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J.S. Bach - Christmas Oratorio - A Ballet by John Neumeier
2015 7.0 (2 votes) 2h 43m
Genres
Music
Production Companies
Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images BFMI
ZDF/Arte

J.S. Bach - Christmas Oratorio - A Ballet by John Neumeier (J.S. Bach - Weihnachtsoratorium - A Ballet by John Neumeier)

Music, Hamburg Ballet

Overview

"Rejoice, exult" - John Neumeier turns Buch'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" (Sueddeutsche Zeitung).

Key Crew

Director: John Neumeier

Top Cast

Lloyd Riggins
Lloyd Riggins

A Man

Anna Laudere

The Mother

Carsten Jung
Carsten Jung

Her husband

Karen Azatyan

A shepherd

Silvia Azzoni
Silvia Azzoni

Angel 1

Alexandr Trusch

Angel 2

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