John Neumeier's Nijinsky, music by Chopin, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich
The Hamburg Ballet
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Cast
Alexandre Riabko
Carolina Agüero
Patricia Friza
Aleix Martínez
Ivan Urban
Anna Laudere
Carsten Jung
Silvia Azzoni
Alexandr Trusch
Marc Jubete
Lloyd Riggins
Jacopo Bellussi
Ondřej Rudčenko
The Hamburg Ballet
Program notes
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