Blitiri | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
Maria | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
Narrenschiff | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
Sacre | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
Blitiri | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
Maria | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
Narrenschiff | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
Sacre | Choreografie: Goyo Montero | © Jesus Vallinas
The ballet company of the Nuremberg State Theater is now in its fifthteenth season under the direction of its ballet director and chief choreographer Goyo Montero. In the meantime, the company is known far beyond the borders of Franconia and belongs to the first league in the international ballet scene. Alongside Goyo Montero, world-class choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Mats Ek, Nacho Duato, Johan Inger, Mauro Bigonzetti, Crystal Pite, Douglas Lee, Cayetano Soto, Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, Christian Spuck, Alexander Ekman, Hofesh Shechter and Marco Goecke continue to work with the company on breathtaking choreographies and dance pieces. Testimony to this are the many sold-out performances at the Nuremberg State Theater and the growing number of invitations to national and international dance festivals. Successful guest performance tours have taken the company to Moscow, Biarritz and Lausanne, among other places.
When establishing the company, Goyo Montero pursued the goal of creating a soloist ensemble. Although all company members bring different personalities to the table and each has his or her own background, Montero's dancers work with dedication as a team. They all have excellent basic classical training while also being highly experienced in contemporary dance techniques. Since most of Goyo Montero's work is based on the development of a story, his dancers have in common an interest and talent in the performance of a role. To date eight dancers of the company have received the Bavarian Arts Promotion Award in recognition of their achievements, and two ensemble members have been nominated for the FAUST Theater Award. In 2009 the Nuremberg Ballet and Goyo Montero have been awarded with the cultural prize of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Middle Franconia. In 2018, the Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett under the direction of Goyo Montero received the German Dance Award Aktuell for "outstanding development in dance."
Goyo Montero
With season 2008/2009 Goyo Montero is ballet director and principal choreographer of Nuremberg Ballet. Until today the ballet director has developed and staged 23 creations for his company in Nuremberg.
Since 2019 Goyo Montero is also Resident Choreographer of Acosta Danza.
A long term partnership exists between Goyo Montero and the Prix de Lausanne. Montero participated here for many years, among other things, as coach, jury member and choreographer of two choreografic projects specially designed for the Prix in 2018 ans 2023.
Among his awards as Choreographer: In 2006 the award “Villa de Madrid” (the 1st award of the Iberoamerican competition of Choreography), the Villanueva award by the UNEAC (Union of Writers, Critics and Artits of Cuba) and the award “Teatro de Madrid”.
Futher Information on the biography.
Productions from the 2021/2022 season
Premieres
NARRENSCHIFF
Two-part ballet evening by Goyo Montero
Music by Lera Auerbach, Richard Strauss and Owen Belton (new composition)
Choreography and overall concept: Goyo Montero
Stage: Curt Allen Wilmer and Leticia Gañán
Costumes: Salvador Mateu Andujar
Lighting: Tobias Krauß, Goyo Montero
With: Diana Vishneva (soloist); Emily Newton (soprano, ensemble member opera), Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett, Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg conducted by Francesco Sergio Fundarò
First performance on 18 December 2021, Opernhaus Nürnberg
"Maria" is a co-production with the Diana Vishneva Foundation.
Supported by the Spanish Embassy.
Naharin/Clug/Montero
Choreographies by Ohad Naharin (SECUS), Edward Clug (HANDMAN) and Goyo Montero (SUBMERGE)
Music by Chari Chari, Kid 606 + Rayon, AGF, Chronomad, Fennesz, Kaho Naa...Pyar Hai, Seefeel, The Beach Boys, Milko Lazar, Owen Belton a.o.
