Geared toward adults, this stunning production is a darker meditation on love, loss, and alienation. Daly, native of rockford, illinois, studied with the rockford dance company and later attended the new school universityjoffrey ballet bfa program in new york. He moved to california when he was eight, where he attended the san francisco ballet school for 10 years. It has become a tradition for ballet companies all over the world to perform peter tchaikovskys nutcracker at christmas time. John neumeier heather jurgensen and jiri bubenicek.
John neumeiers version of the nutcracker, however, avoids direct reference to christmas. John neumeier, hamburg ballet philharmonisches staatsorchester hamburg repertoire includes. Dec 15, 2011 neumeier recently unveiled his new work liliom, based on ferenc molnars play. Lyric presents orphee et eurydice in the paris version, which contains thrilling ballet sequences that will come to vivid life under the direction and choreography of the legendary john neumeier. The main interest of the director and chief choreographer of the hamburg ballet is to create new, contemporary forms in connection with the classical ballet tradition. In his ballet, the central character marie celebrates her twelfth birthday and is. A midsummer nights dream john neumeier the nutcracker kenneth greve don quixote marius petipa august bournonville. A central problem in othello is that of the image the assumption. He completed his training with canadas national ballet school in 2010 and joined alberta ballet in 2011. He began his dance studies with sheilla reilly in milwaukee and then expanded them with bentley stone, walter camryn and sybil shearer in chicago. He received his ballet training in his hometown milwaukee, wisconsin us and later in copenhagen and at the royal ballet school london.
John neumeier born february 24, 1939 is an american ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. In 1996, neumeier was made ballet director of hamburg state opera. He was accepted into the acclaimed akademie des tanzes in mannheim, germany, when he was spotted by prima. John neumeier american choreographer and ballet director. Over the last 40 years, the hamburg ballet has developed a broad repertoire, which includes over one hundred and twenty of john neumeier s choreographies.
San francisco ballet neumeier dvd 2011 lera auerbach see more like this lar lubovitchs othello dvdsan francisco ballet,mint winsert 15. Five years later he founded the hamburg ballet school, which also includes a boarding school for students. John neumeier assumed the position of ballet director and chief choreographer at the revered hamburg ballet in 1973. Candide overture, west side story symphonic dances, facsimile, serenade, broadway songs. Talking to hamburg ballets john neumeier about othello. The hamburg ballet is an internationally acclaimed ballet company based in hamburg, germany. John neumeier, american ballet dancer, choreographer, and director who choreographed and directed some 120 ballets over the course of his career. Jason reilly was born in toronto, canada, where he was trained at the national ballet school toronto. Neumeier studied dance in milwaukee, wisconsin, and chicago.
Feb 21, 20 neumeier is now marking his 40th season as the director of hamburg ballet and is widely respected as a choreographer in european ballet circles but has received more muted recognition in his homeland. Lilac fairy, beauty fairy, emerald, the princes fiancee the song of the earth kenneth macmillan. During and after the completion of his academic studies at marquette university b. Hamburg ballet is bringing othello to chicago in the companys only u. Myriam simon grands ballets canadiens les grands ballets. Hamburg ballet returning to chicago by bww news desk. Hamburg ballet director john neumeier has always been deeply moved by the powerful, maje. The oratorio is sung in german, but there are subtitles, to give you some idea of the action on the stage.
During his time as student he already danced in ballets such as the nutcracker and pastorale both. Since 1973 john neumeier has been artistic director and chief choreographer of the hamburg ballet, since 1996 he has been ballettintendant general manager. Romeo and juliet frankfurt ballet, 1974, a midsummer nights dream 1977, othello 1985, as you like it 1985, hamlet royal danish ballet. In his choreography, hamburg ballet artistic director john neumeier creates a vocabulary of motion that ranges from the classically balletic to. Othello, a moorish general in the venetian army, wins the heart of desdemona, a senators daughter. The ballet is based on shakespeares joyous romantic comedy of the same name and follows the hijinks and hilarity that ensues when a well. He graduated from the rudolph nureyev state ballet academy in his hometown of ufa, russia, and he was a principal dancer with boston ballet, san francisco ballet, english national ballet and the bashkir state opera and ballet theatre. Othello stuttgart ballet, stuttgart state opera, stuttgart, germany july 5, 20 hamburg balletjohn neumeier, hamburg state opera, hamburg, germany, september 15, 20 by ilona landgraf 20 by ilona landgraf northern as well as southern germany is well provided with ballets by doyen john neumeier this season.
