Jakob Feyferlikin a blue costume kneels before Ksenia Shevtsova in white, with a bystander in the background.
An elegant ballet couple performs on stage in traditional costumes, with a romantic backdrop of trees and water.
A ballerina in a blue dress performs on stage. In the background, several people dressed in period costumes are visible.
A ballet group in white tutus performing in unison on a blue-lit stage with a forest backdrop. Elegance and precision.
The World of John NeumeierBallet / Dance
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Illusions – like Swan Lake

Bayerisches Staatsballett

Past event

Jakob Feyferlikin a blue costume kneels before Ksenia Shevtsova in white, with a bystander in the background.
An elegant ballet couple performs on stage in traditional costumes, with a romantic backdrop of trees and water.
A ballerina in a blue dress performs on stage. In the background, several people dressed in period costumes are visible.
A ballet group in white tutus performing in unison on a blue-lit stage with a forest backdrop. Elegance and precision.

​John Neumeier's Illusions – like Swan Lake combines motifs from Tchaikovsky's ballet with the biography of the Bavarian "Fairy Tale King" Ludwig II. In a mixture of classical reconstruction and psychological drama, Swan Lake becomes a canvas for inner conflicts. Neumeier addresses loneliness, longing, and the border between reality and illusion – integrating parts of the original choreography by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa.

Program

Digital program booklet

Open digital program booklet

  • Illusions – like Swan LakeBallet by John Neumeier Music by Peter Tchaikovsky

Artists

  • Choreographer and Producer
  • Jürgen RoseSet and Costume Designer
  • Bayerisches Staatsballett

Your event at a glance

Foyer opens
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Introductory lectures
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Intermission
Intermission
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Venue

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Beim Alten Bahnhof 2 76530 Baden-Baden