W dot com tangs. Dont be too good just because it. Takes her take her to go. To. John nolan meyer at work that fast. And internationally renowned choreographer depicts worlds of emotion in the language of dance thank you. Its been done and im a grateful person convert might be why im a happy person could be and privileged to get to do what i love most people. For john know i mire the artistic journey has always been more important than a destination. In my living i define my life is a painting is done so is the frame. His creative home is the Ballet Center hamburg. Site is she ever since ive been a choreographer my aim has been to create a sort of microcosm of the world on stage after. A microcosm that includes the underworld just now i meyer is staging orpheus and you read a scene. Where cliche you see it is stick to the narrative is the Creative Process itself is in and theres Nothing Better than entering a space and feeling extremely nervous and uncertain your dancers looking to you with huge expectations on to the sound of music that moves you hear it and creating something that hadnt existed before us thats not meet our. And. So. One of his main focuses has always been melding dance with music. Man attends st d. My kind of dances are ones who give it their all even in rehearsal a nice little knot i believe because im a slave driver and theyre afraid theyll be fired if they dont. Because it gives them joy and this is huge to go and destroy in fact me to him its a great source of inspiration for me which is for me and of course in spirit. Is a choreographer whos loved and appreciated by character dancers. That the magic that happens in the studio that its nothing that i can tell but i guess as a choreographer and dancer you create. Really a fine line when youre in the studio working where that is not really bungees between one and another it requires these unity to be able to create something really from deep inside tension has. An amazing way off transforming the answers into different drills that sometimes you dont. Expect to become the person that or to find that person in you and i think you have an amazing way of finding that in you to project it on stage its just incredible its incredible experience to be with him in the studio and. To see how how. How to hes as he sees you and that theyre all you do and that piece he creates so its really special there was the. Debt am. The world famous Dance Company as a many headed entity accompanying johnno and my own on his artistic quest down a long and winding road ringback. Its right for him at fs i know and i always have doubts tate nothing has any worth from less you question it and question yourself and father stared at this being im forever at a crossroads conflicted wondering if im going in the right direction or not confuse you one up there fake. Its least according to him why do you do it here self i ask myself back too much money. Hes never taken the easy route when he was 62 he danced the part of the lion in his ballet production affronts schuberts into highs of our winter journey. The characters that interest him are the doubters the losers and dreamers. One that has long intrigued 10 is bats let me just see the russian ballet dancer and choreographer often referred to as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century no i meyers ballet explores his descent into madness. John the baptist and jesus and a power to do it in a choreographic exploration of George Frederick handels messiah broken heroes in classic no i my style. Symbiotic for better and for worse john the baptist makes jesus a teacher finding him disciples. Noting the expectations of the crowds and doubting his mission. A ballet steeped in soul and she managed to. I am the leader in fact for me i get a cord of theres a bit of myself in every piece of mine every choreography and every production and nish going up she and i cant choreographed stage something with complete honesty if i dont understand it these days for stiff i dont understand it deeply from a very specific angle my own possible angle in that 1st year. John no i meyer was born in milwaukee on Lake Michigan in 1939 his father was a ships captain. His mother loved arts and culture. Supported his ambition to dance and ambition born when the family went together to see a musical in the cinema. He started taking tap dancing classes then in the Milwaukee City Library he stumbled across a biography of thats left nijinsky and fell in love with ballet. He studied in london and copenhagen and in 1963 went to germany to join the stuttgart ballet led by choreographer john crinkle. John knowing my aunt was a talented dancer and was soon making a name for himself as a choreographer to. In 1969 he was appointed director of the frankfurt ballet. Adaptation of romeo and juliet in 1984 was a milestone his juliet was no hottie prima donna but an irrepressible young girl who learns to dance only when she falls in love she breathed new life into the classics. She reinterpreted swan lake as a vision dreamed up by lunatic the 2nd during his imprisonment. Was. But not meyer doesnt seek to revolutionize ballet so much as to renew it gently and thoughtfully. Up to constant us for art can make a difference im not sure hes but im not sure that its task. It should help people understand themselves better as he said afresh the end. Up getting them are not. Valid on. The majestic pal a guy name is located in the heart of the congo do that in paris its the home of the famous ballet due to pathing and associated ballet school. It is clear that created a lot of it yet what i create is not complete sort as very often Ballet Company wants to stage one of my works i dont see it as a picture hanging on a wall that i can take down and send over along with the building of a district is he in on chicken national or thats all i have to go and meet them with standard and see who these people are wanting to bring new life to my work even disses faire noir leave. In money as he can shout it theres money interest in when you decide to work in different places what then you learn that each place has its own