Choreography: Ohad Naharin, Edward Clug, Goyo Montero
Costumes: Rakefet Levy; Edward Clug; Goyo Montero, Maude Vuilleumier
Lighting: Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi); Tom Visser; Martin Gebhardt
SECUS First performance: 2005, Batsheva Dance Company
HANDMAN First performance: 2016, Nederlands Dans Theater
SUBMERGE First performance: 2018 Junior Compagnie Ballett Zürich
Premiere: 23 April 2022, Opernhaus
Made for Us III
First performances by Joseph Hernandez (NIGHTTIME SHOWTIME) and
Bryan Arias (THE LAST COINCIDENCE)
Choreography, stage, costumes: Joseph Hernandez, Bryan Arias
Lighting: Bryan Arias, Lukas Marian; Joseph Hernandez
New composition: Johannes Till ("Nighttime Showtime")
First performance: 18 June 2022, Schauspielhaus
Revival
Goecke/Godani/Montero
Choreography by Marco Goecke (WOKE UP BLIND), Jacopo Godani (METAMORPHERS) and Goyo Montero (BLITIRÍ)
Music by Jeff Buckley; Béla Bartók; Owen Belton (new composition), PJ Harvey, Bobby McFerrin, W.A. Mozart
Revival: 09.10.2021, Opernhaus
Productions from the 2020/2021 season
Ballet film online premiere
S. Prokofiev "Peter und der Wolf" - Ein Tanzstück "Über den Wolf" by Goyo Montero
Music by Sergei Prokofiev and Owen Belton (new composition)
Recording by the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg
A cooperation project of BR-KLASSIK - Studio Franken and the Staatstheater Nürnberg
Choreography, staging and text*: Goyo Montero
*Translation of the text from Spanish: José Hurtado
New composition: Owen Belton
Musical direction (recording): Lutz de Veer
Stage: Goyo Montero / Eva Adler
Stage design assistance: Tanja Berndt
Costumes: Goyo Montero / Margaux Manns
Lighting: Goyo Montero / Tobias Krauß
Dramaturgy: Sonja Westerbeck, Lucie Machan
Dramaturgical advice: Christina Zintl
Recording: Stefan Witter
Mixing: Stefan Witter, Owen Belton
With: Ksch. Thomas Nunner; Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett; Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg (recording)
A cooperation with Staatstheater Nürnberg Schauspiel
Cast
Peter: Olga García
Grandfather: Oscar Alonso
Cat: Lucas Axel
Bird: Sofie Vervaecke
Duck: Andy Fernández
Man: Thomas Nunner
Kate Gee, Chisato Ide, Yeonjae Jeong, Daae Kim, Laura van Loon, Nicolás Alcázar, Edward Nunes
Ana Tavares, Sarah-Lee Chapman, Karen Mesquita, Stella Tozzi; Carlos Blanco, Michael García, Victor Ketelslegers, Gerson Sanca, Jaime Segura, Juliano Toscano
Recordings: 28, 30 November, 1 December 2020 at the Opernhaus des Staatstheater Nürnberg
Broadcast / streaming: from 27 December 2020
Exquisite Corpse Extra (UA)
Online premiere: from 10 April 2021, from 7.30 p.m. on demand in the "Digital Fundus".
Choreographies: Oscar Alonso, Lucas Axel, Carlos Blanco, Sarah-Lee Chapman, Andy Fernández, Michael García/Victor Ketelslegers/Ana Tavares, Kate Gee, Chisato Ide, Bo Jacobs, Edward Nunes, Sofie Vervaecke
With: Sarah-Lee Chapman, Olga García, Kate Gee, Yeonjae Jeong, Chisato Ide, Bo Jacobs, Karen Mesquita, Natsu Sasaki, Ana Tavares, Stella Tozzi, Sofie Vervaecke
Nicolás Alcázar, Lucas Axel, Carlos Blanco, Andy Fernández, Michael García, Victor Ketelslegers, Edward Nunes, Gerson Sanca, Jaime Segura, Juliano Toscano
"Goecke/Godani/Montero"
Saturday, 10.07.2021, 19.30, Opernhaus
Choreographies by Marco Goecke (WOKE UP BLIND), Jacopo Godani
(METAMORPHERS) and Goyo Montero (BLITIRÍ)
Music by Jeff Buckley; Bela Bartok; PJ Harvey, Bobby McFerrin, W.A. Mozart & Owen Belton (new composition)
Productions from the 2019/2020 season
Premiers:
Strawinsky
First showing: 21.12.2019 (Opernhaus)
Petruschka – Choreography by Douglas Lee
SACRE – Choreography by Goyo Montero
Musical direction: Joana Mallwitz
Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg
Duration: 120 minutes
Naharin/Clug/Montero
First showing: 25.04.2020 (Opernhaus)
Secus – Choreography by Ohad Naharin
Handman – Choreography by Edward Clug
Submerge – Choreography by Goyo Montero
Music: Chari Chari, Kid 606 + Rayon, AGF, Chronomad, Fennez, Kaho Naa…Pyar Hai, Seefeel, The Beach Boys, Milko Lazar, Owen Belton u.a.
