In June 2013 THE HAMBURG BALLET will celebrate its 40th Anniversary under John Neumeier as the Director and Chief Choreographer with a grand finale – the three week-long Ballet-Days. THE HAMBURG BALLET is aiming to set a record unprecedented in the world of ballet: To stage 23 different ballets in 19 performances.

The Ballet-Days were founded 39 years ago by John Neumeier. "Many of my colleagues around the world think that I am completely mad. There is hardly another company in the world that would attempt to mount such a large ballet festival, especially at the end of a season", John Neumeier says. "But this year we really will round off our jubilee season in style, and we will be able to offer people visiting Hamburg from around the globe the opportunity to see variety of different ballets in a single trip."

The festival will be kicked-off on the 9th of June by a new compilation of shorter versions of three of John Neumeier's Shakespeare ballets under the title "Shakespeare Dances – All the world's a stage". The evening unites excerpts from the ballets "As You Like It", "Hamlet" and "VIVALDI or What you will". The former dancers of THE HAMBURG BALLET have been invited to a special preview performance on the day before the premiere.

This year, Neumeier has invited not one but two guest companies to perform as part of the Ballet-Days, both of which are today directed by former dancers of THE HAMBURG BALLET: Ivan Liska from the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and Jean-Christophe Maillot, director of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo. "We have a friendly relationship with both companies", John Neumeier says.

The crowning glory of the Ballet-Days will be the "Nijinsky Gala" on the 30th of June, featuring excerpts from sixteen different ballets danced by THE HAMBURG BALLET, the NATIONAL YOUTH BALLET, graduating students of The School of THE HAMBURG BALLET and guest artists from around the world.

Tickets are still available for the performances of "Third Symphony by Gustav Mahler", "Nijinsky", "Nijinsky-Epilogue", "Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo", "Saint Matthew Passion", "Purgatorio", "Death in Venice", "Préludes CV", "Gala for Piano, Voice and Dance" und "Shakespeare Dances" as well as the performances by the two guest companies and the graduate classes of The School of THE HAMBURG BALLET and the NATIONAL YOUTH BALLET.
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On June 18th and 19th, the Hamburg audience has the opportunity to see the famous love story of "Romeo and Juliet" in the choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot on stage at the Hamburg State Opera. John Neumeier presents Les Ballets de Monte Carlo as the second guest company of this year's Ballet-Days.

Maillot focuses on the tragedy of the two lovers - torn between conflicting impulses, tenderness and violence, fear and pride. The story is structured like a movie plot, set to Prokofiev's music.

Tickets from 10 to 89 euros for both dates are still available.

Romeo and Juliet
Ballet by Jean-Christophe Maillot
at the Hamburg State Opera
Performances:
June 18 and 19, 2013 | 7.30 PM
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Ten years after the last memorable performance of John Neumeier's "Saint Matthew Passion" in the Hamburg landmark the St. Michaelis Church, the sacred ballet returns on June 18th and 19th, danced by Lloyd Riggins and the ensemble of THE HAMBURG BALLET.

Johann Sebastian Bach's music is played live by the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by the chorus of the Hamburg State Opera. The conductor is Günter Jena.

Solo roles will be sung by: Ruth Ziesak and Ania Vegry (soprano), Katja Pieweck and Rebecca Jo Loeb (alto), Christoph Genz and Henning Kaiser (tenor) and Christoph Pohl and Matthias Winckhler (bass).

Tickets from 16 to 119 € are still available.
The box office at the St. Michaelis Church opens one hour before each performance. Pre-paid tickets can be picked up there, and any remaining tickets can be purchased.

Saint Matthew Passion
at the St. Michaelis Church
Performances:
June 18 and 19, 2013 | 6.30 PM
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After the celebrations for his 40th Anniversary as Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer of THE HAMBURG BALLET during the previous year, John Neumeier will present two new creations as highlights of the 2013/2014 season.

For the first premiere in December 2013 John Neumeier will return to the "Christmas Oratorio", choreographing the remaining three parts IV - VI. The premiere will present the previously choreographed movements together with the newly created parts, united under the baton of conductor Alessandro de Marchi.