set of rules. In papeete that is especially true of the paris opera which has a very long ballet tradition and in ahmedabad 32 not sure but it. The pentagon year opened its doors in 875 for years it was the biggest theater in the world a Meeting Place for high society. John nolan meyer loves the venue and frequently works here as a guest choreographer. Hes a company. Is i love this company very much its basically 3rd not too big because it will often have 2 Big Productions going on in its 2 different venues mine i really do interest my. I got to have lots of time to work with my group these groups who are so big ross but each row through its movements is an important color in this mosaic of emotions it was and. Is indeed some was a fun image to learn is there. Together with ballet masters kevin hagen and. Both former dancers with a hammer ballet johnno meyer is on his way to rehearsals his adaptation of la damn. The 19th century novel by Alexandre Dumas is being staged in the city in which it was set. With. A retailer no real want to the other side i dont know where you figure out if things are unfixable. With its many stairwells corridors and rooms the Historic Building is something of a labyrinth you know if an accident. I mean if the reversals are taking place in one of 5 studios whats interesting with our job and john makes that very very clear is that is the journey the process of always learning and always searching because everything doesnt have to be successful but everything has to go forward its not about success its about its not about the distinction its about the journey and that john has always made very clear hes and thats why he will continue to create. John no i my are originally created like damn coming idea set to music by fred of actual power for the stock god ballet in 1978 it was internationally acclaimed the production in paris is now the 6th version he has staged in the city in mn at 1st and show in manhattan and when you consider some aspect or would have an earlier dancer is mind. And are looking to reproduce what she or he did and it doesnt work. When one it only works when you love and respect this incredibly Precious Resource youre working with family people not colors not words not computers or typewriters countrified machine leap and perfect yet. The tree hersel and each role takes on a life of its own. If it beeped muncy im always falling in love in you with a dance as i work with is trying to create something fresh trying to awaken something new both in the dancers and in myself of a dice that is in ideas ok but were. A lot of it very good for what a very good. You know. The open is a legendary institution to perform on its stage is a unique privilege and when a world famous choreographer is staging a production of his own work its a special thrill for the 154. 00 dancers with the paris opera ballet. Good or youre going. To rehearsals for productions are tightly scheduled for the goddamn of opera houses makes no exceptions. The venues sumptuous velvet upholstery and lavish gold detail is dance like making the pentagon a premier tourist attraction. It still looks much the same as it did in the late 19th century when it was the beating heart of fashionable paris. 1st of indian i think the problem is that there are 6 different causes and theres also a major production of the opera by stephen and the easiest took him in the us. Its an unfamiliar situation for johnno meyer the hamburg ballet is a much Smaller Company and the dancers are entirely at his disposal. He staged the story of the ill fated lovers many times but always managed to reinterpret it and find a new way of telling their tragic tale. Theres interest and it is this month in movida a small ways in whats interesting is that you can always discover something new because humans are such a tunnel and making us into a its always an adventure said some as like this is the grudge or the ascent emitted a row might be the same but its always performed by someone different to toward braked is a tad bit weak this fund is driven by faith in new ways of being an i know and i know and that mukesh kite suzanne for one of us better for humankind. Had a different angle on emotionality more tonight 880 and thats just for us thats what makes a story endlessly fascinating for me as a choreographer. Spock from mission as choreographed. The terminally ill magazine will ultimately. Leave her lover and forfeit her happiness. After the rehearsal johnno meyer gives all of the dancers in depth individual feedback with this. Change our spatial logic of jumping a set a bush in the center but its. The 1st time. He never tires of explaining his ideas and demonstrating what hes looking for she looks. Terrific he throws himself into his work with body and soul you look. At the same face with. The fact its good to have all this in the kitchen for the father and so you know he gives you so much image of soccer actor it tells you why you have to do it like that why its more. Credible for the audience way what is the sense of doing it is just like i want you to do it its always there is a little wide. Stretch but yet. Even after a career spanning 50 years hes only satisfied when he can get to grips with every last detail of his productions with. Johnno i meyer has been director of the hamburg ballet since 1973 and put the city on the map of International Dance he also made it his home and it was here that he found his longtime partner. Is here but and professionally hes a genius but hes always remained unbelievably grounded down to earth as the americans say and he has a great sense of humor freedom but if we didnt we wouldnt be together i mean girls who was on 3 adventures on the side. Discover is complete imo many think there comes a moment. Common vice when you just know that youve made someone at their. Best better than anyone youve ever imagined thats money thats the same one who could show it would exist tom and kinda sorta. Went down as this all this month on your together with this person is as man say it was here to talk about everything. C. F. A human on the scene to see you find your deeply