Execution. Dont miss out. Dont be too good just because it. Take her take her to go to. John nolan meyer and mark that fast. And internationally renowned choreographer who depicts worlds of emotion and the language of dance thank you its been done im a grateful person and that might be why im a happy person could be and privileged to get to do what i love most people. For johnno i my are the artistic journey has always been more important than a destination. In my living and 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 is stick christians and 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. Mine attends zent di di my kind of dancers are ones who give it their all even in rehearsal. But not i believe because im a slave driver and theyre afraid theyll be fired if they dont. Because it gives them joy and this is 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 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 bungees between one and another it requires these unity to be able to create something really from deep inside engine 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 is just incredible yet incredible experience to be with him in the studio and. To see how how. How hes as he sees evil and that theyre all you do and that piece he creates so its is really special there was was. Am. The world famous Dance Company as a many headed entity accompanying john knowing 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 a mess 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 if its late to court and here why do you do it here self i ask myself i have too much money. Hes never taken the easy route when he was 62 he danced the part of the lion man in his ballet production affronts schuberts into highs and or winter journey. The characters that interest him are the downers the losers and dreamers. One that as long intrigued 10 is thats love agency the russian ballet dancer and choreographer often referred to as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century you know 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 noir my own 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 humanity. I am the leader in fact for you you to call it a few theres a bit of myself in every piece of mine every choreography and every production and Mission Growing up she and i count cardiogram of stage something with complete honesty if i dont understand it the the highest if 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 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 a cinema. He started taking tap dancing classes then minimal walkies 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 i my out 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 because 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 he breathed new life into the classics. He reinterpreted swan lake as a vision dreamed up by unmovic the 2nd during his imprisonment. Was. But not meyer doesnt seek to revolutionize ballet so much as to renew it gently and thoughtfully. Up there constantly of us for art can make a difference here im not sure hes but im not sure that its task. It should help people understand themselves better it was he said a fresh t. And. Alabama m. R. Allen was 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 do patty and associated ballet school. If it is korea type created a lot of it yet what i create is not complete sort as verified 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 thats when on chicken National Borders 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 leave me. In money see him tried it theres money interceded when you decide to work in different places or what then you learn that each place has its own set of rules that a in poppys that is especially true of the paris opera which has a very long ballet tradition and the nominative it soon much should buy that. The pentagon 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. That is i love this company very much its big its that not too big because it will often have 2 Big Productions going on in its 2 different venues mine i really do interest my. Im not to have lots of time to work with my group these 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. In the same was a fun one is there. Together with ballet masters kevin hagen and. Both former dancers with the hammer ballet John Nolan 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. Where. Were going to know where i want 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 its interesting with our job and john makes that very very clear because it 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 thats why he will continue to create. John no i mire originally created lockdown homecoming idea set to music by friends of 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 Mount Everest and showed one man out and beard when you consider some aspect or opera and have an early a dancer in mind. And are looking to reproduce what she or he did and it doesnt work is vin money it only works when you love and respect this incredibly Precious Resource your working with which they meet people fobbed not colors not words not computers or typewriters answered by machine leaped in perspective it. Be true her cell and each role takes on a life of its own. If a deep to man and c im always falling in love in you with a dance as i work with are trying to create something fresh trying to awaken something new both in the dancers and in myself but that it is in i need serger ok. Were. A lot of it very good for what a very good. You know. The gun 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. And good judgment. To go for rehearsals for productions are tightly scheduled for the goddamn opera house this makes no exceptions. The venues sumptuous velvet upholstery and lavish gold detail is downs 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 suppose i mean if you havent i think the problem is that there are 6 different causes and theres also a major production of the opera busty and the easier stroke in investing. Its an unfamiliar situation for John Neumeier 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 as noise 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 guy here for the ascent emitted a row might be the same but its always performed by someone different to toward victa is to tired to beat this fun friend who is driven by faith in new ways of being an i know an i know under that mukesh kite to zion for one of us better for humankind. On a different angle on emotionality emotes in 98 or and does this test for us thats what makes a story endlessly fascinating for me as a choreographer spock from mission as quick off. The terminally ill maggie it will ultimately. Leave her lover and forfeit her happiness. After the rehearsal johnno meyer gives all of the dancers in depth individual feedback. This. Change our spatial shift of ability to set up the bush in the center but its. The 1st that. 