Odyssey to the moon

Odyssey to the moon

The Odyssey

One of the most important pieces of poetry is the epic "Odyssey" by the Greek lyricist Homer. John Neumeier decided to dedicate to this comprehensive work about the hero Odysseus and his adventurous journey at the invitation of the Athens opera and concert house Megaron in 1995. For his ballet version his aim was to get as close as possible to the roots of the epic and at the same time translate the literary original onto a level of movement. A prerequisite for this was the commissioning of a work by the Greek composer George Couroupos and the collaboration with the Greek stage and costume designer Yannis Kokkos. ten years of wandering ten years of return ten years of healing after ten years of war The Odyssey is inconceivable without war. For me, the point is that a person has to find his way back to himself after ten years of war. He must return to wholeness journeying back from a macho world of battle and war, defined in a negative sense as male, to rediscover his feminine aspect. Perhaps, this is Penelope. John Neumeier Music: George Couroupos – Commissioned Score by The Hamburg State Opera Choreography and Staging: John Neumeier Set and Costumes: Yannis Kokkos 2 hours 15 minutes | no intermission PREMIERE: Hamburg Ballet, Megaron The Athens Concert Hall, Athens, November 20, 1995 PREMIERE IN HAMBURG: Hamburg Ballet, December 17, 1995 ORIGINAL CAST: Odysseus: Ivan Liska Penelope: Anna Polikarpova Telemachos: Ivan Urban Pallas Athena: Anna Grabka He: Nicolas Musin Calypso: Heather Jurgensen Nausicaa: Bettina Beckmann Circe: Chantal Lefèvre The Sea: Laura Cazzaniga The Suitors / The War: Jirí Bubenícek, Otto Bubenícek Eurycleia: Karen Niles ON TOUR 1995 Athens 1996 Ludwigshafen, Montpellier, Genoa Nervi 1997 Sagami Ono, Osaka, Tokyo IN THE REPERTORY: Royal Danish Ballet

The Odyssey

One of the most important pieces of poetry is the epic "Odyssey" by the Greek lyricist Homer. John Neumeier decided to dedicate to this comprehensive work about the hero Odysseus and his adventurous journey at the invitation of the Athens opera and concert house Megaron in 1995. For his ballet version his aim was to get as close as possible to the roots of the epic and at the same time translate the literary original onto a level of movement. A prerequisite for this was the commissioning of a work by the Greek composer George Couroupos and the collaboration with the Greek stage and costume designer Yannis Kokkos. ten years of wandering ten years of return ten years of healing after ten years of war The Odyssey is inconceivable without war. For me, the point is that a person has to find his way back to himself after ten years of war. He must return to wholeness journeying back from a macho world of battle and war, defined in a negative sense as male, to rediscover his feminine aspect. Perhaps, this is Penelope. John Neumeier Music: George Couroupos – Commissioned Score by The Hamburg State Opera Choreography and Staging: John Neumeier Set and Costumes: Yannis Kokkos 2 hours 15 minutes | no intermission PREMIERE: Hamburg Ballet, Megaron The Athens Concert Hall, Athens, November 20, 1995 PREMIERE IN HAMBURG: Hamburg Ballet, December 17, 1995 ORIGINAL CAST: Odysseus: Ivan Liska Penelope: Anna Polikarpova Telemachos: Ivan Urban Pallas Athena: Anna Grabka He: Nicolas Musin Calypso: Heather Jurgensen Nausicaa: Bettina Beckmann Circe: Chantal Lefèvre The Sea: Laura Cazzaniga The Suitors / The War: Jirí Bubenícek, Otto Bubenícek Eurycleia: Karen Niles ON TOUR 1995 Athens 1996 Ludwigshafen, Montpellier, Genoa Nervi 1997 Sagami Ono, Osaka, Tokyo IN THE REPERTORY: Royal Danish Ballet

The Odyssey

One of the most important pieces of poetry is the epic "Odyssey" by the Greek lyricist Homer. John Neumeier decided to dedicate to this comprehensive work about the hero Odysseus and his adventurous journey at the invitation of the Athens opera and concert house Megaron in 1995. For his ballet version his aim was to get as close as possible to the roots of the epic and at the same time translate the literary original onto a level of movement. A prerequisite for this was the commissioning of a work by the Greek composer George Couroupos and the collaboration with the Greek stage and costume designer Yannis Kokkos. ten years of wandering ten years of return ten years of healing after ten years of war The Odyssey is inconceivable without war. For me, the point is that a person has to find his way back to himself after ten years of war. He must return to wholeness journeying back from a macho world of battle and war, defined in a negative sense as male, to rediscover his feminine aspect. Perhaps, this is Penelope. John Neumeier Music: George Couroupos – Commissioned Score by The Hamburg State Opera Choreography and Staging: John Neumeier Set and Costumes: Yannis Kokkos 2 hours 15 minutes | no intermission PREMIERE: Hamburg Ballet, Megaron The Athens Concert Hall, Athens, November 20, 1995 PREMIERE IN HAMBURG: Hamburg Ballet, December 17, 1995 ORIGINAL CAST: Odysseus: Ivan Liska Penelope: Anna Polikarpova Telemachos: Ivan Urban Pallas Athena: Anna Grabka He: Nicolas Musin Calypso: Heather Jurgensen Nausicaa: Bettina Beckmann Circe: Chantal Lefèvre The Sea: Laura Cazzaniga The Suitors / The War: Jirí Bubenícek, Otto Bubenícek Eurycleia: Karen Niles ON TOUR 1995 Athens 1996 Ludwigshafen, Montpellier, Genoa Nervi 1997 Sagami Ono, Osaka, Tokyo IN THE REPERTORY: Royal Danish Ballet

