Fri, Jun. 06, 2025, 12.00 pm | Main Stage
school performance 
Performance exclusively for school classes
Every two years, the School of the Hamburg Ballet gives an in-depth insight into the top-class training of its young dancers – from the youngest pre-school classes to the graduates of the theater classes. The audience can look forward to a meaningful, family-friendly program including "The Carnival of the Animals" to the famous music of Camille Saint-Saëns. Demis Volpi choreographed the ballet for the John Cranko School in Stuttgart in 2010. In 2012, John Neumeier added the choreography to the repertoire of the Hamburg Ballet School. If you would like to experience up close the professional work throughout all the levels of the ballet school, you should not miss the performance "Erste Schritte" on the stage of the Hamburg State Opera.
a.o. THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Ballet by Demis Volpi
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns – Zoological Fantasy for 2 Piano and Orchestra
Choreography: Demis Volpi
Set and Costumes: Katharina Schlipf
Light Design: Stefan Seyrich-Hofmeister
Demis Volpi's "Carnival of the Animals" is an imaginative choreography set to Camille Saint-Saens' famous eponymous music. The various animal species and their particular mannerisms are presented in a creative, humorous and highly musical way. Spiced up with surprising visual effects that make young and old alike marvel and laugh, "Carnival of the Animals" is the perfect ballet for the whole family.
PREMIERE:
John Cranko School, Stuttgart Opera House, December 5, 2010
PREMIERE IN HAMBURG:
The School of the Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg State Opera, May 15, 2012
A theater full of children! Both on stage and in the auditorium, they dances their first role in the school performance "First Steps". All classes, around 150 ballet students, show on stage with a lot of enthusiasm and discipline their talent and ability. The highlight of the program is Demis Volpi's acclaimed ballet "The Carnival of the Animals", with the magical music of Camille Saint-Saëns that transforms animals into sound.
2 hours 30 minutes (incl. 25 min. intermission)
from 8 y.o. / 3rd class
Interested schools should register at this email address: vermittlung@hamburgballett.de
Information:
Venue: Main Stage, Dammtorstraße 28, 20354 Hamburg
Prices: 5,00 EUR to 87,00 EUR
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