The Hamburg Ballet
The Hamburg Ballet has achieved a phenomenal reputation as one of the world’s most outstanding dance companies. International tours have made it not only a highlight of the international ballet scene, but also one of Germany’s most important cultural ambassadors. The heart of the company is Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer John Neumeier, who has directed the company since 1973.
Mr. Neumeier is a master at combining classical ballet tradition with contemporary forms in his works, while developing a unique personal choreographic language. Mr. Neumeier’s lecture demonstrations are a special feature of the Hamburg Ballet’s tradition. During these matinees, which take place on the stage of the Hamburg State Opera several times per season since 1973, Mr. Neumeier, with his company, explains specific aspects of ballet history— the themes of current repertoire or the technical and historical background of traditional ballets. Since 1975 the dance festival Hamburg Ballet Days has provided the high point and finale of every season. The festival traditionally opens with a premiere of a new work and ends with the Nijinsky Gala, featuring international guest stars as well as the entire Hamburg Ballet ensemble.
Although the company performs at the Hamburg State Opera, its creative home, rehearsal venue, and educational center is a separate building, the Hamburg Ballet Center opened in 1989. Founded in 1978, the ballet school with its integrated boarding facilities, a pre-ballet department, eight professional classes, and a final two-year “Theatre Class” program trains the next generation of dancers. The Ballet Center is also the home of the National Youth Ballet, founded by John Neumeier in 2011.
Principals
Leslie Heylmann Anna Laudere
Ida Praetorius Madoka Sugai
Jacopo Bellussi Christopher Evans
Aleix Martínez Edvin Revazov
Alexandre Riabko Lloyd Riggins
Alexandr Truschk
Character Dancer
Silvia Azzoni
Soloists
Yaiza Coll Patricia Friza Xue Lin
Emilie Mazon Yun-Su Park
Karen Azatyan Marc Jubete
Atte Kilpinen Matias Oberlin
Félix Paquet Florian Pohl
Lizhong Wang
PRINCIPALS
Olivia Betteridge Viktoria Bodahl
Giorgia Giani
Francesca Harvey Georgina Hills
Greta Jörgens Charlotte Larzelere
Alice Mazzasette Amelia Menzies
Hayley Page Chiara Ruaro
Madeleine Skippen Ida Stempelmann
Hermine Sutra Fourcade Ana Torrequebrada
Priscilla Tselikova
Borja Bermudez Lasse Caballero
Alessandro Frola Nicolas Gläsmann
Louis Haslach Marià Huguet
Pietro Pelleri Pablo Polo
Artem Prokopchuk David Rodriguez
Torben Seguin Emiliano Torres
Ricardo Urbina Eliot Worrel
lIllia Zakrevskyi
Apprentices
Carolin Inhoffen Paula Iniesta
Ayumi Kato Mia Petrovic
Francesco Cortese Yungu Kang
Louis Musin Miguel Wansing Lorrio
Aleksa Zikic
