© Kiran West Nijinsky at Festspielhaus Baden‐Baden
Baden‐Baden, Festspielhaus Baden‐Baden
About the Event
John Neumeier and Vaslav Nijinsky: an affinity between two ballet geniuses from different eras that has itself long since become historical. The influence of the Russian dancer and choreographer from the beginning of the 20th century is central to the American's work and aesthetics. John Neumeier keeps a private Nijinsky museum in his apartment, because for him his Russian predecessor is “the greatest visionary in the art of ballet — and the most tragic”. The ballet “Nijinsky” is both a homage and an encyclopaedia of Neumeier's own style: you will never be finished with this masterpiece.
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
Program
- Works by – Frédéric Chopin, Nikolaj Rimsky‐Korsakow, Dmitri Schostakowitsch, Robert Schumann
Artists
| Dance Company: | Hamburg Ballett |
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| Orchestra: | Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 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. |
Address
Festspielhaus Baden‐Baden, Beim Alten Bahnhof 2, Baden‐Baden, Germany — Google Maps
