About
The Summer Festival at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will be led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, chief conductor of New York’s Metropolitan Opera. He regularly stands on the podium of the world’s most prominent orchestras – and reveals that he is also a passionate chamber musician, performing with friends from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
A ruler who loses himself in illusions – to sounds by a king of ballet music who was himself often unhappily in love. Tchaikovsky's brilliant score of Swan Lake, together with the work of imperial choreographer Marius Petipa, paved the way for ballet to reach the hearts of a wide audience. John Neumeiers in-depth study of the classics by both masters thus turned into a tribute to ballet as such. Even The Nutcracker is more than a children's fairy tale, as we see in the literary original by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Being young was never idyllic. And his choreographic narrative is also about the transition from youth to adulthood. Experience new stories choreographed by young dancers in this year’s edition of Absprung. And the Bundesjugendballett is also back – as well as an evening featuring WINNDance. WINNDance was co-founded by the wonderful Marijn Rademaker, the Stuttgart Iago from Neumeiers Othello ballet. These kinds of formats are the future of our craft. Come and enjoy our ballet festival.
About the The World of John Neumeier
For his festival in Baden-Baden, John Neumeier set himself the goal of bringing dance out into the city.
With the Dance Festival of Generations, we are taking him up on his idea. People of all ages are welcome at an event that is sure to bring a relaxed mood to Baden-Baden. "We take dance as a means of communication seriously," is one of the great choreographer’s credos. Now it’s time to let the bodies speak – at a festival for the whole city.