This chapter deals with shakespeares reception on the german ballet stage from. View full schedule 02 su 03 mo 04 tu 05 we 06 th 07 fr 08 sa 09 su 10 mo 11 tu 12 we th 14 fr 15 sa 16 su 17 mo 18 tu 19 we 20 th 21 fr 22 sa 23 su 24 mo 25 tu 26 we 27 th 28 fr 29 sa 01 su view full schedule. Othello the nutcracker john neumeiers yondering george balanchines stars and stripes. Anna laudere and carsten jung in a duet from othello. Alessandra ferri and the ballet duse by john neumeier the.
Three dancers take on one tragic heroine in the national. For john neumeier, shakespeares drama describes the impossibility of ever really knowing. John neumeier artistic director and chief choreographer. He has created more than 150 ballets, in which he has continually focused on the preservation of ballet tradition, while giving his works a modern dramatic framework his prince in the sleeping beauty wears jeans. Othello stuttgart ballet, stuttgart state opera, stuttgart, germany july 5, 20 hamburg balletjohn neumeier, hamburg state opera, hamburg. Swan lake swans, neopolitan, chardas the nutcracker snow, flowers salute johan kobborg othello louise miljord originated roles. The adaptation of tolstoys 1878 epic about a countess swept into an adulterous affair with a cavalry officer has been choreographed by john neumeier, the director and chief choreographer of the. He was a principal dancer with the hamburg ballett john neumeier in 20012014 and now he works as a ndt artist nederlands dans theater. He went on to study ballet both in copenhagen and at the royal ballet school in london.
Why is macmillan version considered the romeo and juliet, while nureyevs and neumeiers are so much better in almost every way. John neumeiers nijinsky makes its canadian debut the star. Nov 30, 2011 john neumeier director and chief choreographer for hamburg ballet blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle into a unique interpretation of a classic hans christian andersens tale. John neumeier is a legend in the dance worlda boy from wisconsin who went on to dance with the stuttgart ballet and then became the artistic director and main choreographer for germanys hamburg ballet in 1973. He danced nijnsky as a guest in john neumeiers ballet nijinsky with the national ballet of canada in toronto. Bachs christmas oratorio performed by philharmoniker hamburg and the choir of the hamburg state opera casts bachs. John neumeiers ballet to bachs christmas oratorio is a novel and very interesting concept. Dancer, choreographer and american artistic director, born on february 24, 1942 in milwaukee wisconsin. John neumeier has been director and chief choreographer of the hamburg ballet since 1973, and ballet intendant since 1996. John neumeier has organized regular ballet workshops since 1973. Alessandra ferri and the ballet duse by john neumeier.
Interview with john neumeier, february 2016 irene hsiao. He has been the director and chief choreographer of hamburg ballet since 1973. The story a rugged carousel barker falls in love with a young and innocent girl, fathers a son with her and meets a tragic end has been adapted into a very successful rodgers and hammerstein musical, carousel, which in turn inspired a short ballet of the same name, choreographed for nycb by christopher. In munich his a midsummer nights dream and the nutcracker. The little mermaid from san francisco ballet great performances. John neumeier s version of the nutcracker, however, avoids direct reference to christmas. The story a rugged carousel barker falls in love with a young and innocent girl, fathers a son with her and meets a tragic end has been adapted into a very successful rodgers and hammerstein musical, carousel, which in turn inspired a short ballet of the same name. Marguerite gautier, olympia the sleeping beauty marcia haydee after marius petipa. The choreographer and director john neumeier created for the star alessandra ferri a dance performance based on the life of the great italian actress eleonora duse.
