Death in Venice (2016)

John Neumeier created a choreography based on the novel "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann. At the center of the ballet is not a writer but a choreographer. The juxtaposition of thinking and feeling, of reason and sensuality, exemplified in the story, is reflected in the ballet. For the sad but beautiful story, John Neumeier draws on the music of two of the most important composers: Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner. Motifs from Wagner operas such as "Tristan and Isolde" were sometimes played live on the piano.