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Interpreting Beethoven's mystery for the stage

Renowned dance film director Benedict Mirow spoke with Jörg Mannes ahead of his 2020 creation «Immortal Beloved». Originally intended to be performed as part of the global Beethoven 250 celebrations, Mannes' ballet to Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto was first performed as part of the Bavarian State Opera's "Mondaypieces - Live Stream Series" following repeated cancellations due to theatre closures during the pandemic.

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Der Riese unter den Klavierspielern: Beethoven und sein Klavierkonzert

»Ein Jahr nach dem Erscheinen der Zauberflöte«, heißt es in einem Beitrag des Komponisten und Musikschriftstellers Ignaz Franz von Mosel in der Allgemeinen Wiener Musik-Zeitung, »ging über Wien am musicalischen Horizonte ein Stern erster Größe auf.

Interview

Choreography is never a one-way street: A conversation with Jörg Mannes

Jörg Mannes was born in Vienna in 1969. Between the years 2006 and 2019 Jörg was the Ballet Director and Chief Choreographer of the State Theatre in Hannover. During this time he created individual 38 ballets, mostly full-length evenings for up to 30 dancers, which played to almost consistently sold-out audiences. Munich’s audiences may already be familiar to Jörg’s choreography through his creations «Der Sturm» (The Tempest) and «Wohin er auch blickt» (Wherever he looks) for the Bavarian State Ballet in 2007 and 2010 respectively. The following interview took place in the middle of March via video call.

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A Day in the Life of the Juniors

Former Ensemble member Phoebe Schembri explains what her daily schedule with the Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich looks like: from waking up in the Heinz-Bosl-Foundation’s boarding house to daily training and rehearsals. Originally filmed for our Digital Season in 2020, today Phoebe is a corps-de-ballet member of the Bavarian State Ballet.

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When Choreography becomes one with the Music

Shirley Esseboom, trusted stager of Jiří Kylián’s ballets, returned to Munich in 2022 to work on «Un Ballo» with dancers of the Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich ahead of the Heinz-Bosl-Foundation’s Spring Matinees. In this video she talks about Kylián's work and the challenges it contains for young dancers coming straight out of school.

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