The World of John Neumeier

Most artists remain silent when it comes to the inspiration for their work. Not so John Neumeier. He reveals secrets: What was I thinking about while creating the Festival's choreographies, how did I rehearse them with the dancers? This is much more than a lecture by the master. Neumeier invites soloists of the Hamburg Ballet to join him on stage, has them dance and explains their steps. Our tip: invite your friend or a family member to the ballet workshop! John Neumeier is a charming host, a “fisher of men” for ballet and art.

John Neumeier presents the Joffrey Ballet. In a distinctly American way, the company, which was founded in 1956, brings together extremes. Here, diversity is what it’s all about: they dance both modern and en pointe and were the first company ever to combine classical ballet with rock music on stage...

In "Parzival – Episoden und Echo" or "Tod in Venedig" he had made an impression: Edvin Revazov, first soloist of the Hamburg Ballet. The Ukrainian dancer and choreographer received the inaugural John Neumeier Prize for Choreography in 2023, and will now, together with the Bundesjugendballett, present his new choreography. Beforehand, the young company will look back at the past of their American mentor. With "Sybil Dances" they recall John Neumeier's first engagement (1960-1962) in Sybil Shearer's company.

Based on the classic play by Tennessee Williams: John Neumeier once again demonstrates his ability to transform a story into dance and tell it in an exciting new way. His ballet begins at the end of Williams’s drama, in a mental hospital...

“A memory play” is how Tennessee Williams characterized his work The Glass Menagerie. Tom looks back on his years in a fatherless lower middle class American family, between his mother and his dreamy, elflike, handicapped sister...