J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio – Ballet by John Neumeier

Ноймайер: Рождественская Оратория Баха

“Rejoice, exult” – John Neumeier turns Bach’s Christmas Oratorio into an experience that confronts us all with the most basic questions of trust, hope, faith, doubt and self-sacrifice

Cast & Crew

Human – Lloyd Riggins

Mother – Anna Laudere

Husband – Carsten Jung

Shepard – Karen Azatyan

– Julian Prégardien

– Mélissa Petit

– Manuel Günther

– Wilhelm Schwinghammer

Angels – Alexandr Trusch, Sylvia Azzoni

Conductor – Alessandro de Marchi

Choreographer & director – John Neumeier

Set designer – Ferdinand Wögerbauer

Description

“Rejoice, exult” – John Neumeier turns Bach’s Christmas Oratorio into an experience that confronts us all with the most basic questions of trust, hope, faith, doubt and self-sacrifice: “My choreography is not a religious undertaking. We perform to Bach’s music, for a few hours unifying individuals of many different cultural and religious backgrounds. For me, the basic human values expressed through the choreography are always the most important thing. Therefore, in my ballet, Mary is known simply as ‘the Mother’ and Joseph as ‘her Husband’.” “Once again it is impossible not to be impressed by the flawless technique of the ensemble … When at the end Lloyd Riggins tap-dances his way across the stage like Fred Astaire, the Christmas Oratorio is complete” (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

Screenings

Runtime

2 h. 53 min.

Language

Recorded screening: German, russian subtitles

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