interested in the other person and. I suspect or at it and you learn what its like to be more concern for them than you off well sell for human under so how does a set up. Its 10 oclock on a sunday morning in an hour at the ballet workshop will begin on the stage of the hamburg state opera no meyer will expand on how the roles developed and offer unique insights into the Creative Process. Just a few months eat after us so get the feeling of seeing who these people are in private this is me the 3 dimensionality of the characters is always very important and for the audience to see the performers without their costumes is Something Special and an issue in the end it just opens. The 1st ballet workshop took place in 1973 and was an instant hit with the audience tickets are always snapped up immediately. I didnt but now i thank you. Thank you and good morning ladies and gentlemen its right about it that im delighted to welcome you to our 224th ballet went shopping site begin audits tighten the course and sit out thank you gifts for ballet workshops per year and the event is always sold out. Today unallowed and edwina show the audience what theyve been trying out in rehearsals for a lot damn come yet. They concentrate on pure dance. Then John Neumeier talks the audience through the companys work. A successful documentary series was made about the ballet workshops. And good as agnes by lettice and it isnt in one respect the ballet is a Consumer Product compared to a restaurant i have sit down and i order a steak and steak and asked if the steaks good ill come back then if its not good it wont make it any better if the Restaurant Owner takes me into the kitchen and shows me how cramped it is and how hard it is to work that share it is that im back problems getting good stuff and that hes depressed at the moment and cant cook and what it is fair its so cough it doesnt ding and i might feel sorry for him on a personal level but i still wont enjoy my steak and i still wont come back says that its the same with ballet if you watch a performance and you dont like it then you might be interested in finding out anything more about it and nothing i can say oh we can show you will change that but what a deficit site to go to come up your john norma in 1978 1000000 myra one a german t. V. A white for the 4 part john on my respond at action at which he developed and hosted off to the to spokane const neumeier sees ballet as an art form by people for people he was 1st inspired by classic american musicals and their influence often shines through his work. Bernstein dances pays homage to the music and spirits of leonard bernstein. That accurate. And see defense out these abilities once youve seen the dancers on stage then youll know the dancing isnt just a job for them job dancing for all dancers is a vocation i can clinch for either tense or hopeful. Is the most intensive part of our lives and thats wonderful. With us a story. That can come a time when its no longer possible and to me whats most important is not a moment when dance is a dancing or tense advance and kind of the moment when they no longer can sit at all meant was if thats what we need to focus on a ha thats where we need to help miss the concert thats your own get down there because headphones. Proceeds from the events go to the Dance Foundation which helps professional dancers make the transition to other jobs. In general in meyer dedicated his choreography to manas leads where the beautiful trumpets blow to soloist Geoffrey Kirk who died of aids. The ballet workshop benefits traditionally end with a performance. For neumeier compassion and commemoration are intertwined with the ephemeral nature of dance. A little. Im going home and i think that was my approach when i became a ballet director nearly 50 years ago. That i missed by that. Direct us im going home and harbor the size its been nice to not only responsible for mahlers 5th symphony or the boys magic horn im responsible for everything or not for this was done so who are glad to be part of something for those who are a bit sad because theyre part of it but arent resting enough and i doubt if one of a kind poor fellows that are completely unhappy because theyre not a part of it at all thus i need to have answers for all of them i need to be able to give direction or i cant call myself a director. So its come on say he needs to direct on any. Exactly because his value to his job also includes this sort of thing today he selecting images for the program for orpheus and your idiocy together with photographer kieron west a former dancer johnno and myra tends to keep a professional distance from his dancers but not escaped wests all seeing photographers gaze. So as tense of us as when i was a dancer we had a completely different relationship. And its Something Else now. In front of me hes not afraid and you have to kind of. Call it. Ken as well diversified from draw on doesnt know the best sides of john and thats what i always want to show and he knows that. So he trusts me completely. We did this portrait together and i just said john what do you think youve got the special mood and he was like find what move on your move John Neumeier so he does it. So i just have to photograph and show the world or give it side and. John myla. A group photo to mark the companys 40th anniversary in 2013 including a few dancers from the very early days. With his 988. 00 piece hamburger impromptu french choreographer a movie space paid tribute to his friend John Longmire and his company. The mountain masterpieces created by noir meyer and the hamburg ballet is simply number 3 by Gustav Mahler which premiered in 1985 the music itself is the theme of the choreography. Is a recurring inspiration. To many of new myers choreographies have a dreamlike moored merging elements that make for strange and unsettling bedfellows. In a midsummer nights dream he juxtaposes the romantic strains of felix mentors on with georgi legatees mechanical music. St matthew passion was john myers 1st choreographic exploration of a sacred oratorial it premiered at the santa anas church in hamburg in 1980. C