Ballet

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio – Ballet by John Neumeier

Repertoire

Christmas Oratorio

Synopsis

“Rejoice, exult” – John Neumeier turns Bach’s Christmas Oratorio into an experience that confronts us all with the most basic questions of trust, hope, faith, doubt and self-sacrifice: “My choreography is not a religious undertaking. We perform to Bach’s music, for a few hours unifying individuals of many different cultural and religious backgrounds. For me, the basic human values expressed through the choreography are always the most important thing. Therefore, in my ballet, Mary is known simply as ‘the Mother’ and Joseph as ‘her Husband’.” “Once again it is impossible not to be impressed by the flawless technique of the ensemble … When at the end Lloyd Riggins tap-dances his way across the stage like Fred Astaire, the Christmas Oratorio is complete” (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

Additional Info

No: 732708
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: Alessandro de Marchi
Orchestra: Philharmoniker Hamburg
Artists: Hamburg Ballet, Julian Prégardien, Melissa Petit, Katja Pieweck, Manuel Günther, Wilhelm Schwinghammer
Production year: 2015-11
Run time: 3:00:00