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The American ‘Pope’ of German Ballet Steps Down After a Long Reign
It’s among the longest tenures of any director of an arts organization. The choreographer John Neumeier has been running the Hamburg Ballet for 51 years, transforming it from a provincial opera house troupe into an international vehicle for his work — a …