johnno in my r. originally created lot damo coming idea set to music by frederick 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 mind at 1st and show it in my head and beard when you consider some aspect or opera and have an earlier dancer in mind. and are looking to reproduce what she or he did and it doesn't work . van man could only works when you love and respect this incredibly precious resource you're working with mainly people fobbed not colors not words not computers or typewriters countrified machine bleep and perspective yet. each rehearsal and each role takes on a life of its own. if it deep to mend i'm always falling in love in you with the dances i work with is trying to create something fresh trying to awaken something new both in the dancers and in myself but i think this in and is erica ok yes but we're. a little bit very good for what a very good. the author is a legendary in

the world famous dance company as a many headed entity accompanying johnno and my own on his artistic quest down a long and winding road ringback. it's right for him at fs i know and i always have doubts tate nothing has any worth from less you question it and question yourself and father stared at this being i'm forever at a crossroads conflicted wondering if i'm going in the right direction or not confuse you one up there fake. it's least according to him why do you do it here self i ask myself back too much money. he's never taken the easy route when he was 62 he danced the part of the lion in his ballet production affronts schubert's into highs of our winter journey. the characters that interest him are the doubters the losers and dreamers. one that has long intrigued 10 is bats let me just see the russian ballet dancer and choreographer often referred to as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century no 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 handel's messiah broke

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 i've 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 there's 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 hadn't existed before us that's 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 i'm a slave driver and they're afraid they'll be fired if they don't. because it gives them joy and this is to go and de

after the rehearsal johnno meyer gives all the dancers in depth individual feedback . change. spatial to the television set of the bush in the center but it's. the 1st that. he never tires of explaining his ideas and demonstrating what he's looking for she looks. so he throws himself into his work with body and soul you. have the same fate with. the professor it's good to have all this in the kitchen for the fraud and so you know it gives you so much image of soccer actor it tells you why you have to do it like that why it's more. credible for the audience wait what is the sense of doing it is just like i want you to do it it's always there is a little while. stretch after yet but yet. even after a career spanning 50 years he's only satisfied when he can get to grips with every last detail of his productions with. johnno and 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 of the professionally he's a genius but he's always remained un