Four Schumann Pieces
World premiere on 31 January 1975, London, The Royal Ballet

Empire Noir
World premiere on 17 June 2015, Het Muziektheater Amsterdam, Dutch National Ballet

Biolographie
World premiere on October 19, 2024, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Opera House Düsseldorf, Ballett am Rhein

approx. 2 ½ hours, two intervals

For all from 12 upwards

With three impressive signatures, Ballett am Rhein starts the 2024/25 season and lays the foundation for a diverse, virtuoso and technically challenging ballet programme under the new ballet direction. The programme begins with "Four Schumann Pieces", one of the few works by Hans van Manen not yet shown in Düsseldorf / Duisburg.

Also new to Ballett am Rhein is a work by choreographer David Dawson: "Empire Noir" takes us into a world shimmering with energy - fast-paced, with the highest dance standards and relentless in its journey through the darkness of the night.

A world premiere by Bridget Breiner concludes this evening on the traces of what characterises us and where our roots lie. In close collaboration with the stage and costume designer Jürgen Franz Kirner, an abstract work is created about the necessity of looking back in order to move forward and define oneself.

Musikalische Leitung

Benjamin Pope

Dramaturgie

Julia Schinke

Four Schumann Pieces

Choreographie

Hans van Manen

Musik

Robert Schumann

Arrangement

Bühne

Kostüme

Licht

Choreographische Einstudierung

Rachel Beaujean/Feline van Dijken

Empire Noir

Choreographie

Musik

Bühne

Kostüme

Licht

Choreographische Einstudierung

Rebecca Gladstone

Biolographie

Choreographie

Bridget Breiner

Musik

Sergej Rachmaninoff

Bühne und Kostüme

Jürgen Franz Kirner

Licht

Ingo Joos

Klavier

Alina Bercu

Music

FOUR SCHUMANN PIECES
Robert Schumann
Streichquartett in A-Dur, Opus 41, Nr. 3 (arrangiert für Streichorchester von Martin Yates)

EMPIRE NOIR
Greg Haines
Empire Noir (neu arrangiert)

BIOLOGRAPHIE
Sergei Rachmaninow
2. Klavierkonzert op. 18 in c-Mol

Cast

Orchester

Düsseldorfer Symphoniker/Duisburger Philharmoniker

Empire Noir

Suzanna

Neshama Nashman/Chiara Scarrone

Edo

João Miranda/Márcio Mota

Sasha

Nami Ito/Emilia Peredo Aguirre

James

Alejandro Azorín/Orazio Di Bella

Floor

Simone Messmer/Francesca Berruto

Jozef

Skyler Maxey-Wert/Olgert Collaku

Michaela

Phoebe Kilminster

Artur

Gustavo Carvalho/Lucas Erni

Igone

Sophie Martin/Balkiya Zhanburchinova

Vito

Rafael Vedra/Joan Ivars Ribes

Hans van Manen „ Four Schumann Pieces “: Olgert Collaku, Simone Messmer, Orazio Di Bella, Vinícius Vieira, Paula Alves

Hans van Manen „ Four Schumann Pieces “: Orazio Di Bella, Ensemble Ballett am Rhein

Hans van Manen „ Four Schumann Pieces “: Paula Alves, Simone Messmer, Orazio Di Bella

Hans van Manen „ Four Schumann Pieces “: Olgert Collaku, Orazio Di Bella

Hans van Manen „Four Schumann Pieces “: Gustavo Carvalho, Chiara Scarrone

Hans van Manen „Four Schumann Pieces “: Gustavo Carvalho, Nami Ito

Hans van Manen „Four Schumann Pieces “: Gustavo Carvalho

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Ensemble Ballett am Rhein

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Ensemble Ballett am Rhein, Alejandro Azorín (James), Emilia Peredo Aguirre (Sasha)

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Skyler Maxey-Wert (Jozef), Simone Messmer (Floor)

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Phoebe Kilminster (Michaela)

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Chiara Scarrone (Suzanna)

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Gustavo Carvalho (Artur), Alejandro Azorín (James)

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Gustavo Carvalho (Artur), Sophie Martin (Igone)

David Dawson „Empire Noir“: Sophie Martin (Igone), Joan Ivars Ribes (Vito)

Bridget Breiner „Biolographie“: Ensemble Ballett am Rhein

Bridget Breiner „Biolographie“: Balkiya Zhanburchinova (Tochter), Lucas Erni (Humboldt, ein Mensch)

Bridget Breiner „Biolographie“: Balkiya Zhanburchinova (Tochter), Lucas Erni (Humboldt, ein Mensch)

Bridget Breiner „Biolographie“: Ako Sago, Yoav Bosidan, Lotte James

Bridget Breiner „Biolographie“: Lotte James

Bridget Breiner „Biolographie“: Svetlana Bednenko, Edvin Somai

Bridget Breiner „Biolographie“: Nelson López Garlo, Nami Ito

Probe „Four Schumann Pieces“ – Phoebe Kilminster, Feline van Dijken (Einstudierung), Lotte James, Niklas Jendrics

Probe „Four Schumann Pieces“ – Phoebe Kilminster, Lotte James, Joan Ivars Ribes, Niklas Jendrics

Probe „Four Schumann Pieces“ – Phoebe Kilminster, Joan Ivars Ribes, Lotte James, Niklas Jendrics

Probe „Four Schumann Pieces“ – Phoebe Kilminster, Joan Ivars Ribes, Niklas Jendrics, Lotte James

Probe „Empire Noir“ – Phoebe Kilminster, Ensemble

Probe „Empire Noir“ – Phoebe Kilminster, Gustavo Carvalho

Probe „Empire Noir“ – Rafael Vedra, Ensemble

Probe „Empire Noir“ – Phoebe Kilminster, Gustavo Carvalho, Ensemble

Probe „Biolographie“ – Nami Ito, Lucas Erni

Probe „Biolographie“ – Bridget Breiner, Nami Ito, Lucas Erni

Probe „Biolographie“ – Nami Ito, Lucas Erni

Probe „Biolographie“ – Nami Ito, Lucas Erni

Season 2025/26

Signaturen

Four Schumann Pieces

Empire Noir

Biolographie

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Empire Noir

Biolographie

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