Dont be too good just because it. Take her take her. To go to. John nolan meyer at work that fast. And internationally renowned choreographer who depicts worlds of emotion in the language of dance thank you its been done im a grateful person and that might be why im a happy person quickly and privileged to get to do what i love most is need. For johnno i mire the artistic journey has always been more important than a destination. And i live and i know if my life is a painting dance is the frame. His creative home is the Ballet Center hamburg. Sight 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 johnno meyer is staging orpheus and you read a scene. Where cliche you see is stick christians in the narrative is the Creative Process itself 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. One of his main focuses has always been melding dance with music. Mine attends zent di di 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. Last me because it gives them joy this is huge to go and this joy infects 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 that 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 boundaries 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 dancers 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 yeah its incredible experience to be with him in the studio and. To see how how. How to hes as he sees evil and that theyre all the a dual and that piece he creates so its really special there was the. Death. Am. The world famous Dance Company as a many headed entity accompanying johnno in my own on his artistic quest down a long and winding road. 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 a string im forever as a crossroads conflicted wondering if im going in the right direction or not confuse you one up there fake it its late to court and here why do you do it here self i ask myself that too much man. Hes never taken the easy route when he was 62 dance the part of the lion man in his ballet production affronts schuberts into highs and our winter journey. The characters that interest him are the downers the losers and dreamers. One that as long intrigued temp is vats let me just see the russian ballet dancer and choreographer often referred to as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century new 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 the broken heroes in classic noir my us 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 sure manatee. I am the leader that can be a huge accord of a bit of myself and every piece of mine every choreography and every production and Mission Growing up she and i cant choreograph a stage something with complete honesty if i dont understand it these need for stiff i dont understand it deeply from a very specific angle my own personal angle in that 1st year. Johno i meyer was born in milwaukee on Lake Michigan in 1039 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 a walkie city library he stumbled across a biography of. 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 crank oh. Johnno and my aunt was a talented dancer and was soon making a name for himself as a choreographer too. In 1969 he was appointed director of the frankfurt ballet his 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 luke the 2nd during his imprisonment. Was. But not meyer doesnt seek to revolutionize ballet so much as to renew it gently and thoughtfully. Up theyve considered us for art can make a difference here im not sure hes but im not sure thats its task. I should help people understand themselves better as he said a fresh d n. A l m m m i can. Download it on. The majestic pal a gun 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 the creative type created a lot of it yet what i create is not a complete sort as very far 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 a bill or give it district is he in on chicken national or thats all i have to go and meet them with stand out and see who these people are wanting to bring new life to my work even disses faire noir leaves. In muncie in chided this man interested in when you decide to work in different places or what then you learn that each place has its own set of rules that. In part he said is especially true of the paris opera which has a very long ballet tradition and in ahmedabad 22 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 a d. C. Leader is i love this company very much its big its not too big because it will often have 2 Big Productions going on in its 2 different venues mind i really do interest my. Id like to have lots of time to work with my group these are groups who are by so they cross but each row through its movements is an important color in this mosaic of emotions at 1st and fall by east indies a mosaic fun one 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 demo coming out yeah the 19th century novel by Alexandre Dumas is being staged in the city in which it was set. With a. Retailer no really i want to sell i think when you figure out if things are excellent. With its many stairwells corridors and rooms the Historic Building is something of a labyrinth. You know if an i. C. B. M. I mean if there were souls 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 for it its not about success its about its not about the just a ship its about the journey and that john has always made very clear. And thats why it will continue to create. Johnno in my r. Originally created lot damo coming idea set to music by frederick actual power for the stood guard ballet in 1978 it was internationally acclaimed the production in paris is now the 6th version he has staged in the city in mind at 1st and show it in my head and beard when you consider some aspect or opera and have an earlier dancer in mind. And are looking to reproduce what she or he did and it doesnt work. Van man could only works when you love and respect this incredibly Precious Resource youre working with mainly people fobbed not colors not words not computers or typewriters countrified machine bleep and perspective yet. Each rehearsal and each role takes on a life of its own. If it deep to mend im always falling in love in you with the dances i work with is trying to create something fresh trying to awaken something new both in the dancers and in myself but i think this in and is erica ok yes but were. A little bit very good for what a very good. The author 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. Or youre going. To rehearsals for productions are tightly scheduled here the condom 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. I spoke energy out and i think the problem is that there are 6 different causes and theres also a major production of the op ed by steve and the easier stroke in investing. Its an unfamiliar situation for johnno mire 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 merida a snow its whats interesting is that you can always discover something new because humans