Repertory

Beethoven Project II | Ballet by John Neumeier

With “Beethoven Project II”, John Neumeier is honoring the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the anniversary year of his 250th birthday and continuing his [...]

Hamlet 21 | Ballet by John Neumeier based on Saxo Grammaticus and William Shakespeare

TO BE READ BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE By John Neumeier The plays of William Shakespeare have been a continuous source of inspiration throughout my career. [...]

Sylvia | Ballet by John Neumeier – Three Choreographic Poems on a Mystic Theme

TO BE READ BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE By John Neumeier (1997) More rarely performed than "Coppélia", Léo Delibes' other great ballet, "Sylvia, ou La Nymphe de [...]

The Winter's Tale | A Ballet in a Prologue and Three Acts

"The Winter's Tale". Wheeldon's ballet about Shakespeare's romance of the same title was created as a co-production of the Royal Ballet and the National Ballet [...]

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 [...]

Ghost Light | Ballet by John Neumeier

Internationally, the Hamburg Ballet was one of the first companies that returned to its studios after the lockdown. John Neumeier developed the idea of creating [...]

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 [...]

The Sleeping Beauty | Ballet by John Neumeier

TO BE READ BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE by John Neumeier Why did I return to a fairytale ballet such as "The Sleeping Beauty" after such a long time? Firstly, I [...]

The Glass Menagerie | Ballet by John Neumeier based on Tennessee Williams

"The Glass Menagerie" was the foundation of Tennessee Williams's fame as one of the most important writers in the US of the 20th century. Although the success [...]

The World of John Neumeier | Ballets by John Neumeier

"The World of John Neumeier" ist eine autobiografisch inspirierte Ballettgala. John Neumeier selbst steht auf der Bühne und führt als Moderator durch das [...]

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, [...]

The Wild Fantasies of Wolfgang Amadé | National Youth Ballet

4 stages - 8 dancers - 20 musicians - 3 singers Together with the Mozartfest Ensemble, the Bundesjugendballett transforms the Zinnwerke Wilhelmsburg into [...]

Liliom | Ballet Legend by John Neumeier based on Ferenc Molnár

John Neumeier's ballet legend "Liliom" portrays a tragic love set in the milieu of fairs. John Neumeier was inspired by Molnár's theater play "Liliom", written [...]

A Midsummer Night's Dream | Ballet by John Neumeier based on William Shakespeare

"And sleep, that sometimes shuts up sorrow's eye, Steal me awhile from mine own company." A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 2 Music: Felix [...]

Bernstein Dances | Ballet Revue by John Neumeier

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

Orphée et Eurydice | Tragédie-opéra in three Acts (1774) / Ballet Opera

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 [...]

Nijinsky | Ballet by John Neumeier

"Nijinsky" is the title of this "choreographic approach" to a dance phenomenon that has been part of Neumeier's life ever since the beginning of his [...]

Benefit Gala | In favor of the John Neumeier Foundation

Nijinsky Gala XLVIII

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

Dance on the Rathausmarkt | The World of John Neumeier

The Hamburger Abendblatt described the opening of John Neumeier's 50th anniversary season on the Rathausmarkt last year as an "event with long lasting [...]

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 rousing joy of [...]

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 was deeply [...]

Guest Compagnie: N.N.

One of the highlights of the Hamburg Ballet Days every year is the two-day guest performance by a guest company, which will be announced at a later [...]

Nijinsky Gala XLIX

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 [...]