Photo: Kiran West
The Hamburg Ballet returns to Japan in March 2023 for the first time since 2018, after an unfortunately postponed tour due to COVID-19 originally scheduled for 2020. It will be the Company's ninth Japan tour, and the performances will be given as part of the Company's special 2023 season ― Mr. John Neumeier's 50th anniversary and final season as Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet*. Mr. Neumeier assumed the post of Director in 1973. Considering the long-time friendship between Mr. Neumeier, the Hamburg Ballet, and the Japanese audiences, the upcoming tour will be all-the-more special and significant.
The Company will bring two exuberant pieces. One is The World of John Neumeier, the much-anticipated gala that created a huge sensation on the last two Japanese tours. On the 2023 Japan tour, the Hamburg Ballet will perform an updated version.
The other one is Sylvia, a masterpiece on a mystic theme, originally created for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1997 and performed by Étoiles including Monique Loudières, Manuel Legris and Elisabeth Platel. In the same year, the ballet entered the Hamburg Ballet's repertoire. During the upcoming Japanese tour, it will be presented by the best possible cast including Madoka Sugai and Alexandr Trusch.
Join us for a precious opportunity to witness the art of John Neumeier, arguably one of the last great masters of contemporary ballet, presented by his dear dancers.
* The Hamburg Ballet announced in October 2022 that Mr. John Neumeier had agreed to prolong his contract as Artistic Director for a year to ensure a smooth transition to Mr. Demis Volpi and to step down in the summer of 2024.
John Neumeier
Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet
The World of John Neumeier Edition 2023
Ballet gala
Choreography, Direction and Narration John Neumeier
Music Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Franz Schubert, Dmitri Shostakovich, Frédéric Chopin, Léo Delibes, Simon & Garfunkel, Gustav Mahler, and other
Thursday 2 March 2023, 19:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Friday 3 March 2023, 19:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Saturday 4 March 2023, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Sunday 5 March 2023, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Performed by all the principals, soloists and the entire corps de ballet of the Hamburg Ballet.
Guest Dancer Alina Cojocaru, guest artist with the Hamburg Ballet
Running Time About 2 hours and 45 minutes including an intermission.
Recorded music will be used.
Sylvia
Ballet by John Neumeier
Music Léo Delibes
Choreography and Staging John Neumeier
Set and Costumes Yannis Kokkos
Friday 10 March 2023, 19:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Sylvia Madoka Sugai
Aminta Alexandr Trusch
Diana Anna Laudere
Love/Thyrsis/Orion Christopher Evans
Endymion Jacopo Bellusi
Saturday 11 March 2023, 13:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Sylvia Ida Praetorius
Aminta Jacopo Bellusi
Diana Yun-Su Park
Love/Thyrsis/Orion Félix Paquet
Endymion Alessandro Frola
Saturday 11 March 2023, 18:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Sylvia Madoka Sugai
Aminta Alexandr Trusch
Diana Anna Laudere
Love/Thyrsis/Orion Christopher Evans
Endymion Jacopo Bellusi
Sunday 12 March 2023, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Sylvia Madoka Sugai
Aminta Alexandr Trusch
Diana Anna Laudere
Love/Thyrsis/Orion Christopher Evans
Endymion Jacopo Bellusi
Conductor Markus Lehtinen
Orchestra Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time About 2 hours and 15 minutes including an intermission.
*Programs and casting as of 8 September 2022 are subject to change.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
http://www.t-bunka.jp/access/index.html
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| A | \21,000 |
| B | \19,000 |
| C | \15,000 |
| D | \11,000 |
| P | \8,000 |
| 25 and Under | \4,000 |
●Please note that we are to present the performances with the utmost caution in line with national and regional guidelines for novel coronavirus infection prevention measures, and that the performance dates and details are subject to change depending on circumstances. We will be posting on our website a list of novel coronavirus precautions upon attending the performance. Audience members are kindly asked to read it before attending the performance.
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Programs and casting as of 8 September 2022 are subject to change. Changes in the program and cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
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Friday 21 October 2022 at 21:00--Wednesday 9 November 2022 at 18:00
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Friday 28 October 2022 at 21:00--Wednesday 9 November 2022 at 18:00
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Enjoy a discount of 2,000 yen/set (one ticket for each program), by purchasing the same number of tickets for both programs. Two-program tickets will be on sale from Friday 21 October 2022, 21:00 until Wednesday 9 November 2022, 18:00 at NBS WEB Ticket.
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4. 25 and Under Tickets
¥4,000 tickets for those aged 6 to 25 years go on sale on Thursday 2 February 2023, 20:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
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