Irène Schneider-Matthies

Choreographer

Irène Schneider-Matthies

Biography

Irène Schneider-Matthies

Choreographer

  •  
    • Born in Metz, France
    • 1956-1962 Studies in ballet and dance pedagogy at the Roleff-King Ballet School, Munich, Mannheim University of Music and Dance and with Nora Kiss and Victor Gsovsky, Paris
    • 1962-1973 Engagements at the Mannheim National Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet under John Cranko and Frankfurt Ballet under John Neumeier
    • 1973-1977 Teacher at the John Cranko Academy Stuttgart
    • 1977-1992 Ballet director and chief choreographer at the Heidelberg Theatre, Ulm Theatre, Krefeld-Mönchengladbach Theatre
    • 1992-2006 Ballet director and chief choreographer, Magdeburg Theatre. 1993-2014 Director of the Magdeburg Theatre Ballet School
    • Work as a freelance choreographer at the Lucerne Theatre, Switzerland, Rostock Theatre, Kiel Theatre, Giessen Theatre, Fukuj and Kanazawa, Japan, Brasilia, Brazil, Sofia, Bulgaria and Vancouver, Canada


Choreographic world premieres, among others:

    • "The Three Musketeers", music: G. Rossini
    • "A Midsummer Night's Dream", music: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    • "Anna Karenina", Music: R. Schtschedrin
    • "Roméo et Juliette", Music: S. Prokofieff
    • "Carmina Burana", Music: C. Orff
    • "Carmen", Music: W. Fortner/ Bizet
    • "Effi Briest", Music: V. Dinescu
    • "Max und Moritz", Music: J. Offenbach
    • „La Dame aux camélias", Music: G. Verdi/ Onsoff
    • "Peer Gynt", Music: E. Grieg
    • "The house of Bernarda", Music: M. Kelemen
    • "The Tempest", Music: A. Nordheim
    • "Love Stories", Music: Pop Songs
    • "Hänsel und Gretel", Music: E. Humperdinck


Works for the Magdeburg Theatre Ballet School (selection)

    • "Bach a l´Orienta" Magdeburg Opera House, Music: J.S. Bach
    • "Preludes" Magdeburg Lake stage, Music: J.S. Bach
    • "The Nutcracker" AMO Cultural centre Magdeburg, Music: P. Tschaikovsky
    • "The Snow Queen" AMO Cultural centre Magdeburg, Music: A. Glazunov, P. Tschaikovsky, I. Stravinsky

 

See all