Bayerisches Staatsballett
General information
NameBayerisches Staatsballett
Year founded1988
FounderKonstanze Vernon
LocationMunich, Germany
Websitewww.staatsoper.de/staatsballett.html
Senior staff
DirectorLaurent Hilaire

The Bavarian State Ballet (German: Bayerisches Staatsballett) is a professional ballet company in Munich, Germany. It was founded in 1988 by Konstanze Vernon as an independent company.[1] The ballet had previously been part of the Bayerische Staatsoper. In a broader sense, Bavarian State Ballet is sometimes used for the Bavarian State Opera Ballet before 1988. Vernon was the director of the independent company for the first 10 years, succeeded by Ivan Liška [de]. From 2016 to 2022, Igor Zelensky was director of the ballet.[2][3][4] In 2022, Laurent Hilaire took over the ballet.[5] The company is formed by international dancers and has a repertory of more than 80 works from Romantic ballet to the 21st century. It is considered as a leading company in Europe.

References

  1. ^ "Das Bayerische Staatsballett – Geschichte und Gegenwart" (in German). Bayerische Staatsoper. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ Gradinger, Malve (9 September 2016). "Igor Zelensky und das "sehr große Erbe"". Münchner Merkur (in German). München. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ballettdirektor des Bayerischen Staatsballetts Zelensky tritt zurück [update, 19:00] – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ Hüster, Wiebke (4 April 2022). "Igor Zelensky verlässt München: Eine familiäre Angelegenheit". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Franzose Laurent Hilaire übernimmt Bayerisches Staatsballett – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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