Repertory

Bernstein Dances | Ballet Revue by John Neumeier

Based on the Music and Spirit of Leonard Bernstein for Leonard Bernstein The Dance Musical Leonard Bernstein didn't have time to write? In any case – a [...]

Shakespeare – Sonnets | An Evening of Ballets by Marc Jubete, Aleix Martínez and Edvin Revazov

William Shakespeare's unique poetry has influenced various fields of artistic expression over the centuries. Inspired by the sonnets of the English poet, Marc [...]

Orphée et Eurydice | Christoph Willibald Gluck

Eurydice is dead, a fact the man and artist Orpheus cannot accept. He demands her return. Indeed, the beauty of art and its power to transcend and destroy [...]

Ballet Workshop

More than 215 Ballet Workshops have been presented by John Neumeier at the Hamburg State Opera. The Ballet Workshops enjoy great popularity in Hamburg: In [...]

Beethoven Project | Ballet by John Neumeier

Hamburg Ballet Director John Neumeier has always been deeply moved by the powerful, majestic and striking music of Ludwig van Beethoven and for many years has [...]

The Song of the Earth | Ballet by John Neumeier

TO BE READ BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE "The Song of the Earth" is the culmination of a long dialogue with the music of Gustav Mahler initiated in 1974 [...]

All Our Yesterdays | Ballets by Jon Neumeier

Soldier Songs (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) / The Fifth Symphony of Gustav Mahler The two ballets "Soldier Songs" and "The Fifth Symphony of Gustav [...]

The Nutcracker | Ballet by John Neumeier

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 [...]

Christmas Oratorio I-VI | Ballet by John Neumeier

When Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio opens with the words "Rejoice, exult", one surrenders willingly to the sensation of floating. The [...]

Duse | Ballet by John Neumeier

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 [...]

Young Choreographers

In Frühjahr 2020 the "Young Choreographers" of the Hamburg Ballet will return to the stage with their own creations. The "Young Choreographers" 2020 are: [...]

Saint Matthew Passion | Ballet by John Neumeier

“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, [...]

Brahms/Balanchine | Ballets by George Balanchine

John Neumeier dedicates the winter 2018 premiere of the Hamburg Ballet to the legendary New York City Ballet director George Balanchine: "He has been, in a [...]

Illusions – like Swan Lake | Ballet by John Neumeier

John Neumeier's ballet "Illusions – like Swan Lake" was premiered in 1976. The character of the king, its central figure, is based on King Ludwig II [...]

Anna Karenina | Ballet by John Neumeier, inspired by Leo Tolstoy

Thomas Mann once named Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" "the greatest social novel of world literature." When reading the novel, John Neumeier [...]

Guest Compagnie: N.N.

Nijinsky Gala XLVI

The grand finale of the Hamburg Ballet-Days and the season will be the Nijinsky Gala. The annual gala which is always dedicated to a dance-specific or [...]

Night Pieces | Three ballets by John Neumeier

VASLAV Music: Johann Sebastian Bach NOCTURNES Music: Frédéric Chopin AT MIDNIGHT Music: Gustav Mahler 1 hour 45 minutes | 1 [...]

Lady of the Camellias | Ballet by John Neumeier based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas

Neumeier very subtly uses the tragic 19th Century story of the title heroine Marguerite and her lover Armand Duval by reflecting it against the fate of another [...]

Turangalîla | Ballet by John Neumeier

"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 [...]

Guest Compagnie: N.N.

Nijinsky Gala XLVII

The grand finale of the Hamburg Ballet-Days and the season will be the Nijinsky Gala. The annual gala which is always dedicated to a dance-specific or [...]