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 and you. Have the same thing with. The professor its good to have all this in the kitchen for god 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 why what is the sense of doing it is just like i want you to do it its always there is a little bit. Stretch 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 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 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 but if he didnt we wouldnt be together im just gruesome was censored villages on the side. Has come to i meant 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 short of what exist tom and kinda sorta. Want done is this all this money that you want together with this person is this man see if you talk about everything money. C. F. A. Human undersea intimacy you find your deeply interested in the other person and. I suspect or at it and you learn what its like to be more concerned for them than you off well solve a human under a physician. Its 10 oclock on a sunday morning in an hour 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. The. Disc 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 a show in at least this outfit was. The 1st ballet workshop took place in 1973 and was an instant hit with the audience tickets are always snapped up immediately. With now i thank you margaret thank you and good morning ladies and gentlemen its right about it that im delighted to welcome you to our 224th ballet workshops at sight begin now to tighten the course and sit down thank you gifts for ballet workshops premier and the event is always sold out. Today and out loud and adding a show the audience what theyve been trying out in rehearsals for la damn. 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. I go to sadness by lettice and it isnt in one respect ballet is a Consumer Product compared to a restaurant i 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 is thats what kind of problems getting good stuff and that hes depressed at the moment and cant cook and what do they say its a box of coffee thats sitting in i might feel sorry for him on a personal level but i still wont enjoy my steak and i still wont come back home is that its the same with ballet if you watch a performance and you dont like it and they dont want be interested in finding out anything more about it and nothing i can say oh we can show you will change that that would have asked us to get psyched to go to come up your john norma in 1978 no myra one a german t. V. A white for the 4 part john mill in my response at lax that which he developed and hosted off to 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 leonard bernstein. Now that this. That. N. Z. Defense of these abilities once youve seen the dancers on stage then you lead the dancing isnt just a job for them job dancing for all dancers is a vocation i can clinch for either tents or for the other is the most intensive part of our lives and thats wonderful. And thats a story but that can come a time when its no longer possible and so me whats most important is not a moment when dancers a dancing or tense a dance 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 with a concert thats your get down must invest because headphones. Proceeds from the event to go to the Dance Foundation which helps professional dancers make the transition to other jobs. Join now 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. 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 the. Defectus im going home and harbor the size its been nice to know not only responsible for mahlers 5th symphony or the boys magic horn im responsible for everything or not for this was dancers who are glad to be part of something for those who are a bit sad because that 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 most i need to have answers for all of them and 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 he started his job also includes this sort of thing today he selecting images for the programme 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 escapes 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 you have to kind of. Thank you all 6 that zinj can hold to both sides and drama one doesnt know the best sides of john one just and thats what i always want to show and he knows that in the us so he trusts me completely. We did this portrait together and i just said john do your thing and do us all youve got the special move and he was like fine what move and done your move john noir my on an act and so he does it so i just have to photograph him and show the world knowing miles give it saigon. John maya. I think. A group photo to mark the companys 40th anniversary in 2013 including a few dancers from the very early days. With his 988 piece hamburger impromptu french choreographer m o he spat paid tribute to his friend john on my r. And his company. I imagine masterpieces created by no miner and the hamburg ballet is simply number 3 back stuff manner which premiered in 1975 the music itself is the theme of the choreography. Is a recurring inspiration. I. Many of numerous choreographies have a dream like mood merging elements that make for strange and unsettling bedfellows. In a midst. Ammonites dream he juxtaposes the romantic strains of felix matters on with georgi legatees mechanical music. Say matthew passion was John I Meyers 1st choreographic exploration of the sacred oratorial it premiered at the santa miss a list church in hamburg in the 1980. 9 meyer has devised 160 choreographies in the course of his career his Young Students marked his 60th birthday with a celebration of his. Working with Young Students in the school of the hamburg ballet is a cornerstone of norm myers mission. The majority of the dancers in his company are graduates of the school he also founded the National Youth ballet which has become a pillar of the german dance world his works are classics with Cross Generational appeal as illustrated by this short version of la damo coming performed on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Under the watchful eye of the citys patron goddess how monia in 2018 at hamburg city hall he renewed his contract as ballet director. In 2023 he will have held the position for 50 years the saudis and i think that i only say its a welcome but as ive decided to carry this burden for another 4 years its going to set. Every autumn the hamburg ballet gives the guest performance in baton baton even after all these years he still feels nervous and had a premiere. This is production is bernstein dances. Its the same piece that launched the cooperation between the hamburg ballet and the bottom batton Festival Hall 20 years ago. This is fear and its a place where you can experiment and try hard i want to open up the packard fi is here escape because theres always time here to reconsider the works its ready and see them in a completely different space model in and finish and somehow i find that very inspiring and spur the machine. The serene setting helps focus the body in mind here in baghdad and theres a deep appreciation for the Dance Company from hamburg at the press conference its obvious that the local media is familiar with his work here and it is and by that victory i feel that a ballet is truly good when it doesnt just tell an old story but my story. Has some that is if it had saved my negotiator thats the most important thing is that its still alive the worst thing that could happen would be to have works of mine staged in a way thats all fine and good but like a Museum Object behind glass into it thats mustnt happen dance ballet is a living art form that is its to do with the here and now and if it has nothing to do with now then it shouldnt be done at all it needs to not so much as need. Thats always the choreographer attends the performance accompanied by his ballet master. I for the last 2 decades the company has built up a loyal fan base here in the south many members of the audience have come from france and switzerland. The venue has a capacity of 2500. 