John Neumeire's Sylvia

Triumphal premiere of Finnish National Ballet

John Neumeier & Michal Krcmar after Premiere of Sylvia 

Ballet of strong women

Sylvia is an ancient story about a young woman on the threshold of adulthood. The first performance of the ballet was already in 1876, and it became a true landmark of its time, because Sylvia has a new kind of strong female image. The almost intangible princess characters of romantic ballets were left aside when the masculine huntress, Sylvia, appeared.

The themes of Sylvia, adapted by John Neumeier in 1997, are very familiar to today's woman. Sylvia seeks a balance between strength and vulnerability, aggressiveness and sensitivity, fighting emotions and throwing herself into them.

The ballet is accompanied by music composed by Léo Delibes, influenced by Richard Wagner. It is considered one of the best ballet scores in the world.

Michal Krcmar - Amor in Sylvia by John Neumeier

photo - Roosa Oksaharju

An intelligent interpreter of human stories

John Neumeier is one of the most important choreographers in the world. The return of Neumeier to the Finnish National Ballet, who has been piloting the Hamburg Ballet for almost half a century, has been long awaited. The last time our repertoire was his ballet Lokki was ten years ago. Neumeier's version of Sylvia, which can be seen now, was premiered at the Paris Opera Ballet in 1997. A stunningly great ballet can be expected.

Alexei Ratmansky's Anna Karenina

Linda Haakana - Anna Karenina, Michal krcmar - Vronsky 

photo - Roosa Oksaharju

Ballet that breaks hearts

Anna Karenina flees her cold marriage into the arms of her great love - but has to fight even more between love and family and social acceptance. Anna's choices eventually lead her to the worst possible option.

Leo Tolstoy's classic book is seen as an exhilarating ballet. The plot, which holds the audience tightly in its grip, moves like a train towards an inexorable tragedy. There will be beauty and tears.