{"id":75490,"date":"2025-04-08T19:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=75490"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:22:16","slug":"professional-dancer-at-the-limit","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/professional-dancer-at-the-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"A professional dancer at the limit: six and a half hours of training \u2013 every day"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"cover--lead-in has-spacing--m\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__content typo--tiempos\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/work\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline headline-size--s\">\r\n            A professional dancer at the limit: six and a half hours of training \u2013 every day        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>Robert Robinson dances to the point of pain \u2013 knowing that a single misstep could end everything he has worked for over the years.<br \/>\n<strong>By Luise Moormann (text), <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/kai-weise\/\">Kai Weise<\/a> (photos)<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__author\">\r\n                \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/luise-moormann-thumb-68x68.jpg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/luise-moormann-thumb-68x68.jpg 68w, 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cover--lead-in__media--image\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-1920x2880.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-710820240525-scaled.jpg 1707w\"\r\n                width=\"1920\"\r\n                height=\"2880\"\r\n                alt=\"Black-and-white photo of a man standing thoughtfully in a dance studio, watching two dancers in motion. One dancer in the centre of the picture is in sharp focus, while the second, in the foreground, is blurred, heightening the sense of movement. The industrial-style ceiling and soft lighting give the scene depth.\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 60.5% 42%\"\r\n            \/>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n\r\n        \r\n    \r\n<\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\"><strong>\u2018Yeah, beautiful!\u2019 Robert Robinson calls out<\/strong> as he watches two dancers in the rehearsal studio of the Staatsballett Hannover. They spin, stretch their arms, let themselves fall. The 31-year-old has danced with the company since 2019 and for the past two years has also been choreographing. His new piece, \u2018Nobody knows\u2019, will soon be performed \u2013 and even in rehearsal it\u2019s clear that what looks so effortless on stage is hard physical and mental work.<br><br>Three and a half hours of training on Saturday morning are followed by another three. A dancer earns around 3,500 euros gross a month, according to calculations by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/arbeit\/gehaltsvergleich\/taenzerin-taenzer-choreografin-choreograf-berufe-gehaelter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZEIT ONLINE<\/a> based on data from the Federal Employment Agency. Robinson has devoted his life to dance: his passion for classical ballet began when he was five. After graduating from the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, he joined the Stuttgart Ballet. But the path is rocky. \u2018Classical ballet in particular revolves a great deal around a particular body aesthetic,\u2019 he says. When he was young, he doubted whether he could live up to that ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--tableau has-spacing--m\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-768x1152.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-556020240912-scaled.jpg 1707w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"1152\" \n                        alt=\"\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Rehearsal<\/strong> at the Staatsoper Hannover.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-768x1152.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-519620240912-scaled.jpg 1707w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"1152\" \n                        alt=\"Black-and-white photo of five dancers standing close together in formation, arms stretched outwards in dynamic poses. The wooden ceiling beams and polished floor suggest a rustic rehearsal space. A seated figure in the background adds depth and underlines the focused atmosphere.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Rehearsal for \u2018Nobody Knows\u2019.<\/strong> Robinson himself also dances in the piece.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-524620240912-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Black-and-white photo of two men deep in conversation in a dimly lit room. One, wearing a roll-neck jumper, rests his hand on his head and listens closely, while the other, in a loose shirt, speaks expressively. Chairs and a shadowy background suggest a rehearsal or performance.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Robinson is a ballet dancer<\/strong> and has also been working as a choreographer for two years. He creates his own pieces.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n    \n    <div id=\"quote-block_9f1f1264b7f00921de0af268d529da1b\" class=\"block-quote has-spacing--m\">\n        <figure class=\"quote\">\n            <blockquote>\n                <p><strong>Classical ballet<\/strong> revolves a great deal around a particular body aesthetic.<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n\n            <figcaption>\n\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait--inline\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robertson-thumb-52x52.jpg\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                            <span>Robert Robinson<\/span>\n            <\/figcaption>\n            \n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hmtm.de\/personen\/dr-dorothy-marie-meyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dorothy Meyer<\/a>, a nutritionist <\/strong>at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, stresses: \u2018Ballet dancers have three times the risk of eating disorders compared with the general population. One important reason is the pressure to be thin.\u2019 At the same time, ballet is also gruelling physical labour, says her colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/hmtm.de\/personen\/marc-geifes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marc Geifes<\/a>: \u2018The constant strain builds powerful muscles in the calves, legs and core \u2013 and, in male dancers, the upper body too.\u2019 One key to performance, according to Geifes, is the principle of supercompensation: \u2018If you train and then recover, you increase your capacity in the long term.\u2019<br><br>Robinson has so far avoided serious injuries, although his knees sometimes give him trouble. A career-ending injury is a constant worry for many dancers. But they don\u2019t give up easily: \u2018I know lots of people who were told they\u2019d never dance again after an injury \u2013 and they proved everyone wrong,\u2019 says Robinson. He doesn\u2019t follow a fixed diet, and he estimates that about half the company smoke and drink: \u2018Many of us are a bit rebellious.