ABOUT

With Shall We Dance?, the Ernst Deutsch Theater continues its successful collaboration with the German National Youth Ballet. Following Die Unsichtbaren, this production is conceived, choreographed and staged by John Neumeier. Shall We Dance? is a reflection on the interwar period - an era filled with hopes for lasting peace after the First World War, marked by artistic flourishing and social change.

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The production brings together 29 performers: the dancers of the German National Youth Ballet, the Hamburg Chamber Ballet, four guest artists and a musical ensemble. Together, they create a multifaceted portrait of the period, bringing dance, music and literature into dialogue. Live music is also a central element of the production, featuring works by George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel. References to the Harlem Renaissance, writers such as Edna St. Vincent Millay and F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Ballets Russes, and dance icons such as Anna Pavlova and Isadora Duncan are woven throughout the work.

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In my role as conductor, I worked intensively with the ensemble throughout three weeks of rehearsals and subsequently conducted 24 performances at the Ernst Deutsch Theater.

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