Hamburg Ballet - A Midsummer Night?s Dream - A Ballet by John Neumeier

�During creation, every new ballet seems a possible film. When developing the idea of filming �A Midsummer Night�s Dream�, I insisted on planning a true ballet film which, for me, is completely different than a documentary. Within the three days of recording, we did not schedule a single complete run-through of the work. Instead, we recorded the film in sequences and with exciting camera positions which can be compared to the way one would film a drama. What we really love when watching films, is the immediacy, the vibrancy of the moment. The camera being so close, means that we don�t want the dancers representing something, we don�t want them presenting something, we want them simply being � �now�. We want that spark of truth that springs towards us and that touches us.� John Neumeier