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More than Entertainment - An Experience for the Senses

Immerse yourself in a carefully curated program of exclusive performances, inspiring encounters, and captivating displays. In a stylish setting, art, culture, and entertainment come together to create unforgettable experiences. Discover here the carefully selected artists featured on this journey.

Contemporary dance 

New GEN

NEW GEN brings the best of the dance world to the stage of the EUROPA - a place where creativity flourishes and artistic boundaries are redefined. Renowned dancers present works that are as unique as their visions. Each performance is bursting with energy, daring experiments and the spirit of a new generation of artists. There are no limits to creativity here. Bold and always unpredictable - a celebration of artistic innovation that premieres exclusively on board the EUROPA.

  • Choreographer & Dancer

    Johnny McMillan

    The Canadian dancer and choreographer Johnny McMillan is considered one of the most outstanding talents of his generation. After graduating from the renowned Interlochen Arts Academy, he began his career at Hubbard Street 2 in Chicago and was later promoted to the main company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. During this time, he co-founded the interdisciplinary performance collective The Rainbow Body Project, which is dedicated to personal transformation through artistic self-exploration. After his time in Chicago, McMillan moved to Europe, where he first joined the contemporary ensemble of the Royal Swedish Ballet. He later transitioned to the Staatsballett Berlin, where he further expanded his repertoire. Currently, McMillan lives and works as a freelance dancer in Berlin, frequently performing with the internationally celebrated company L-E-V Sharon Eyal on stages worldwide. McMillan’s artistic style combines powerful dynamics with emotional depth, creating a unique movement language. His choreographic works have been presented at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Peter Jay Sharp Theater in New York, among others. In his projects, he constantly explores new forms of expression and regularly collaborates with leading companies and artists. As part of the exclusive "NEW GEN" program aboard the MS EUROPA, Johnny McMillan brings the vision of a new generation of artists to the stage—beyond traditional ballet forms. As both choreographer and dancer of his own works, his performance promises to be a touching and impressive experience: full of emotion, beauty, and artistic innovation.

    Photocredit: Frank Schröder

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  • Funk/Swing/Jazz

    Martha High

    Martha High is an internationally acclaimed entertainer, author and vocal instructor. She was discovered in the mid-1960s by The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, at the age of 18 while singing with The Four Jewels at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York. They become The Jewels after Mr. Brown invited them to join the James Brown Revue. Mr. Brown later renamed her Martha High and later crowned her The Goddess of Soul. She worked with Mr. Brown for 32 years, has performed with Michael Jackson, BB King, Bo Diddley, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker, and was featured in The Blues Brothers film. Her uplifting vocals have been heard at prestigious venues such as the Olympia Theater in Paris, Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Montreux, Pori, Nice and Porreta Jazz Festivals. She appeared on syndicated TV shows like Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Arsenio Hall and has spent nearly six decades entertaining audiences around the globe. Today, she performs for her fans throughout the U.S., South America, Europe and Japan. 

    Photocredit: Rooz Photography

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  • String quartet

    Die Nixen

    Die Nixen - that is passion, musicality, joy of playing and groove combined in a string quartet of a special kind. The four musicians Rahel Rilling (violin), Katharina Wildhagen (violin), Kristina Menzel-Labitzke (viola) and Nikola Spingler (cello) swim stylistically confidently through the most diverse genres on their dives. From classical music to film music, jazz, pop and rock, the four musicians incorporate everything that inspires them and merge into a new sound experience. Since 2006, Die Nixen have toured with world stars such as Michael Bublé and Mando Diao, performed at the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg and the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, played at festive occasions such as the Leipzig Opera, the christening of the AIDAstella, speeches by the German President and concerts at festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and the Konzerthaus Berlin. With heart and humour, the musical water creatures take their audience on a varied journey, making the familiar sound new and the new sound different, whether with depth or stormy virtuosity, on gentle waves or sparklingly funny: Die Nixen present an ocean full of music in the most dazzling sound colours. 

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  • Dance coach

    Joachim Llambi

    Look forward to dance classes with Joachim Llambi on board. 

    Joachim Llambi has been active for many years as a presenter and judge in TV programmes such as ‘Let's Dance’ on RTL and ZDF. He is also a regular guest on talk and gala shows. The German-Spanish banker and former stockbroker was also a professional ballroom dancer and now works as a judge in dance sport. 

    Born and raised in Duisburg, he graduated from high school in 1984 and began training as a banker. He later worked as a stockbroker at the Düsseldorf and Frankfurt stock exchanges. Llambi became known above all as a judge on ‘Let's Dance’ (2006-2025). He has been touring Germany and Switzerland with the show since 2019 and regularly hosts the ‘ZDF-Fernsehgarten’ with Andrea Kiewel. He can also be seen as ‘Spürhund’ in ‘Mario Barth deckt auf’ and will host ‘MDR Riverboat’ from August 2024. 

    Llambi hosts many galas and is an active speaker on topics such as criticism and finance. In 2021, he won the German Television Award for ‘Showtime of my life’ and was nominated for a documentary in 2022.

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