Nijinsky - Gala XXX Sun. 27 June 2004 Nijinsky - Gala XXX Sun. 27 June 2004
Today's program is a little bit differnt form that on the Ballet Year Book. I added the songs' titles of Simon and Garfunkel's as well as the name of Jennifer Goube on the list of the dancers of the third Symphony of Gustav Mahler.
| Prolog - The beginning from Desir (1973) |
Music Alexander Skrjabin Choreography John Neumeier piano Lera Auerbach |
Joelle Boulogne Peter Dingle |
| PART I Shakespeare Danced Choreography by John Neumeier on the Theme of William Shakespeare |
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| Pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet ( Romeo und Julia ) (1971, 74, 81) |
Music Sergej Prokofjew Costume Juergen Rose |
Juliet Helene Bouchet Romeo Thiago Bordin |
| From Farewell of Hamlet Hamlet (1977) |
Music Micheal Tippet Costume Klaus Hellenstein |
Ophelia Anna Polikarpova Hamlet Lloyd Riggins |
| Pas de deux from Midsummer Night's Dream ( Ein Sommernachtstraum) (1977) |
Music Felix Mendelssohn Barthordy Costume Juergen Rose |
Hermia Barbora Kohoutkova, Boston Ballet Lysander Carsten Jung |
| Ein Schaeferidyll from As You Like It ( Wie es euch gefaellt ) (1985) |
Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Costume Klaus Hellenstein |
Phebe Adela Pollertova Silvius Yohan Stegli |
| Pas de deux from As You Like It ( Wie es euch gefaellt ) (1985) |
Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Costume Klaus Hellenstein |
Rosalinde Margaret Illmann Orlando Gregor Hatala Wiener Staatsopernballet |
| Pas de deux from Othello (1985) |
Music Arvo Part "Mirror in a Mirror" Costume John Neumeier |
Desdemona Gigi Hyatt Othello Gamal Gouda |
| PART II My Favorires Balanchine, Friend, - Old Friends - and Farewell |
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| For Elizabeth* (2004) |
Music Antonin Dovorak Slavonic Dance No.2 ( Slawischer Tanz Nr.2 ) Choreography John Neumeier Costume John Neumeier |
Elizabeth Loscavio Alexandre Riabko |
| Three extracts from The Legend of Joseph ( Josephs Legende ) (1997) |
Music Richard Strauss Choreography John Neumeier Costume Marco Arturo Marelli |
Joseph Yukichi Hattori Potiphar's Wife Laura Cazzaniga The Angel Otto Bubenicek |
| Pas de Deux from Sylvia (1997) |
Music Leo Delibes Choreography John Neumeier Costume Yannis Kokkos |
Sylvia Eleonora Abbagnato Aminta Nicolas Le Riche Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris |
| Pas de deux from Voices of Spring |
Music Johann Strauss Spring Voice-Waltz ( Fruehlingsstimmen-Walzer ) Chorography Sir Frederic Ashton |
Alina Cojocaru Johan Kobborg The Royal Ballet, London |
| Tschaikowsky Pas de deux | Music Peter I. Tschaikowsky Choreography George Balanchine |
Diana Vishneva Ballet of Mariinsky- Theater, St. Petersburg Vladimir Malakhov Director of Staatsballet, Berlin |
| Old friends - Opus 100 for Maurice (1996) |
Music Simon & Garfunkel Old Friens Bridge over Troubled Water Choreography John Neumeier |
Ivan Liska Director of Baierischen Staatsballet, Muenchen Kevin Haigen Ivan Urban, Alexandre Riabko |
| PART III Mahler - Was mir die Musik erzaehlt Extracts from Choreography of John Neumeier to Compositions of Gustav Mahler |
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| 3rd movement from Rondo (1970, 1973) |
Costume John Neumeier | Heather Jurgensen, Joelle Boulogne, Niurka Moredo Sebastian Thill, Arsen Megrabian |
| from Rueckert Lieder (1976) Ich atmet einen linden Duft |
Costume John Neumeier | Silvia Azzoni, Alexandre Riabko |
| three songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1976) - Das irdische Leben* - - Rheinlegedchen** - - Wo die schoenen Trompeten blasen* - |
Costume John Neumeier Alt Yvi Jaenicke* Bariton Russel Braun** |
Das irdische Leben Carsten Jung Rheinlegedchen Heather Jurgensen, Anna Polikarpova Wo die schoenen Trompeten blasen Heather Jurgensen, Lloyd Riggins |
| 3rd movement from Fourth Symphony of Gustav Mahler (1977) |
Costume Marco Arturo Marelli | Lucia Lacarra, Cyril Pierre Peter Dingle, Yukichi Hattori Female Ensemble |
| 6th movement from Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler (1975) |
Costume & Light Concept John Neumeier |
Silvia Azzoni, Jiri Bubenicek Anna Grabka, Gugu Hyatt, Marianne Kruuse, Chantal Lefevre, Colleen Scott, Jennifer Goube Eduardo Bertini, Gamal Gouda, Kevin Haigen, Ivan Liska, Janusz Mazon Hamburg Ballet |