Alexander Pushkin's verse novel "Onegin" will form the basis for the second premiere "Tatiana" in June 2014. The music has been commissioned by THE HAMBURG BALLET and The Hamburg State Opera from Lera Auerbach and will be conducted by Simon Hewett.

The season will open in September 2013 with a revival of John Neumeier's ballet "Othello", which was last performed in 2008. Together with "Romeo and Juliet" and "Shakespeare Dances", which will remain in the repertoire, it represents a Shakespearean emphasis for the coming season.

Easter will be marked by a revival of John Neumeier's sacral ballet "Messiah" on Good Friday 2014, set to music by George Frideric Handel and Arvo Pärt. The piece was first performed in 1999 and was last danced by THE HAMBURG BALLET in 2003.

In addition, "Renku", the first full-length ballet created by the corps de ballet members and young choreographers Yuka Oishi and Orkan Dann, will return to the stage of the Hamburg State Opera.

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With 444 pages, the anniversary-annual of THE HAMBURG BALLET for the 39th Hamburg Ballet Days offers a special overview of four decades of John Neumeier in Hamburg. In high quality print, the hardcover book presents today's ensemble as well as numerous companions, colleagues, supporters and friends in words and pictures.

Our 40th Anniversary shirt with logo and a dynamic motif of John Neumeier's key work "Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler" is now available. For men in 100% Turkish cotton, for women in 70% bamboo viscose and 30% organic cotton, the quality lightweight shirt is the perfect companion for warm summer days with THE HAMBURG BALLET.

40 years THE HAMBURG BALLET - John Neumeier mean forty years of power, elegance and virtuosity. Properties that a wine should also have. THE HAMBURG BALLET is celebrating their anniversary with an exclusive anniversary wine. The Pinot Grigio from 2012 can be purchased in our online shop. A box of six bottles is available for € 72. The order of single bottles is not possible.

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39th HAMBURG BALLET-DAYS

Saint Matthew Passion
Ballet by John Neumeier
St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg
6:30 | 240 min.
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Guest Company
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Staatsoper | 7:30 PM | 150 min.
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Purgatorio
Ballet by John Neumeier
Staatsoper | 7:30 PM | 150 min.
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Illusions – like "Swan Lake"
Ballet by John Neumeier
Staatsoper | 7:00 PM | 195 min.
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Gala for Piano, Voice and Dance
Ballets by John Neumeier
Staatsoper | 7:30 PM | 135 min.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ballet by John Neumeier
Staatsoper | 7:30 PM | 150 min.
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November 14, 2013
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November 15, 16 and 17, 2013
The Little Mermaid
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The School of THE HAMBURG BALLET, established in 1978, trains young people from all over the world for a professional dance career. The syllabus gives priority to all aspects of classical-academic dance, but the syllabus includes as well courses dedicated to the techniques of modern and folk dance.

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Germany's first ever National Youth Ballet has been founded at the beginning of the 2011/2012 theatre season. The company consists of eight professional dancers between the ages of 18 to 23, and has begun work at its new home at the Ballettzentrum Hamburg – John Neumeier. With its own repertoire comprising mainly works by young choreographers, the group will predominantly dance in new spaces – not theatres, but schools, museums, nursing homes and even prisons; spaces in which dance does not usually attract much interest. The National Youth Ballet aims to demonstrate that dance has a social relevance creating a spirit of community and a sense of unity, focussing especially on a young audience.

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Since 1981, the association FREUNDE DES BALLETTZENTRUMS e.V. ('friends of the ballet centre') supports young and talented dancers within the school of THE HAMBURG BALLET - JOHN NEUMEIER financially as well as idealistically.

What are the advantages of being a member?
Behind-the-scenes insights into The Hamburg Ballet
Tours through the ballet centre
Insights into rehearsals and invitations to dress (final) rehearsals
Priority on ticket orders for ballet shows, among others
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Two more institutions support the work within the school of The Hamburg Ballet:
Ballettfreunde Hamburg e.V.
Charlotte Uhse-Stiftung