"As with all words from ancient oriental languages, its meaning is very rich. 'Lila' literally means play — but play in the sense of the divine action upon [...]
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"John Neumeier’s Shakespeare adaptation has over time become a classic. After numerous revivals and revisions, the ballet has not lost any of its freshness. [...]
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When Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio opens with the words "Rejoice, exult", one surrenders willingly to the sensation of floating. The rousing joy of [...]
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It has become a tradition for ballet companies all over the world to perform Peter Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" at Christmas time. John Neumeier's version of "The [...]
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SUMMIT – REFORMATION Eight dancers and one orchestra on stage: The National Youth Ballet and the National Youth Orchestra are facing up to Martin Luther in [...]
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Like Mahler's music, the ballet was not created according to a Libretto. The music itself is its theme. The following is therefore not a literal synopsis. These [...]
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to be read before the performance In choreographic episodes, combining dream, memory, premonition and reality John Neumeier's ballet "Tatiana" brings to life [...]
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Choreographic Fantasies inspired by Eleonora Duse At the turn of the 20th century the Italian actress Eleonora Duse was one of the most influential artists [...]
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The "Young Choreographers" are no longer an insider tip. Dancers become choreographers who create their own pieces with their colleagues. The young artists take [...]
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“One comes to feel that this is a community of people who have decided to enact the Passion as in a medieval mystery play. Each dancer expresses grief, doubt, [...]
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From the romantic-classical repertoire of the 19th century no ballet, apart from the danish Bournonville canon, has been handed down as choreographically [...]
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"Peer Gynt certainly must rank musically as the most substantial full length ballet d’action commissioned since Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet of 1938. The [...]
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For John Neumeier, Shakespeare’s drama describes the impossibility of ever really knowing another person. “In ‘Othello’ I see how a very intense [...]
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Sergei Prokofiev's "Cinderella", which was composed during the Second World War, is one of the most popular fairytale ballets of this century. For the Russian [...]
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For the bicentenary of the birth of the poet Hans Christian Andersen John Neumeier has created a modern but timeless interpretation of "The Little Mermaid" – [...]
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For the 43rd Hamburg Ballet-Days John Neumeier will welcome the National Ballet of China. On July 11 and 12, the audience will be given the opportunity to see [...]
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The 49th edition of the two-week festival "Hamburg Ballet Days" will open on June 30, 2024 with a new creation by John Neumeier. In addition, the festival offer [...]
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