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The World of John Neumeier

John Neumeier
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 his most famous ballets such as The Nutcracker, Nijinsky, Lady of the Camellias and Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler.

Work specs

Choreographies by John Neumeier

The Production

  • Break 3 hours | 1 intermission
  • Age recommendation From 12 years
THE PROGRAM
Choreography and Host: John Neumeier

PART I

excerpt from "Bernstein Dances"
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Costumes: Giorgio Armani
Dancers:
Xue Lin, Christopher Evans
Greta Jörgens, Jacopo Bellussi
Ana Torrequebrada, Karen Azatyan
and Ensemble

excerpt from "Shall we dance?"
Music: George Gershwin
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Ida Praetorius, Alexandr Trusch
and Ensemble

excerpt from "The Nutcracker"
Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Costumes: Jürgen Rose
Dancers:
Marie: Olivia Betteridge
Drosselmeier: Alessandro Frola
Louise: Xue Lin
Günther: Matias Oberlin
and Ensemble

excerpt from "Death in Venice"
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
Costumes: John Neumeier, Peter Schmidt
Dancers:
Christopher Evans
Silvia Azzoni, Alexandre Riabko

excerpt from "Ghost Light"
Music: Franz Schubert
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Madoka Sugai, Nicolas Gläsmann
and Ensemble

excerpt from "Romeo and Juliet"
Music: Serge Prokofieff
Costumes: Jürgen Rose
Dancers:
Juliet: Azul Ardizzone
Romeo: Louis Musin

excerpt from "Othello"
Music: Arvo Pärt
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Desdemona: Anna Laudere
Othello: Jason Reilly (as a guest)

excerpt from "Christmas Oratorio I-VI"
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Madoka Sugai, Christopher Evans
and Ensemble


PART II

excerpt from "Nijinsky"
Music: Frédéric Chopin, Dmitri Shostakovich
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Vaslav Nijinsky: Aleix Martínez
Stanislav Nijinsky: Louis Musin
Bronislava Nijinska: Ida Stempelmann
Petrushka: Christopher Evans
and Ensemble

excerpt from "Lady of the Camellias"
Music: Frédéric Chopin
Costumes: Jürgen Rose
Dancers:
Marguerite: Ida Praetorius
Armand: Jacopo Bellussi

Opus 100 – for Maurice
Music: Simon & Garfunkel
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Alexandre Riabko, Edvin Revazov

excerpt from "Anna Karenina"
Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Anna Karenina: Anna Laudere
Alexei Vronski: Jacopo Bellussi
Kitty: Emilie Mazon
Levin: Aleix Martínez
A Mushik: Karen Azatyan

excerpt from "Beethoven Project II"
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven
Costumes: Albert Kriemler / A-K-R-I-S-
Dancers:
Madoka Sugai, Alexandr Trusch
and Ensemble

excerpt from "Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler"
Music: Gustav Mahler
Costumes: John Neumeier
Dancers:
Alina Cojocaru, Edvin Revazov
and Ensemble

excerpt from "Bernstein Dances"
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Costumes: Giorgio Armani
Dancers:
Ensemble