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  • John Neumeier / Dmitri Shostakovich / Frédéric Chopin / Robert Schumann / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Nijinsky

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ballet John Neumeier's Nijinsky, music by Chopin, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich The Hamburg Ballet

The Hamburg Ballet

John Neumeier's Nijinsky, music by Chopin, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich The Hamburg Ballet

About

The Polish dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky was a great inspiration to John Neumeier from early on in the younger dancer’s career. Premiered in 2000 by the Hamburg Ballet (where John Neumeier is director and principal choreographer), the ballet Nijinsky evokes the career of the man nicknamed the “God of Dance”. Neumeier focuses the work on the pivotal moment when Nijinsky began to sink into the madness that would eventually lead to his death. Mixing art and life on stage, he creates a moving tribute that evokes the artistic circle and some of the greatest roles of this truly singular artist.

Photo: © Kiran West

Cast

  • John Neumeier | Choreographer
  • Alexandre Riabko | Vaslav Nijinsky
  • Carolina Agüero | Romola Nijinsky
  • Patricia Friza | Bronislava Nijinska
  • Aleix Martínez | Stanislav Nijinsky
  • Ivan Urban | Serge de Diaghilev
  • Anna Laudere | Eleonora Bereda
  • Carsten Jung | Thomas Nijinsky
  • Silvia Azzoni | Tamara Karsavina
  • Alexandr Trusch | Nijinsky as “Harlequin” and “Le Spectre de la rose”
  • Marc Jubete | Nijinsky as “The Golden Slave” and “The Faun”
  • Lloyd Riggins | Petrushka
  • Jacopo Bellussi | Leonid Massine
  • Ondřej Rudčenko | A pianist
  • The Hamburg Ballet

Program

  • John Neumeier / Dmitri Shostakovich / Frédéric Chopin / Robert Schumann / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Nijinsky

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Thomas Grimm
  • Production date: 2017
  • Duration: 2 h 14 min
  • Production: © Hamburgische Staatsoper, C Major Entertainment, NDR, Arte, NHK
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