The Hamburger Abendblatt described the opening of John Neumeier's 50th anniversary season on the Rathausmarkt last year as an "event with long lasting [...]
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"Dona Nobis Pacem" – give us peace. This title is of great importance to me – even at the risk of seeming naïve, sentimental or even pretentious. In light [...]
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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 [...]
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"Nijinsky's life can be summarized easily: ten years of growing, ten years of learning, ten years of dancing, thirty years of darkness," biographer Richard [...]
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"John Neumeier’s Shakespeare adaptation has over time become a classic. After numerous revivals and revisions, the ballet has not lost any of its freshness. [...]
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John Neumeier's “The Nutcracker” invites you to dream. The ballet tells the story of 12-year-old Marie, who receives a nutcracker and a pair of shiny, pink [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Paris in the 19th century: extravagant balls, visits to the theater, sparkling diamonds, and champagne. Here, Armand Duval, a young man from high society, falls [...]
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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 of [...]
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Das BJB zu Gast in dem Alfred-Rust-Saal in Ahrensburg! Am 8.und 9. März tanzen wir eine neuüberarbeitete Version unseres 2017 uraufgeführten Stücks "BJB [...]
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Thomas Mann once named Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" "the greatest social novel of world literature." When reading the novel, John Neumeier was deeply [...]
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A choreographic sketchbook in two parts Don't try to understand this ballet. It has no "story" (that I could tell you) aside from the many stories that you [...]
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"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 [...]
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"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 [...]
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Like Mahler's music, the ballet was not created according to a Libretto. The music itself is its theme. The following is therefore not a literal synopsis. These [...]
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Carlos Acosta is turning up the volume on Birmingham's musical legacy. Original Heavy Metal heroes, Black Sabbath, provide the soundtrack for "Black Sabbath - [...]
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