11 Facts About Hamburg Ballet

1.

Hamburg Ballet is a ballet company based in Hamburg, Germany.

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2.

The performances of the Hamburg Ballet are usually held at the Hamburg State Opera, while the training and education facility is the "Ballettzentrum Hamburg – John Neumeier".

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3.

In January, 1974 The Hamburg Ballet had its first premiere: Romeo and Juliet originally choreographed by John Neumeier for the Frankfurt Ballet in 1971.

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4.

The Hamburg Ballet Center is the home of the company, the school and the National Youth Hamburg Ballet, which was founded by John Neumeier in 2011.

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5.

The main interest of the Director and Chief Choreographer of The Hamburg Ballet is to create new, contemporary forms in connection with the classical ballet tradition.

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6.

Repertoire of The Hamburg Ballet includes a variety of ballets choreographed to orchestral music.

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7.

Hamburg Ballet staged Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story" and "On the Town".

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8.

In 2012, The Hamburg Ballet performed “Renku”, choreographed by company members Yuka Oishi and Orkan Dann.

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9.

Since 1973 the Hamburg Ballet Workshops, shown several times each season, are traditionally held on a Sunday morning.

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10.

Since 1975 the Hamburg Ballet Days have been established as festival at the end of the season.

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11.

In 2010, the Tokyo Ballet visited, and in 2013 the Bayerisches Staatsballett as well as Les Ballets de Monte Carlo were guests in Hamburg.

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