The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series (3 Feb)
(A Streetcar Named Desire) “Breathtaking in every meaning of the word.” Ballet.co.uk
"Mahler's Third Symphony is an incredible achievement…This ballet is a work of genius." New York Post
John Neumeier is reviving two of his signature pieces: Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler premiered in 1975 and conjures the composer’s exploration of nature in all its diversity. The choreography illuminates its power and beauty through the human form as the dancers perfectly distil Mahler’s commanding, exquisite score.
A Streetcar Named Desire is "a ballet like a clap of thunder" (Die Welt) as Tennessee Williams’ powerful play is brought to life by Neumeier’s visceral choreography which is set to Prokofiev’s Visions Fugitives and Schnittke’s Symphony No 1. Neumeier embraces all the raw intensity of the original and the influence of New Orleans is tangible in this searing work of balletic storytelling which exposes the harshness and the fragility of the human condition.
Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler
Approx 1 hr 45 mins with no interval
A Streetcar Named Desire
Approx 2 hrs incl one interval
Related Festival PLUS programme(s)
About Dance: Meet-the-Artists (31 Jan)
Backstage Tour
Holger Badekow
31 Jan
Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler (Festival Opening)
Music
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 3
3-5 Feb
A Streetcar Named Desire
Music
Sergey Prokofiev Visions Fugitives, Op 22
Alfred Schnittke Symphony No 1
Artistic Director and Choreographer
JOHN NEUMEIER
Approx 1 hr 45 mins with no interval
A Streetcar Named Desire
Approx 2 hrs incl one interval
Holger Badekow
John Neumeier
John Neumeier danced with the Stuttgart Ballet from 1963 to 1969. From 1973 he has been director and chief choreographer of The Hamburg Ballet which has since become internationally acclaimed as one of Europe’s leading ballet companies with a reputation for flair and originality. As a choreographer, Neumeier continually focuses on the preservation of ballet tradition, he gives his works a modern dramatic framework and takes inspiration from literature, poetry and music to create story-driven ballets. A true star in the world of dance he runs a dance company, a dance school, a dance foundation and museum, as well as continually adding to his extensive dance collection.
