Ballet by John Neumeier | Nijinsky
Tue, Apr. 14, 2026, 7.30 pm - 10.00 pm
Cast
Romeo
Jean-Jacques Defago
Web Content (until 31.7.)
Jean-Jacques Defago
Jean-Jacques Defago was born in Switzerland and began his ballet training in 1976 in Cannes at the Centre de Danse International Rosella Hightower. His most important teachers during his training included Rosella Hightower and José Feran. From 1977 to 1979 he received the Migros Culture Percentage Scholarship.
After graduating, he went to the Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier in 1979, where he was a member of the company until 2000. In his 21 years as an active dancer, he took part of creation process of John Neumeier's ballets like "Requiem" and "Saint Matthew Passion". His repertoire included a leading role in "Tristan" and several solo roles in John Neumeier's ballets, including "Magnificat", "Romeo and Juliet", "Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler" and "Fifth Symphony of Gustav Mahler". He also danced in ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, José Limón and Antony Tudor, among others.
While he was still a dancer with the Hamburg Ballet, he worked on designing and programming the Hamburg Ballet's first online presence in 1999.
Jean-Jacques Defago has been a member of the communications team since 2000 and is still responsible for the website and digital content. In addition to the Hamburg Ballet website, he also designed the website of the John Neumeier Foundation, the Foundation for the Promotion of the Hamburg State Opera and the Friends of the Hamburg Ballet Center, which he also looks after and maintains.
defago@gmx.com
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