The Bavarian State Ballet (german: Bayerisches Staatsballett) is a professional ballet company in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
, Germany. It was founded in 1988 by
Konstanze Vernon
Konstanze Vernon (2 January 1939 – 21 January 2013) was a German ballet dancer, academic teacher and director of a ballet academy and a ballet company. She was from 1963 to 1981 prima ballerina of the ballet at the Bayerische Staatsoper. She tau ...
as an independent company.
The ballet had previously been part of the ''
Bayerische Staatsoper
The Bayerische Staatsoper is a German opera company based in Munich. Its main venue is the Nationaltheater München, and its orchestra the Bayerische Staatsorchester.
History
The parent ensemble of the company was founded in 1653, under Ele ...
''. 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 . From 2016 to 2022,
Igor Zelensky
Igor Anatolyevich Zelensky (''also trans.'' Zelenski; rus, Игорь Анатольевич Зеленский; born 13 July 1969) is a Russian ballet dancer.
Early life
Zelensky was born on 13 July 1969, in Labinsk, Russian SFSR. He was a ...
was director of the ballet.
In 2022,
Laurent Hilaire
Laurent Hilaire (born 8 November 1962) is a French ballet dancer. Regarded as one of the greatest dancers to emerge from ballet over the past few decades, he was an ''étoile'' of the Paris Opera Ballet for 22 years. From 2011, he was the associa ...
took over the ballet.
The company is formed by international dancers and has a repertory of more than 80 works from
Romantic ballet
The Romantic ballet is defined primarily by an era in ballet in which the ideas of Romanticism in art and literature influenced the creation of ballets. The era occurred during the early to mid 19th century primarily at the Salle Le Peletier, Thé ...
to the 21st century. It is considered as a leading company in Europe.
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Ballet companies in Germany
1988 establishments in Germany
Organisations based in Munich
Performing groups established in 1988