aus Illusion und Verführung entkommt ihm nichts. 🩰 Getanzt von Pablo Polo 📅 Debüt am 8. Mai 📍 Großes Haus Wenn Sie es verpasst haben (oder es noch einmal erleben möchten), tragen Sie sich für die kommenden Vorstellungen auf die Warteliste ein, vielleicht haben Sie Glück und es werden Plätze frei: 📅 8., 16. Mai 📅 17., 22. Juli 🎟 Warteliste → Link in Bio 🩸 Wir sehen uns im Dunkeln…

Some movement research at Badisches

🩰🎶 Premiere beim Takeover Festival: Pablo Polo leitete nicht nur zwei Tanzworkshops, sondern sorgte für eine schöne Überraschung beim Konzert von ensemble reflektor. Zwei seiner Tänzerkollegen am Badischen Staatstheater erwecken seine träumerische Choreografie zum Leben! 🩰🎶 Premiere at the Takeover Festival: Pablo Polo not only led two dance workshops, but also provided a wonderful surprise at the ensemble reflektor concert. Two of his fellow dancers at the Badische Staatstheater brought his dreamy choreography to life! 🎥 Filmwirtschaft #festspielhausbadenbaden #takeover26 #takeoverfestival #pablopolo #badenbaden

Happy to finally share my choreography “ Guiado por” with you all. Thank you Francesco for beeing so talented and comited in everything you do. Filming and editing by @francesco.cortese Choreography by @poloops_

María

“ ABC,A “ finally sees the light tonight in the program “Made in KA” at the @staatsballettka I wish all the people involved in this creation a very deep and emotional trip. Today is the day when you take those steps, those counts and those details and use them just only as a lift to the real journey. This is not an easy piece, however, just as I predicted, you all have been able to overcome every single “impossible” on the way . Tonight, I will leave my correction notebook very far from me, will sit down and will just enjoy your unique and individual artistry. ABC, A is yours now. Enjoy x . @_mariamazzotti_ @luzysol.20 @sophbburke @vitorroliveirra @mandonganakhanya @kokmister @mio_sumiyama52 And my piano scene people :). PICTURES : @yan_revazov_photography

The Golden Calf – Tomorrow at the Heidelberg Gala! ✨ Choreographed by Kristina Paulin, “The Golden Calf” brings Asaf Avidan’s evocative song to life, exploring themes of identity, disillusionment, and the search for authenticity. This piece symbolizes the allure of superficial desires—pulling us away from deeper truths. Rather than embodying characters, dancers Pablo Polo and Mio Sumiyama become a physical representation of these themes, translating Avidan’s music into pure movement. The striking costumes, designed by Celine Walentowski, add another layer to this captivating performance. 📅 February 9, 2025 📍 Heidelberg Gala, HebelHalle 🎟️ Don’t miss this unique artistic experience! 🎥 The Comak’s #TheGoldenCalf #HeidelbergGala #Tanzbiennale2025 #StaatsballettKarlsruhe #KristinaPaulin #AsafAvidan #DanceMeetsMusic

Next in our “Made in KA” series: Pablo Polo and his new creation ABC,A. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯?
In “ABC,A.”, choreographer Pablo Polo contrasts two starkly different societies: One where love, laughter, and connection still exist… and another, where technology has taken over — replacing eye contact with isolation and humanity with chaos. Through bold movement, immersive design, and music ranging from Brahms to Maria Arnal and original compositions by Angela & Pablo Polo, this powerful work dares to ask:
 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴? 𝘖𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭? As a firm believer in happy endings, Pablo offers hope — that no matter how far we stray, the core of what makes us human will always find a way back. 🩰 ABC,A premieres June 21st at the Kleines Haus — part of Made in KA – Young Choreographies from Karlsruhe. 🎶 Music: Johannes Brahms, Maria Arnal, Angela & Pablo Polo
 ✨ Pablo Polo trained in his native Spain and completed his ballet education at the Hamburg Ballet School. A finalist at the Prix de Lausanne’s Young Creation Award, he danced with Hamburg Ballet from 2021–2024, performing in works by John Neumeier, Davide Bombana, and guest choreographers like Christopher Wheeldon and Cathy Marston. Since September 2024, he is a member of Staatsballett Karlsruhe. 🎟️ Tickets via link in bio! 📸 Arno Kohlem 
#MadeInKA #ABC_A #PabloPolo #StaatstheaterKarlsruhe #YoungChoreographers #BalletWithAView

Some rehearsal clips. Loving this production. One more show tonight. #Tanzkraftwerk. 1- “ Bolero” , choreography from @k.paulin_choreography 2- “Blind dreams” choreography from @raimondorebeck with my beautiful partner @natsumikan_0711 @staatsballettka

Yesterday was probably my last “Marcello” in our beautiful theater. I can only feel joy, thankfulness, inspiration and pride. Creating this role has meant something very special for my career and for me personally so I thank you @k.paulin_choreography for bringing me such special opportunity once more. My partners @vero_ju_ballet @christopher.evans_94 what and HONOR working with you both. As an artist you are not always 100% feeling great to dance when the performance starts but you both have that magical artistic gaze that inmideately transports me into the story, I thank you deeply. My ballet masters and my director @raimondorebeck for always caring deeply, for the amazing coaching and the very much needed motivation. And to allllll my dear colleagues and friends , you guys are the best colleagues an artist can ask for — support, love and inspiration always projected from the wings. Lastly, dear Marcello, why are you SUCH a cool character to portray? I have loved beeing you and transforming you into movement , so inspiring, so handsome, so iconic…. Choreography: @k.paulin_choreography Music design: Nino Rota , @davidsonjaconello Set design : @sebastian_hannak Costume design: @allthosefoxes Videographer @valerialampadova Light design : Carlo cerri Photos 1,2,4 and 6: @kuylerphoto

As an artist, what do you do when you feel that certain emotion or emotions are eating you from the inside? Is art a way out for you? Does it work as something similar than therapy? Does it make you feel somehow better after or during you are expressing your art? Or does it just make the emotion bigger, more real and more painful?