The Firebird
Igor Stravinsky
Colombian Youth Philharmonic (FJC)
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Guest tour artists María Dueñas · Nelson Goerner
Dance Expression Awareness
Listening through the body
Music becomes movement
Founded by Soraya Bruno and Martin Buczkó, Somatic Symphonies brings together dance, artistic expression and body awareness. An invitation to listen more closely: to music, to breath and to the body
01Creative work
The orchestra,
in a new light
Choreography created with musicians, for the concert stage
We explore the physical life of a score: its rhythms, relationships and stories. Working closely with orchestras, ensembles and individual performers, we bring movement into musical interpretation and open new possibilities for collective expression.
The musicians remain at the heart of the work. Gesture, presence and choreography grow from the music itself, inviting audiences of all ages to experience a familiar work afresh.
Selected repertoire
Productions
Danzón No. 2
Arturo Márquez
Youth Orchestra of Gran Canaria (JOGC)
Conductor: David Hernández
Spain · Canary Islands
- Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAuditorio Alfredo Kraus · Sala Sinfónica
- TerorAuditorio de Teror
- Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)Palacio de Formación y Congresos de FuerteventuraTour opening
Petrushka
Igor Stravinsky
Colombian Youth Philharmonic (FJC)
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Guest tour artists · 2022 Katia and Marielle Labèque
Guest tour artist · 2023 Hilary Hahn
Switzerland
- BernCasino Bern
- BaselStadtcasino Basel
- ZurichTonhalle Zürich
- GenevaVictoria Hall
Germany
- BerlinBerliner Philharmonie
- FrankfurtAlte Oper
- MunichIsarphilharmonie
- DortmundKonzerthaus DortmundTour opening
- CologneKölner Philharmonie
- HamburgElbphilharmonie
- RostockHalle 207 · Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- StuttgartLiederhalle
- FreiburgKonzerthaus Freiburg
- MannheimMannheimer Rosengarten
- WiesbadenKurhaus Wiesbaden
France
- ParisPhilharmonie de Paris
Austria
- ViennaWiener Konzerthaus
Netherlands
- AmsterdamHet Concertgebouw
Colombia
Conductor: Carlos Ágreda
- MedellínTeatro Metropolitano José Gutiérrez Gómez
- BogotáTeatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo
Symphony No. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich
Colombian Youth Philharmonic (FJC)
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Guest tour artist Hilary Hahn
Switzerland
- BernCasino Bern
- BaselStadtcasino Basel
- ZurichTonhalle Zürich
- GenevaVictoria Hall
Germany
- BerlinBerliner Philharmonie
- FrankfurtAlte Oper
- MunichIsarphilharmonie
- DortmundKonzerthaus DortmundTour opening
France
- ParisPhilharmonie de Paris
Colombia
- BarranquillaAuditorio del Colegio Alemán
- MedellínTeatro Metropolitano José Gutiérrez Gómez
- BucaramangaTeatro Santander
- BogotáTeatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo
Mexico
Conductor: Juan Felipe Molano
- Morelia, MichoacánTeatro Mariano MatamorosFestival de Música de Morelia · Closing concertGuest tour artist: Santiago Cañón-Valencia · cello
- Mérida, YucatánTeatro Armando ManzaneroConcierto Sinfónico con Causa · UNAY residencyGuest tour artist: Cecilio Perera · guitar
New World Symphony
Antonín Dvořák
Youth Orchestra of Gran Canaria (JOGC)
Conductor: Josep Gil Gil
Spain · Canary Islands
- TerorAuditorio de TerorTour opening
- AgüimesTeatro Auditorio Agüimes
- TeldeTeatro Municipal Juan Ramón Jiménez
The Rite of Spring
Igor Stravinsky
Colombian Youth Philharmonic (FJC)
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Choreography: Gabriel Galindez Cruz
Choreographic assistant and co-creator: Martin Buczko
Guest tour artists · 2017 Daniel Müller-Schott · Claudio Bohórquez · Leticia Moreno · Juanita Lascarro
Guest tour artists · 2019 Xavier de Maistre · Rolando Villazón
Germany
- FrankfurtAlte Oper
- CologneKölner Philharmonie
- FreiburgKonzerthaus Freiburg
- StuttgartLiederhalle Stuttgart
- BerlinKonzerthaus Berlin
- WiesbadenKurhaus Wiesbaden
- KasselStaatstheater KasselTour opening
- Eberbach AbbeyKloster EberbachChamber music showcase
- Stolpe an der PeeneGutshof Stolpe
Austria
- ViennaWiener Musikverein
- LinzBrucknerhaus Linz
- Graz · Stephaniensaal
Switzerland
- Zurich · Tonhalle MaagTour opening
02Programmes & residencies
Embodied
Musicianship
More ease in the body
More freedom in the music
Our programmes connect movement and breath with the everyday demands of artistic work. Soraya draws on the Feldenkrais Method®; Martin brings the Oxygen Advantage® approach to breathing.