Duration: 120 minutes
Made For Us III
First showing: 19.06.2020 (Schauspielhaus)
New works by Joseph Hernandez and Bryan Arias
Duration: 80 minutes
Repertoire:
Kylián/Goecke/Montero
First showing: 13.04.2019 (Opernhaus)
Falling Angels – Choreography by Jiří Kylián
Thin Skin – Choreography by Marco Goecke
M – Choreograpy by Goyo Montero
Music: S. Reich, P. Smith, O. Belton, Jethro Tull, L. Reed, M. Poveda u.a.
Duration: 100 minutes
A Midsummernight’s Dream
First showing: 15.12.2018 (Opernhaus)
Choreography: Goyo Montero
Music: O. Belton, F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F. Schubert, R. Schumann, J. Brahms
Musical direction: Lutz de Veer
Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg
Duration: 90 minutes
And:
IV Internationale Ballettgala
13. and 14.03.2020 (Opernhaus)
Initiated by Ballettfreunde des Staatstheaters Nürnberg e.V.
Productions from the 2018/2019 season
Premiers
A Midsummernight’s Dream (2018)
Choreography: Goyo Montero
Music: Owen Belton (Auftragskomposition), Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg
Music direction: Lutz de Veer
Kylian/Goecke/Montero (2019)
Falling Angels, Choreography Jiří Kylián
Thin Skin, Choreography: Marco Goecke
M, Choreography: Goyo Montero (Uraufführung)
Exquisite Corpse (2019)
Young choreographers from the Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett
Repertoire:
Powerhouse (2018)
Choreography: Hofesh Shechter, Alexander Ekman and Goyo Montero
Dürer’s Dog
Choreography: Goyo Montero
Productions from the 2016/2017 season
Don Quijote (2017)
Choreography: Goyo Montero
Music: Owen Belton (new composition)
Made for us II (2017)
Choreography: Jiri Bubenicek und Jeroen Verbruggen
Monade (2016)
Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti und Goyo Montero
Music: J.S. Bach and Ottorino Respighi
Kammertanz (revival)
Choreography: William Forsythe, Christian Spuck and Goyo Montero
Cyrano (2014)Choreography: Goyo Montero
Music: Jean-Philippe Rameau and Owen BeltonProductions from the 2014/2015 season
Dreiklang (2015)
Choreography: Johan Inger, Goyo Montero, Ohad Naharin
Music: Dean Martin, Yma Sumac, Rolley Polley, Dick Dale, Tractor’ s Revenge, Ohad Naharin, James Bowman, the Academy of Ancient Music, Marusha, F. Chopin, Tom Waits, L. v. Beethoven
Exquisite Corpse III (2015)
Choreography: Young choreographers of Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett
Cyrano (2014)
Choreography: Goyo Montero
Music: J. P. Rameau, Ch. Ives, Owen Belton
Melancholia (2014)
Choreography: Nacho Duato, Goyo Montero
Cinderella (2013)
Choreography: Goyo Montero
Music: Sergej Prokowjew
Sacre | STRAWINSKY
Goecke/Godani/Montero | "Blitirí"
NARRENSCHIFF (UA) | "Narrenschiff"
NARRENSCHIFF (UA) | "Maria"
Meet the Artist:
Diana Vishneva & Goyo Montero
Staatstheater Nürnberg
Richard-Wagner-Platz 2-10 | 90443 Nürnberg
Tel 0911-66069-8185
ballett(at)staatstheater-nuernberg.de
