Hamburg Ballet

The first performance of the company under the new leadership was a Ballet Workshop ("Ballett-Werkstatt") titled "Classical Technique in Modern Choreographies" on September 9, 1973.

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.

In addition, John Neumeier has created ballets to Johann Sebastian Bach's "Saint Matthew Passion" (1980) and "Christmas Oratorio" (Part I – III premiered in 2007, the complete work will premiere on December 8, 2013), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Requiem" (1991) and George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" (1999).

Neumeier has also created adaptations of Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" (1989), Homer's "Odyssey" (1995), Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" (2002) and Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" (2003).

With inspiration from the Elizabethan writer, John Neumeier choreographed "As You Like It" (1985), "Hamlet" (1985), "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1977), "Romeo and Juliet" (1971), "VIVALDI or What you will" (1996) and "Othello" (1985).

The repertoire of the company includes ballets by George Balanchine, Maurice Béjart, John Cranko and Mats Ek, among others.

There are also reconstructions of historical choreographies, such as Vaslav Nijinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps" by Millicent Hodson.

In 2012, The Hamburg Ballet performed "Renku", choreographed by company members Yuka Oishi and Orkan Dann.

The lead roles were danced by Marcia Haydée (Marguerite) and Ivan Liška [de] (Armand Duval).

In addition, the German broadcasters NDR and ZDF filmed "Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler", "Wendung" (String Quintet in C major by Franz Schubert), "Kinderszenen" (1974) and "Othello".

"Illusions – like Swan Lake", "Death in Venice" and "Saint Matthew Passion" with dancers of The Hamburg Ballet were also filmed.

Since 1973 the Ballet Workshops ("Ballett-Werkstätte"), shown several times each season, are traditionally held on a Sunday morning.

It made the work of the main soloists in the 80s (Marianne Kruuse, Ivan Liska, Kevin Haigen) known to a wider audience.

In the season 2012/13 John Neumeier and his company gave the audience insight into the development of his ballets for the 200th time.

Traditionally, during the festival another renowned ballet company gives guest performances at the Hamburg State Opera.

The criteria for admission to the school are physical aptitude, rhythmic ability, dancing disposition, talent for improvisation and the level of classical ballet technique in relation to age.

Its function and aim is to preserve and portray the history of ballet through words and images, documents and objects.

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