Through attentive movement, strengthening and conditioning, musicians explore habitual patterns, develop physical resilience and discover new ways to express themselves. Breathing and somatic practices support calm, focus and the release of stress and performance anxiety.
Movement & ease
Develop body awareness and explore more comfortable ways of moving
Strength & resilience
Strengthening, conditioning and injury prevention for the demands of musical practice
Breath & focus
Find calm, concentration and greater confidence in performance
Expression & presence
Explore creative movement and expand your stage presence
A programme shaped around you
From a few days of focused work to a residency over several weeks, we adapt to your musicians, schedule and artistic aims. We also develop longer-term plans for orchestras, schools and educational institutes, supporting students throughout their training.
In 2022, Martin and Soraya developed the Health and Creativity Programme for the Orchestra Academy of the Staatskapelle Berlin, bringing their shared practice into the education of young orchestral musicians.
About the founders
Martin Buczkó
Choreographer & Oxygen Advantage® Instructor
Born in Moscow, Hungarian-Slovak artist Martin trained at the Hungarian Dance University. His career led from the Hungarian National Ballet and Madách Musical Theatre to principal soloist at Ballet de Santiago, and then to Staatsballett Berlin as a soloist and choreographer.
Read more about Martin
He co-created Shut up and Dance! with Berghain and the Komische Oper Berlin, expanding his practice into collaborations with actors, singers and musicians in unconventional settings.
His projects include La clemenza di Tito at the Bode Museum, the St John Passion at Berlin Cathedral, and The Rite of Spring, Petrushka and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony with the Colombian Youth Philharmonic (FJC). He has also worked in film as a choreographer and performer.
His work in opera includes Don Pasquale and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Wiener Staatsoper; L’elisir d’amore at Deutsche Oper Berlin; Carmen with Tokyo Nikikai; Roméo et Juliette at the Opéra de Nice; and La Cenerentola at Wrocław Opera.
He has also composed music for dance works and documentary films.
His curiosity about movement and breathing led him to train in Oxygen Advantage. In 2022, he and Soraya developed the Health and Creativity Programme for the Orchestra Academy of the Staatskapelle Berlin.
Soraya Bruno
Choreographer, Feldenkrais Method® Instructor & Dance Educator
Soraya trained at the Ballet School of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. After performing with companies in Argentina and Ballet de Santiago in Chile, she joined Staatsballett Berlin in 2003. Her work connects artistic practice, somatic education and performer wellbeing.
Read more about Soraya
She earned the Royal Academy of Dance’s Professional Dancers’ Postgraduate Teaching Certificate in 2016, followed by a Master of Arts in Education in dance teaching, offered by the RAD with the University of Bath.
At Staatsballett Berlin, she founded the Health Department, which she co-directs with Anneli Chasemore. From 2021 to 2023, she also directed the Enhance Mentorship Programme.
She collaborated with the Colombian Youth Philharmonic (FJC) as choreographic assistant on Petrushka and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, alongside body awareness classes for musicians.
Soraya also teaches inclusive dance, particularly for people living with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. She is a co-founder of IntoDance e.V. and Intakt, a programme of the Staatsballett Berlin’s Education Department.