Since 1973 it has been directed by the american dancer and choreographer john neumeier. University of north carolina school of the arts highly anticipated holiday production of the nutcracker will showcase guest dancers yuan yuan tan as the sugar plum fairy and jaime garcia castilla as the cavalier prince for two performances only. Returning for the first time in years, the hamburg ballet performs the d. Since 1973 john neumeier has been director and chief choreographer of the hamburg ballet, since 1996 he is ballettintendant. He continued his dance studies in chicago as well as at marquette university in milwaukee where he created his first choreographic works. I went to europe never thinking i would stay, he says. I dont know if ill ever move home, but i never say never.
Sep 01, 2014 john neumeier is a legend in the dance worlda boy from wisconsin who went on to dance with the stuttgart ballet and then became the artistic director and main choreographer for germanys hamburg ballet in 1973. Performed george balanchines serenade with hong kong ballet, 2016. The nutcracker and illusions like swan lake john neumeier. Amilcar moret as othello hamburg ballet choreography john neumeier to music by arvo part, alfred schnittke, nana vasconcelos. The nutcracker to feature acclaimed guest dancers yuan. John neumeier was born in 1939 in milwaukee, wisconsin, where he received his first dance training.
James kudelka, choreographers such as glen gilmour in boys dance, john neumeier in yondering and david nixon in sudden impulse created roles on him. In addition there is the school of the hamburg ballet, established in 1978. John neumeier, born february 24, 1942, milwaukee, wisconsin, american ballet dancer, choreographer, and director who choreographed and directed some 120 ballets over the course of his career neumeier studied dance in milwaukee, wisconsin, and chicago. Thiago bordin born march 19, 1983, in sao paulo is a braziliangerman ballet dancer and choreographer. Konstantin kostya gavrilovich treplev in the seagull john neumeier. The founder, director and choreographer of hamburg ballet, americanborn john neumeier has made a name for himself with ballets that draw liberally from literary, poetic and musical sources. Neumeier studied literature and dance before joining the stuttgart ballet in 1963. He began his dance studies with sheilla reilly in milwaukee and then expanded them with bentley stone, walter camryn and sybil shearer in. John neumeier, hamburg ballet philharmonisches staatsorchester hamburg marc bouchkov violin, sebastian knauer piano. See more ideas about ballet, dancer and ballet dance. Anna laudere and carsten jung from the hamburg ballet in a duet from othello, music by arvo part, choreography by john neumeier. John neumeier is a choreographer who uses traditional ballet techniques and vocabulary to broaden the range of bodily expression while pursuing a penetrating inquiry into human psychology.
Houston, tx from september 414, 2014, houston ballet launches its 45th season with the company premiere of john neumeiers visually stunning threeact ballet a midsummer nights dream. John neumeier director and chief choreographer for hamburg ballet blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle into a unique interpretation of a. Ballet by john neumeier the nutcracker wednesday 01. Choreographer the american choreographer john neumeier b. Daly also danced for two seasons with the washington ballet prior to joining the joffrey.
Neumeier is now marking his 40th season as the director of hamburg ballet and is widely respected as a choreographer in european ballet circles but has received more muted recognition in his homeland. Since 1975, the ballet festival hamburg ballet days, has marked the end of each season by showcasing the current repertoire and inviting a guest company to perform, then ending with the international nijinsky gala. Roman rykine joined atlanta ballet from canadas royal winnipeg ballet school in 2016. As first premiere of the season, john neumeier presents the song of the earth, the hamburg version of his ballet with gustav mahlers masterpiece, which he created in february 2015 with the paris opera ballet. Armstrong center for dance 1075 santa fe drive denver, co. John neumeier born february 24, 1939 is an american ballet dancer, choreographer, and. Nov 06, 2018 the adaptation of tolstoys 1878 epic about a countess swept into an adulterous affair with a cavalry officer has been choreographed by john neumeier, the director and chief choreographer of the. Who would have thought that an oratorio was danceable. This highly anticipated production marks lyrics first collaboration with the joffrey ballet.