© Holger Badeko Aspects of Nijinsky at Festspielhaus Baden‐Baden
Baden‐Baden, Festspielhaus Baden‐Baden
About the Event
Neumeier's ballets are performed by companies all over the world. The American choreographer is constantly developing his work, adapting to new dancer personalities and also keeping an eye on the history of the respective company. La Scala Ballet in Milan, for example, is closely linked to the history of ballet in Russia: From Milan, Enrico Cecchetti was appointed ballet master to St. Petersburg in the 19th century and later to Diaghilev's “Ballets Russes”. The Italian style influenced the Russian style — and therefore also Nijinsky's work, which is the focus of the evening.
Aspects of Nijinsky
Ballets by John Neumeier
Vaslav
Ballet based on a plan by Vaslav Nijinsky, using some of the music he selected
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
John Neumeier
Choreography
L'Après‐midi d'un faune
Music by Claude Debussy
John Neumeier
Choreography and costumes
Le Pavillon d'Armide
Music by Nikolai Cherepnin
John Neumeier
Choreography, stage design and costumes
Practical Information
The categories on the seating plan are divided as follows:
Category 1 = yellow
Category 2 = pink
Category 3 = red
Category 4 = blue
Category 5 = green
Category 6 = blackberry
Category 7 = dark brown
Category 8 = light brown
Artists
| Conductor, Choreographer: | John Neumeier The American dancer, choreographer and Ballet director has spent the majority of his career in Germany, where he was Director and Principal Choreographer of Hamburg Ballet and Artistic Director of Ballet at the Hamburg Opera until 2024. Alongside this work, he has been General Director and Artistic Supervisor of the German National Youth Ballet since its foundation in 2011. As a choreographer, Neumeier has created over 170 works, with his dance interpretations of Shakespeare's plays and re‐creations of many of the seminal 19th Century ballet canon works such as 'The Nutcracker' attracting particular critical acclaim. Neumeier's creations often draw on music from beyond the ballet canon, exploring operatic and orchestral music through the medium of dance. |
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| Orchestra: | Philharmonie Baden‐Baden Founded in its current iteration in 1854, the Baden‐Baden Philharmonic is one of Germany's oldest and most respected orchestras, with a history that can be traced back to the mid‐1400s. A familiar presence on the world's most prestigious stages and at events of international importance, the orchestra gave the world premieres of numerous, now canonical, works by composers such as Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms; its roster of guest conductors and soloists reads as a veritable Who's Who of classical music's greatest names. The orchestra's annual concert programme ranges from small‐scale chamber concerts to the grandest of Opera Galas at Baden‐Baden's Festspielhaus, via an exceptional range of concert formats that cater for all ages, from the devotee with decades of concerts under their belt to toddlers experiencing orchestral music for the first time. |
| Dance Company: | Ballett der Mailänder Scala |
| Conductor: | Simon Hewett |
Address
Festspielhaus Baden‐Baden, Beim Alten Bahnhof 2, Baden‐Baden, Germany — Google Maps
