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Article: NEUMEIER'S VISION OF NIJINSKY.(Hamburg State Opera House, Hamburg, Germany)(Review)
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- October 1, 2000
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NEUMEIER'S VISION OF NIJINSKY
HAMBURG BALLET
HAMBURG STATE OPERA HOUSE HAMBURG, GERMANY JULY 2, 2000-JULY 14, 2001
REVIEWED BY HORST KOEGLER
On sun-bathed Sunday, July 2, 2000, a lifelong dream of John Neumeier's came true. In his early days as a dancer, he had read every book on Nijinsky, collecting memorabilia of the great dancer-choreographer--photographs, drawings, sketches, books and magazines, newspaper clippings, letters, personal belongings--thus building what has snowballed into the greatest private collection of Nijinskyana in the world. As artistic director, intendant (general manager) and chief choreographer of the Hamburg ...