Staatsballett Berlin
With 80 dancers from 30 nations, the Staatsballett Berlin is Germany's largest ballet company - and the only one to present its diverse repertoire on three of the city's opera stages: the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Komische Oper Berlin and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Founded in 2004 by a merger of the former ballet ensembles of these three opera houses, the Staatsballett is an independent institution under the umbrella of the Berlin Opera Foundation.
The founding artistic director in 2004 was Vladimir Malakhov, one of the outstanding dancers of his generation. Until 2014, he brought a varied repertoire to the stage, characterized by numerous new creations, the rediscovery of rarities from the ballet repertoire and the engagement of outstanding dancer personalities, whom he knew how to bind to Berlin. Works by Maurice Béjart or George Balanchine characterized the repertoire, as did creations by Mauro Bigonzetti or Angelin Preljocaj, at the time protagonists of a choreographic avant-garde.
The spaniard Nacho Duato, artistic director of the Staatsballett from 2014 to 2018, was also in demand worldwide as a choreographer. With his very personal, sensitively introverted movement language, his own works shaped the repertoire, alongside works by Jiří Kylián, his mentor and teacher, or Ohad Naharin.
Under the co-directorship of Johannes Öhman and Sasha Waltz, Berlin protagonist of contemporary dance, new choreographic working methods could be tested. Personalities such as Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky or Richard Siegal developed new creations with the company, each with a different approach.
During the provisional directorship of Dr. Christiane Theobald, works by Pina Bausch and Mats Ek were performed, as well as works by a younger generation such as David Dawson. In addition, various supporting program formats sought multi-perspective dialogue and increased audience involvement.
Christian Spuck will be artistic director of the Staatsballett Berlin from the start of the 2023/24 season.
Richard-Wagner-Straße 10
10585 Berlin
Apollo Saal - Staatsoper unter den Linden
Unter den Linden 5
10117 Berlin
Rangfoyer - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Bismarckstraße 35
10585 Berlin
Tischlerei - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Zillestraße 63
10585 Berlin
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Bismarckstraße 35
10585 Berlin
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Unter den Linden 5
10117 Berlin
Komische Oper Berlin @Schillertheater
Bismarckstraße 110
10625 Berlin