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\">At the same time, Robinson can feel his flexibility waning. In three months he will leave the Staatsballett Hannover to work as a freelance dancer and choreographer. It\u2019s no coincidence that his piece is called \u2018Nobody knows\u2019: it revolves around the feeling of not being able to control the unknown. \u2018Choreographing is a kind of therapy for me,\u2019 he says. So he has no intention of giving up dancing any time soon. \u2018I wouldn\u2019t go so far as to say that dancing is my life, but it\u2019s definitely a big part of it.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--tableau has-spacing--m\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-532420240912-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Black-and-white photo of a blindfolded dancer tangled in rubber bands, performing on a dimly lit stage. She is in a split sitting position that casts dramatic shadows on the floor. The composition underlines the theme of restriction and of resilience through movement.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>A dancer\u2019s body<\/strong> is put under heavy strain every day \u2013 for hours at a time.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-561320240912-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Black-and-white photo of two dancers lying flat on their backs on a dimly lit stage. The face of the dancer in the foreground is lit, eyes closed, arms resting loosely at the sides. The picture captures a moment of stillness and reflection within the performance.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Restorative breaks<\/strong> make the body more resilient and able to perform better than before.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-581220240914-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Blurred black-and-white picture of a dancer in motion, capturing dynamic movement and energy. The audience in the background is also slightly out of focus, giving the composition a dreamlike quality. The picture underlines the fleeting essence of performance art.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Premiere<\/strong> <strong>of Robinson\u2019s piece \u2018Nobody Knows\u2019<\/strong> in the barn at Gut Bennigsen.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--full has-spacing--m no-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-1400x933.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-590120240914-150x100.jpg 150w\"\n                width=\"1400\" \n                height=\"933\"\n                alt=\"Black-and-white photo of a dancer in a dramatic pose, arms outstretched, with an intense gaze. The dancer is lit by soft stage lighting, while the audience sits along the walls of a rustic venue in the background. The composition emphasises the movement and the intimate setting of the performance.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Premiere of Robinson\u2019s piece \u2018Nobody Knows\u2019<\/strong> in the barn at Gut Bennigsen. The performance and final rehearsals could not take place at the Staatsoper because Robinson had resigned. The Bennigsen estate stepped in as a venue at the last minute.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n    \n    <div id=\"quote-block_dd74054deaa855eb009c544fd06a8bb2\" class=\"block-quote has-spacing--m\">\n        <figure class=\"quote\">\n            <blockquote>\n                <p><strong>I wouldn\u2019t go so far as to say<\/strong> that dancing is my life, but it\u2019s definitely a big part of it.<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n\n            <figcaption>\n\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait--inline\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robertson-thumb-52x52.jpg\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                            <span>Robert Robinson<\/span>\n            <\/figcaption>\n            \n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--tableau has-spacing--m\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-845820240601-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Black-and-white portrait of a man standing in a minimalist, well-lit interior with cylindrical pendant lights hanging around him. He wears a black T-shirt, a necklace and a watch, and looks calmly straight into the camera. The composition emphasises light, shadow and symmetry.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Robert Robinson<\/strong> shortly before resigning from the Staatsoper Hannover.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-768x1024.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-1050x1400.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-670x893.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-420x560.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-350x467.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-703920240525-150x200.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"1024\" \n                        alt=\"Black-and-white photograph of two women in a dance studio, caught in a graceful pose. The woman in the foreground looks upwards with her arm outstretched, while the other mirrors her movements slightly behind her. Soft light falls through the arched windows, creating an ethereal atmosphere.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><b>Intensive dance training<\/b> at the Staatsoper Hannover.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-768x512.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Weise-UNI-Onlinemagazin-Robert-Robinson-Nobody-Knows-597620240914-150x100.jpg 150w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"512\" \n                        alt=\"Abstract black-and-white photograph focusing on a shadow cast across the floor, probably by a moving figure. The lighting picks out the blurred edges of the shadow, creating a sense of motion and mystery.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>In the piece,<\/strong> Robinson explores the feeling of being unable to control the unknown. Choreography, he says, has become a kind of therapy for him.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--default\"><sup><sub>Editor\u2019s note: this article was written in spring 2024<\/sub><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_d107e4101726fa31c9f422b627c3e83d\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--s width--default\">\n        <p><strong>Recommended by the editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/collecting\/the-worlds-largest-playmobil-collection\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Collecting<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection: 400,000 figures                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>It all began in a child&#8217;s bedroom \u2013 today Oliver Schaffer owns the world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection, with more than 400,000 figures. 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