Thu, May 16, 2024, 7.30 pm - 10.30 pm | Guest performance in Copenhagen, The Tivoli Concert Hall
"The World of John Neumeier" is an autobiographically inspired ballet gala. John Neumeier himself is on stage and hosts the program with key scenes from some of his most famous ballets such as "The Nutcracker", "Nijinsky", "Lady of the Camellias" and "Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler".
THE PROGRAM
Choreography and Host: John Neumeier
PART I
excerpt from "Bernstein Dances"
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Costumes: Giorgio Armani
Dancers:
Xue Lin, Christopher Evans
Greta Jörgens, Jacopo Bellussi
Ana Torrequebrada, Karen Azatyan
and Ensemble
excerpt from "Shall we dance?"
Music: George Gershwin
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Ida Praetorius, Alexandr Trusch
and Ensemble
excerpt from "The Nutcracker"
Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Costumes: Jürgen Rose
Dancers:
Marie: Olivia Betteridge
Drosselmeier: Alessandro Frola
Louise: Xue Lin
Günther: Matias Oberlin
and Ensemble
excerpt from "Death in Venice"
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
Costumes: John Neumeier, Peter Schmidt
Dancers:
Christopher Evans
Silvia Azzoni, Alexandre Riabko
excerpt from "Ghost Light"
Music: Franz Schubert
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Madoka Sugai, Nicolas Gläsmann
and Ensemble
excerpt from "Romeo and Juliet"
Music: Serge Prokofieff
Costumes: Jürgen Rose
Dancers:
Juliet: Azul Ardizzone
Romeo: Louis Musin
excerpt from "Othello"
Music: Arvo Pärt
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Desdemona: Anna Laudere
Othello: Jason Reilly (as a guest)
excerpt from "Christmas Oratorio I-VI"
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Madoka Sugai, Christopher Evans
and Ensemble
PART II
excerpt from "Nijinsky"
Music: Frédéric Chopin, Dmitri Shostakovich
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Vaslav Nijinsky: Aleix Martínez
Stanislav Nijinsky: Louis Musin
Bronislava Nijinska: Ida Stempelmann
Petrushka: Christopher Evans
and Ensemble
excerpt from "Lady of the Camellias"
Music: Frédéric Chopin
Costumes: Jürgen Rose
Dancers:
Marguerite: Ida Praetorius
Armand: Jacopo Bellussi
Opus 100 – for Maurice
Music: Simon & Garfunkel
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Alexandre Riabko, Edvin Revazov
excerpt from "Anna Karenina"
Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Anna Karenina: Anna Laudere
Alexei Vronski: Jacopo Bellussi
Kitty: Emilie Mazon
Levin: Aleix Martínez
A Mushik: Karen Azatyan
excerpt from "Beethoven Project II"
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven
Costumes: Albert Kriemler / A-K-R-I-S-
Dancers:
Madoka Sugai, Alexandr Trusch
and Ensemble
excerpt from "Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler"
Music: Gustav Mahler
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Alina Cojocaru, Edvin Revazov
and Ensemble
excerpt from "Bernstein Dances"
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Costumes: Giorgio Armani
Dancers:
Ensemble
3 hours | 1 intermission
On Tour:
2010 Spoleto 2017 Baden-Baden 2018 Tokyo, Kyoto 2019 Beijing 2023 Tokyo 2024 Copenhagen
Venue: Guest performance in Copenhagen, The Tivoli Concert Hall
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