Season 2012/2013

The summer of 2013 marks an exciting jubilee at the Hamburg Ballett: my 40th anniversary as ballet director in Hamburg. Reason enough to present an extraordinary season in which we will look back at our achievements of the past decades. Four revivals are scheduled, exemplifying single aspects of my work. We are opening the season with "Nijinsky-Epilogue", an evening comprising "Le Pavillon d'Armide" and "Le Sacre", two of my choreographies focussing on the life and work of the exceptional dancer Vaslaw Nijinsky. Our second revival titled "Scenes form Shakespeare" depicts key-scenes from my ballets based on works by the famous English playwright. It will open the 39th edition of our dance-festival "Hamburger Ballett-Tage" on June 9, 2013, starting out the jubilee festivitites. The season will also bring back audience's favorites such as "Préludes CV" and "Romeo and Juliet", my first narrative ballet in Hamburg – evenings I am particularly looking forward to.

The season's only premiere, a new production of John Cranko's "Onegin", refers to my outset in Germany. Cranko created this classic narrative ballet in 1965 – during my engagement as a dancer at the Stuttgart Ballet. His unique way of transforming literature into dance impressed me deeply. I find Cranko's clear and readily comprehensible language examplary up to today.

Join us on our journey through 40 years of ballet in Hamburg and discover forward-thinking ways to dance.

I hope that you will enjoy our jubilee-season, with many and inspiring evenings at the Hamburg Ballet!

John Neumeier
 

Ballett | Wiederaufnahme: "Die kleine Meerjungfrau". Repertoire: "Endstation Sehnsucht". "Erste Schritte" – Die Ballettschule in der Staatsoper. Die China-Tournee. Änderungen im Vorverkauf. Gründgenspreis für John Neumeier. Das BUNDESJUGENDBALLETT auf Tournee.

Oper | Premiere: "Ariadne auf Naxos". Wiederaufnahme: "Tristan und Isolde". Repertoire: "Turandot", "Manon Lescaut", "Don Giovanni", "Il Barbieri di Siviglia". Hinter der Kulissen – Nicholas Carter. Mein CD-Tipp – Tobias Hasan.

Philharmonie | Bruckners Nullte und Zitherklänge, Balsoms Trompete und Märchenerzählungen.

Next issue: end of May 2012
 

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