The Odyssey

One of the most important pieces of poetry is the epic "Odyssey" by the Greek lyricist Homer. John Neumeier decided to dedicate to this comprehensive work about the hero Odysseus and his adventurous journey at the invitation of the Athens opera and concert house Megaron in 1995. For his ballet version his aim was to get as close as possible to the roots of the epic and at the same time translate the literary original onto a level of movement. A prerequisite for this was the commissioning of a work by the Greek composer George Couroupos and the collaboration with the Greek stage and costume designer Yannis Kokkos. ten years of wandering ten years of return ten years of healing after ten years of war The Odyssey is inconceivable without war. For me, the point is that a person has to find his way back to himself after ten years of war. He must return to wholeness journeying back from a macho world of battle and war, defined in a negative sense as male, to rediscover his feminine aspect. Perhaps, this is Penelope. John Neumeier Music: George Couroupos – Commissioned Score by The Hamburg State Opera Choreography and Staging: John Neumeier Set and Costumes: Yannis Kokkos 2 hours 15 minutes | no intermission PREMIERE: Hamburg Ballet, Megaron The Athens Concert Hall, Athens, November 20, 1995 PREMIERE IN HAMBURG: Hamburg Ballet, December 17, 1995 ORIGINAL CAST: Odysseus: Ivan Liska Penelope: Anna Polikarpova Telemachos: Ivan Urban Pallas Athena: Anna Grabka He: Nicolas Musin Calypso: Heather Jurgensen Nausicaa: Bettina Beckmann Circe: Chantal Lefèvre The Sea: Laura Cazzaniga The Suitors / The War: Jirí Bubenícek, Otto Bubenícek Eurycleia: Karen Niles ON TOUR 1995 Athens 1996 Ludwigshafen, Montpellier, Genoa Nervi 1997 Sagami Ono, Osaka, Tokyo IN THE REPERTORY: Royal Danish Ballet

The Odyssey

One of the most important pieces of poetry is the epic "Odyssey" by the Greek lyricist Homer. John Neumeier decided to dedicate to this comprehensive work about the hero Odysseus and his adventurous journey at the invitation of the Athens opera and concert house Megaron in 1995. For his ballet version his aim was to get as close as possible to the roots of the epic and at the same time translate the literary original onto a level of movement. A prerequisite for this was the commissioning of a work by the Greek composer George Couroupos and the collaboration with the Greek stage and costume designer Yannis Kokkos. ten years of wandering ten years of return ten years of healing after ten years of war The Odyssey is inconceivable without war. For me, the point is that a person has to find his way back to himself after ten years of war. He must return to wholeness journeying back from a macho world of battle and war, defined in a negative sense as male, to rediscover his feminine aspect. Perhaps, this is Penelope. John Neumeier Music: George Couroupos – Commissioned Score by The Hamburg State Opera Choreography and Staging: John Neumeier Set and Costumes: Yannis Kokkos 2 hours 15 minutes | no intermission PREMIERE: Hamburg Ballet, Megaron The Athens Concert Hall, Athens, November 20, 1995 PREMIERE IN HAMBURG: Hamburg Ballet, December 17, 1995 ORIGINAL CAST: Odysseus: Ivan Liska Penelope: Anna Polikarpova Telemachos: Ivan Urban Pallas Athena: Anna Grabka He: Nicolas Musin Calypso: Heather Jurgensen Nausicaa: Bettina Beckmann Circe: Chantal Lefèvre The Sea: Laura Cazzaniga The Suitors / The War: Jirí Bubenícek, Otto Bubenícek Eurycleia: Karen Niles ON TOUR 1995 Athens 1996 Ludwigshafen, Montpellier, Genoa Nervi 1997 Sagami Ono, Osaka, Tokyo IN THE REPERTORY: Royal Danish Ballet

Amber & the Moon

Melancholy can be so beautiful! The indie folk pop of Amber & the Moon combines the gentle voice of lead singer Ronja Pöhlmann with acoustic arrangements of captivating fragility. Celestial and mysterious, the songs of their debut album »Things We’ve Got in Common« recount life with its ups and downs. Ronja herself describes it as »a warm blanket for the cold season which gives you comfort«. The best programme for a (probably rainy) autumn evening at the Elbphilharmonie! Amber & the Moon started as a solo project by Ronja Pöhlmann. In Jonathan Riedel, she got to know a versatile comrade-in-arms, who not only adds bass guitar, but also backing vocals. Now, there are five of them on tour and they enjoy the full band sound: »The band is an even larger musical sofa on which you can relax,« says Jonathan. »It is cool when a song also works as a duet, but grows again and becomes even bigger with the band,« adds Ronja.

The Moon in a Bowl

How about an invitation to the world of fantasy, unusual stories and beautiful sounds? That’s where we’ll take you during a concert featuring songs composed by Grzegorz Turnau. Over the years, this artist has created music for many TV and theatre productions for children and youngsters. The result of that work is the album Moon in a Bowl, which we have turned to in order to invite you to a unique and magical world in which many adventures, crazy journeys and meetings with your favourite book characters await you.

The Moon in a Bowl

How about an invitation to the world of fantasy, unusual stories and beautiful sounds? That’s where we’ll take you during a concert featuring songs composed by Grzegorz Turnau. Over the years, this artist has created music for many TV and theatre productions for children and youngsters. The result of that work is the album Moon in a Bowl, which we have turned to in order to invite you to a unique and magical world in which many adventures, crazy journeys and meetings with your favourite book characters await you.

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