JS Bach Christmas Oratorio A Ballet by John Neumeier

Rejoice exult John Neumeier turns Buchs Christmas Oratorio into an experience that confronts us all with the most basic questions of trust hope faith doubt and selfsacrifice My choreography is not a religious undertaking We perform to Bachs music for a few hours unifying individuals of many different cultural and religious backgrounds For me the basic human values expressed through the choreography are always the most important thing Therefore in my ballet Mary is known simply as The mother and Joseph as Her husband Once again it is impossible not to be impressed by the flawless technique of the ensemble When at the end Lloyd Riggins tapdances his way across the stage like Fred Astaire the Christmas oratorio is complete Sueddeutsche Zeitung