John Neumeier
American ballet dancer, choreographer and director (born 1939)
John Neumeier (born February 24, 1939) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He was the director and principal choreographer of Hamburg Ballet from 1973 to 2024 and the artistic director of the ballet at the Hamburg State Opera from 1996-2024.2
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Born Feb 24, 1939.1
About
In 1978 he founded The School of the Hamburg Ballet, which includes a boarding school for 34 students. He has been the general director and artistic supervisor of the German National Youth Ballet since it was founded in 2011.
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Companies
- Hamburg State OperaChief executive officer18
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: ballet dancer, dancer, ballet director, film director, screenwriter, choreographer, director, ballet master.7
- Since 1996Intendant6
- Date not recordedFounded Stiftung John Neumeier4
- Date not recordedChief executive, Hamburg State Opera5
Known for: Yondering, Seven Haiku of the Moon.8
Neumeier was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he received his first ballet training. He continued his dance training in Chicago at the Stone-Camyrn School of Ballet and performed with Sybil Shearer and Ruth Page. After completing a BA in English Literature and Theater Studies at Marquette University in 1961, he continued his training in Copenhagen with Vera Volkova and at the Royal Ballet School in London. In 1963 he joined the Stuttgart Ballet under John Cranko, rising to the rank of soloist. In 1969 Neumeier became director of the Frankfurt Ballet, before becoming director and principal choreographer at the Hamburg Ballet in 1973. From 1971-1974 Neumeier was also guest choreographer for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, where he provided repertoire and staged his version of The Nutcracker.
In 2001 and 2008 he served as a president of the jury at the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition.
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Personal life
Neumeier and his partner, German cardiovascular surgeon Hermann Reichenspurner, got married in 2018 after 14 years together. They live in Hamburg.
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Awards
- 2025Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany11 16
- 2021Ingenio et arti11 15
- 2017Erich Fromm Prize11
- 2015Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy11 14
- 2012Gustaf Gründgens Prize11 13
- 2012Order of Friendship11
- 2011Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany11
- 2009Hans Christian Andersen Award11 12
- 2009honorary citizen of Hamburg11
- 2007Herbert von Karajan Music Prize11
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- 17WikidataJohn Neumeier: IMDb, on Wikidata
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