are such a tunnel in the cameras into a its always an adventure said some as like this is the great year for the ascent emitted a row might be the same but its always performed by someone different to toward the dict is to tie beat is fun for you is driven by faith in new ways of being an i know an i know and that mukesh kite to xining for one perspective on humankind. On a different angle on emotionality more tonight 88 on and does this test for thats what makes a story endlessly fascinating for me as a choreographer ill spot from mission as quick off. The terminally ill magazine it will ultimately. Leave her lover and forfeit her happiness. After the rehearsal johnno meyer gives all of the dancers in depth individual feedback. Because that change our spatial to the definitely set up to push him to center which is. The 1st time. He never tires of explaining his ideas and demonstrating what hes looking for the look. He throws himself into his work with body and song you. Have the same fate with. The record so its good to have all this in the kitchen for fraud and so you know it gives you so much image of circa recta it tells you why you have to do it like that why its more. Credible for the audience wait what is the sense of doing it is just like i want you to do it its always there is a little while. Stretch after yet but yet it. 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 and 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. Or 2 professionally hes a genius but hes always remained unbelievably grounded as a down to earth as the americans say and he has a great sense of humor but if you didnt we wouldnt be together i missed calls home was once with villagers arms aria. Discomfort i meant think there comes a moment of woman vice when you just know that youve made someone at their. Best still better than anyone youve ever imagined thats money thats the same one who could show it all would exist tom and kinda sorta at a. Point dan is this all this money that you want together with this person is that man say it was easy to talk about everything man. See half a human understand 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 are feel self or human under so how im a physician. 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 seat fs so get the feeling of seeing who these people are in private this is to 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 its showing the elite this outfit is. The 1st ballet workshop took place in 1973 and was an instant hit with the audience tickets are always snapped up immediately. I think its now time to 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 what shops that say begin audits citing courses are down thank you for ballet workshops per year and the event is always sold out. Today and im loud and edin show the audience what theyve been trying out in rehearsals for a live dam to come yet. They concentrate on pure dance. Then johnno meyer talks the audience through the companys work. A successful documentary series was made about the ballet workshops. I could as agnes by letting him give us and in one respect 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 its that i havent problems getting good stuff and that hes depressed at the moment and cant cook and what it is fair its a hoax a cough and thats something i might feel sorry for him on a personal level but i still wont enjoy my steak and i still wont come back this is i guess the same with ballet if you watch a performance and you dont like it and then like be interested in finding out anything more about it man 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 no 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 just for 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 latter bernstein. Acts. Good. Arrow. And see the sense of these abilities once youve seen the dancers on stage then you leather dancing isnt just a job for them job dancing for all dancers is a vocation i can for either tenser and it. Is the most intensive part of our lives and thats wonderful. But as a stall it. Can come a time when its no longer possible and to me whats most important is not a moment when dancers a dancing or tense a dance encourage the moment when they no longer can send their moment was is that scott we need to focus on a ha thats where we need to help miss the concert thats your own get down there because she had front. Row seats from the event to go to the Dance Foundation which helps professional dancers make the transition to other jobs. Johnno in my are dedicated his choreography to mamas 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. 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 hobbit the size its been nice to not only responsible for mahlers 5th symphony or the boys magic horn im responsible for everything or this was done so who are glad to be part of something for those who are a bit sad because that part of it but on dressing enough and i doubt if one of them havent kind of those that are completely unhappy because theyre not a part of it at all gus most i need to have answers for all of them and i need to be able to give direction because call myself a director. So its come on say he needs to defect on any. Exactly because he started 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. John nolan meyer tends to keep a professional distance from his dancers but nothing escapes wests all seeing photographers gaze. So as tense of it as. When i was a dancer we had a completely different relationship yet some day and for them its Something Else now. For being in front of me hes not afraid and you had a kind of. Thank you call it. Came as a diverse aside from dr under so i know the best sides of john were just and thats what i always want to show and he knows that. So he trusts me completely. We did this a portrait together not just said john do your thing youve got the special movie things and he was like fine what move on your movie John Neumeier so he does it. So i just have to photograph him and show the world or give it side and. John mara. I. Hit. A group photo to mark the companys 40th anniversary in 2013 including a few dancers from the very early days. With his 1988 piece hamburger impromptu french choreographer a movie space paid tribute to his friend John Longmire and his company. Among the masterpieces created by noir meyer and the hamburg ballet is simply number 3 by good stuff mama which premiered in 1975 the music itself is the theme of the choreography. Is a recurring inspiration. To many of new myras choreographies have a dream like nerd merging elements that make for strange and unsettling bedfellows. In a midsummer nights dream he just opposes the romantic strains of felix meant a zone with georgi legatees mechanical music i say matthew passion was johnno meyers 1st choreographic exploration of a sacred oratorial it premiered at the Santa Mission as church in hamburg in 1980. 9 meyer has de