July 2024
News
On Tour to the Nervi Festival
To mark the glittering conclusion of John Neumeier's 51-year era as Chief Choreographer and Director of the Hamburg Ballet, the company will make a guest appearance at the international Nervi Music Ballet Festival 2024 on July 19 and 20. On the initiative of Genoese First Soloist , designated Artistic Director of the Nervi Ballet Festival from 2025, the Hamburg Ballet will present John Neumeier's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the open-air theatre in the enchanting setting of the Nervi Parks. The Nervi Music Ballet Festival continues the great tradition of the historic Nervi Ballet Festival founded by Mario Porcile in 1954, which was one of the most important festivals on the European dance scene until the early 2000s.
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ARTE-TV
John Neumeier - A Life for Dance
On June 30, ARTE will be showing the documentary film: "John Neumeier – A Life for Dance". John Neumeier looks back on more than 60 years of dance: first as a ballet dancer, then as a choreographer and later as artistic director of the Hamburg Ballet. The end of his artistic directorship provides an opportunity for an intimate portrait in which John Neumeier embarks on a journey into his past. (June 30, 10.50 pm, available in the ARTE-Mediathek until September 27). On the same evening at 11.45 pm, ARTE will be broadcasting John Neumeier's ballet "The Glass Menagerie" with the Hamburg Ballet and guest star Alina Cojocaru in the leading role.
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New Webshop
The Hamburg State Opera have a new webshop for the booking of tickets from the 2024/25 season. Were you already a customer of our previous webshop? Then register now in the new webshop for the 2024/25 season. Your registered email address will remain valid as your online user name in the future. For data protection reasons, all existing customers must reset their password in our new webshop. To do this, simply click on "Forgot password". We have summarized for you all the important questions about (first-time) registration in the new webshop.
Podcast
"Choreography is spontaneity"
On May 27, John Neumeier was a guest on Deutschlandfunk Kultur's podcast "Im Gespräch" (in German). In a conversation with journalist Britta Bürger, he talks about his work, his childhood, his career, the world premiere of "Epilogue", his impending departure from the Hamburg Ballet and his future plans.
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News
Farewells
The end of John Neumeier's last season after 51 years as ballet director of the Hamburg Ballet also brought with it some moving farewells. At the Nijinsky Gala XLIX, the first soloist Karen Azatyan said goodbye to the company. The long-standing soloists Yun-Su Park and Lizhong Wang are also leaving the company. There were also some departures from the corps de ballet.
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Foundation
The John Neumeier Foundation
John Neumeier's dance and ballet collections, accumulated since childhood, form a unique amalgamation of a dance art collection, a library, an archive of photography, documents, correspondence and memorabilia which preserve, define and portray the history of dance.
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Ballet School
Introduction to Ballet
Do you like movement, rhythm, and music? Are you between 7 and 11 years old? Would you love to dance? Then we are the perfect place for you! The School of the Hamburg Ballet is opening its doors for our first "Introduction to Ballet". The next "introduction to ballet" will take place on Saturday, August 31, 2024 in the afternoon. Participation is only possible after prior registration and the number of participants is limited. Therefore, prior registration is essential.
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Journal No 6
June/July | 49. Hamburger Ballett-Tage. Premiere: "Epilog". John Neumeier im Michel – mit Bischöfin Fehrs. Bundesjugendballett: "Die Unsichtbaren" im Ernst Deutsch Theater. Das Birmingham Royal Ballet zu Gast mit "Black Sabbath – The Ballet". Die neue Saison 24/25. Das Balletträtsel Nr. 2. Leute: Operndinner 2024 und "The World of John Neumeier" in Kopenhagen. You will find the Journal here as download. Archives...
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