Event Type
Performance
Event Description
Othello
February 23 + 24, 7:30PM
"Emotional depth and power . . . elegant lyricism” —Splash Magazines
Hamburg Ballet returns to the Harris Theater with their interpretation of Shakespeare’s seminal tragedy, Othello, created by company Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer John Neumeier. This enduring story of love, jealousy, betrayal, and revenge will draw the audience in to its tangled web of deceit and manipulation.
Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, wins the heart of Desdemona, a Senator’s daughter, and they are married in secret. Driven by his own jealousy, Othello’s captain Iago seeks revenge by stirring Othello into a manufactured rage. The destructive course of action is set and the unfortunate fate of all is sealed.
This performance of Othello is in conjunction with the international Shakespeare400 celebration of the playwright’s 400-year legacy.
Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler
February 26 + 27, 7:30PM
"A work of genius” —New York Post
Since its premiere in June 1975, Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler has become one of John Neumeier’s most important and defining works. Inspired by his great love of Mahler’s music, Neumeier created a timeless ballet to express all the emotions and feelings that the Third Symphony’s score evokes in its listeners.
“I have translated the feelings experienced and images suggested while hearing his Third Symphony into movement, into pure dance situations, and into human relationships,” said Neumeier, who also designed the costumes and lighting concept for the ballet.
This masterpiece of classical ballet is guaranteed to leave audiences visually, musically, and emotionally fulfilled.
Dance Styles
Ballet