Peter Breuer (dancer)

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Peter Breuer (born October 29, 1946 in Tegernsee ) is a German dancer and choreographer . He is the ballet director of the Salzburg State Theater .

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Peter Breuer, son of the pianist and conductor Peter Bruno Breuer and his wife Maria, née Riedl, was born in Tegernsee and grew up in Munich . Because of his poor posture , he was sent to ballet class at a young age. From 1957 to 1961 he completed a thorough training as a dancer at the Roleff - King ballet school , later with Werner Stammer and finally with the ballet master Gustav Blank.

His first job was in 1961 at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich as a group dancer . In Harald Lander's Etuden , he was assigned a half solo part for the first time. From then on, the ballet group acted in the front row. In 1964 Erich Walter brought the talent to the Düsseldorf Opera House , where he continued to work on himself under teachers such as Victor Gsovsky . Here he made his debut in the role of the torero in the White Rose by Wolfgang Fortner under the choreography of his discoverer Walter. From a semi-soloist, he rose through a phase as a solo dancer in 1967 to become principal solo dancer. Breuer became the leading German ballerino of his time and a popular guest on international stages and in cultural television formats. He had permanent guest contracts with the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Düsseldorf Opera House), the American Ballet Theater New York and the London Festival Ballet . In 1979 he took part in the World Ballet Festival in Tokyo.

He could dance all classical ballets in a wide variety of choreographies such as Swan Lake , The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet . His own choreographies were created in the early 1980s at his parent companies in Munich and Düsseldorf as well as at the Berlin State Operas ( Unter den Linden ) and Budapest ( Hungarian State Opera ). Many of them have been included in their repertoire by ensembles around the world.

At the beginning of the 1991/92 season, which marked the end of his active career, he took over the post of ballet director at the Salzburg State Theater. There he initiated a tradition of great narrative ballet performances, so-called “ story ballets ”, which he was able to establish with premieres such as Peer Gynt , Orpheus and Eurydice , Medea , Midsummer Night's Dream , Bolero , Tchaikovsky and Marilyn , which were positively received by critics and audiences . In 1997 he brought out three world premieres: I moved in as a stranger , Charlie ...! and Nomi . For the last two works mentioned, which were invited to guest performances and festivals, he also had the respective libretto and the respective music from the works of the composer Charlie Chaplin and the countertenor Klaus Nomi (supplemented by e.g. David Bowie titles ) compiled. On the occasion of the Charlie performance, Breuer commented on his approach: He did not want to patronize the dancers with meticulously prescribed, irrefutable steps, but rather develop the final subtleties together with them. In 2011, Breuer crowned his 20-year membership in the Salzburg State Theater with the establishment of a “ballet week”, which was very well received. In 1998 he developed the ballet The Kiss about Auguste Rodin's pupil and lover Camille Claudel , with pieces of music by Ravel , Debussy and Poulenc , right down to the equipment, i.e. costumes , set and lighting design .

Peter Breuer created a total of 54 full-length and 15 short ballets by 2018.

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Peter Breuer . German dancer and choreographer; Ballet director of the Salzburg State Theater. In: Ludwig Munzinger (Hrsg.): Internationales Biographisches Archiv . No. 27/2012 . Munzinger, July 3, 2012, ISSN  0020-9457 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society . With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Breuer, Peter, p. 58 .
  3. ↑ Ricardo Leitner: "So much to tell" (by Peter Breuer): Pas de Quatre "reinvented". Trivialities. In: attitude-devant.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Biography / curriculum. In: peterbreuer.at. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Frank Czerwonn: samples in the opera house. Chaplin dances in the silent movie. Peter Breuer directs the new ballet "Charlie". Bert Bunk takes on the leading role. Premiere in March . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . February 18, 1997, Halle / Saalkreis.
  6. ↑ Breuer as a choreographer. In: peterbreuer.at. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
  7. ↑ List of winners of the Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria . Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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SURNAME Breuer, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dancer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Tegernsee