The Hamburger Abendblatt described the opening of John Neumeier's 50th anniversary season on the Rathausmarkt last year as an "event with long lasting [...]
no further performances this season"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 [...]
next performance: Tue 21. May. 2024TO 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 [...]
no further performances this season"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 [...]
no further performances this seasonMusic: Serge Prokofieff – Romeo and Juliet, op. 64 (1935/36, revised 1940) Ballet in 3 acts and a epilogue by Serge Prokofieff, Adrian Piotrowski, Leonid [...]
next performance: Wed 03. Jul. 2024It 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 [...]
no further performances this seasonWhen Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio opens with the words "Rejoice, exult", one surrenders willingly to the sensation of floating. The rousing joy of [...]
no further performances this seasonInternationally, the Hamburg Ballet was one of the first companies that returned to its studios after the lockdown. John Neumeier developed the idea of creating [...]
no further performances this seasonNeumeier 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 [...]
next performance: Sun 07. Jul. 2024John 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 [...]
next performance: Sat 01. Jun. 2024Das 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 [...]
no further performances this seasonThomas Mann once named Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" "the greatest social novel of world literature." When reading the novel, John Neumeier was deeply [...]
next performance: Fri 10. May. 2024A 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 [...]
no further performances this season"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 [...]
next performance: Thu 16. May. 2024"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 [...]
next performance: Tue 28. May. 2024Like 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 [...]
next performance: Mon 10. Jun. 2024Carlos Acosta is turning up the volume on Birmingham's musical legacy. Original Heavy Metal heroes, Black Sabbath, provide the soundtrack for "Black Sabbath - [...]
next performance: Tue 09. Jul. 2024The 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 [...]
next performance: Sun 14. Jul. 2024"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 [...]
next performance: Fri 19. Jul. 2024