00 seats and every single one is taken the anniversary guest performances are sold out. A standing ovation for bernstein dances the company and the choreography of. The hoof from the door to me this profession means constantly learning and experiencing new things around after. When does it get duncan my love of assad and learning about him he has never gone away then is. It. A love thats plain to see and his home. Is this is a place of tranquility i thought they would concentrate here very well its a good country and. An entire floor is given over to need drawings and sketches. Vicinity you know we dont know exactly how many of the rock but we have the largest existing collection of the 1908 of the sketches skits in. The collection belongs to the foundation John Neumeier which brings together his collections that portray the history of ballet through art and words. Design known east for me the collection isnt about value rather its important for my work via it is for my heart might wish to kiss mine. Is it one pieces together mosaics. Owns the place that one will keep Going Forward dick eat this man but one cant go back escaped i thought i know and its a way to build on the past and on fun deaf a common sight. Paris. Is premiering in the pan a gal me. 30 dancers are getting ready for the performance. Of the company has purchased the entire production and important source of income for the 9 story building. Its marble staircases and lavish decor demand a costly upkeep. Legendary dancers of days gone by look down from the ceiling it was here that day god painted his famous ballet dancers and here that dancers would rendezvous with their well heeled admires. Ballet he steered the a theyre all is it the paris opera as one of the main centers of ballet contests of history and tradition of any type its your own have owned the c. F. A. I feel very honored to be in such a place i want to contribute to visit venerable company as was i at 1st to a decent touch zones i gets one of the companies ive worked with most often is the dame is i need the company in me to me a faster meissen gal by to tower. The performance isnt just taking place on stage the audience is engaged in its own performance while the dancers wait in the wings. Dam. Is a study of high society and fast morality but the production draws its emotional intensity from the power to do between alma and maggie heat it captures the very essence of their relationship. For. 40 years after it 1st premiered the tragedy has lost none of its power to move the audience. Up because for the paris after a ballet and john i ask. Backstage he can gradually its the company. You. Have this ballet it is your reality so please. Take care let it grow that it grow in move let yourself grow as artists when you do it ok i will be thinking of you and it can be any moment i may come back and see what youre doing survey careful ok i could be there any moment. If he sees dance as a form of human expression its purpose above all is to convey a feeling. I dont care if you miss one step and i dont kick you fall down but eat because you have a fantastic technique so its nepal blame it on the news is that equipment is about what plan is to is to project this this incredible pain inside it that you have this isnt it at the create hearing about this here. Thank you michel thank you very much to thank you also at a. New myers life is a whirlwind of premieres revivals and rehearsals his calendar is packed with engagements. Today hes presenting his latest piece all feel. To the press ahead of its premiere in hamburg its a coproduction with u. S. Operas for neumeier the challenge was to put the ballet and the opera on an equal footing. Hes in charge not only of the choreography but also the staging sets the costumes and the lighting concept. But assange escape in every stick of the site say its heading in the right direction for send a submission chicago bear in mind i did this in chicago after a 2 weeks of russells. Awful before but set down her ballet after 3 weeks of rehearsals and all that side by now 5 weeks here and get snooty that was fun for her here so id say its coming along. To catch. In hamburg a noir meyer premiere is always an event especially when the ballet director is trying his hand at an opera this isnt the 1st time hes tackled the myth of orpheus the audience has High Expectations of his latest treatment of looks opera. The norm meyers concept this time is that orpheus is a choreographer and you already see a prima ballerina the production demonstrates the power of art to render even death meaningless iritis he isnt left in the underworld but gets to live. Feynman kind of profession langham when you. A profession for a long time and people ask as the germans do when youre going to stop and hit out how so they expect you to deliver one last masterpiece bought ours after all youre a master of your craft and i stood there by my niece and my stuff but i dont feel thats what i am at all he says sure and meister to sigh when i start choreographing i dont know how ill do what i do i see this much. What he does is interweave dance and music so that the respective art forms merge together organically. As usual hes in the audience interested to see how his work comes across. When he takes to the stage a few boos mingled with the applause hes used to let john know im ira has his vision and hes confident and has pursued us. And yet i still think in the premiere is only the start of something. If i wasnt enjoying what i do my career wouldnt have lasted 50 years and that teacher should get my sound melodramatic but i believe im doing what im destined to do its each i think thats whats called a vocation which god does that go to the. Enters the conflict zone fronting the powerful late last year dont assume for the withdrawal of u. S. Forces from syria my guest this week is the state departments it is impossible james just for a special representative of the u. S. Facility to gage lutes any of the measures policies of the truth to move us a successful outcome in conflict so far absolutely spot on the books. Welcome to the what is the game here for deep doesnt. Have to talk about some of the songs on countries thats an old. Folks so you dont want. To see. The moon. Where is home. When your family scattered across the globe. Saw the kids to listen to. The journey back to the Roots Mission governmentally nothing. Shocks family from somalia live around the world to them one of them needed urgent assistance and. The family starts october any on t. W. No. Such. Claim. This is the news live from berlin more protests flare up in hong kong. Police fired tear gas and angry crowds during another weekend of prodemocracy protests also flies clashes resume once more between authorities and doctors. And young activists gather at the United Nations in new york for a dialogue on Climate Change meeting comes a day after millions took to the streets to rally against Global Warming well go live to our correspondent in new