Berlin State Ballet

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The Berlin State Ballet (German: Staatsballett Berlin) is the principal ballet company in the German capital of Berlin. It was created in 2004 through a merger of the separate ballet companies of the city's three opera houses at a time when the city was going through a financial crisis. It is one of the largest ballet companies in Western Europe with approximately 90 dancers.

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Since 2004, the Berlin State Ballet, alongside the Berlin State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Komische Oper Berlin comprise the Berlin Opera Foundation  [ de ]. [1] The Berlin State Ballet inaugural general and artistic director, dancer and choreographer Vladimir Malakhov, was a director of the ballet of the Berlin Opera before the companies merged to form the Berlin State Ballet. [2] [3] He led the company for ten years, creating a mixed repertoire of classical titles and contemporary choreography. A star dancer himself, Malakhov was not only managing, but also performing with the company. [4]

Leadership

In 2014, Nacho Duato became general and artistic director at the Berlin State Ballet with an initial five years term. He created new choreography for the company, and oversaw restagings of some of his signature ballets, created in Madrid, St. Petersburg and Munich, in Berlin. In 2016, Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin, announced that the city will not extend Duato's contract with the company when it expires in 2019.

For the 2018/19 season, Johannes Öhman  [ de; sv ] took over as Director of the Staatsballett Berlin. For the 2019/20 season, Öhman was joined by Sasha Waltz in a co-directorship. Christiane Theobald  [ de ] took over as provisional artistic director in August 2020. Christian Spuck  [ de; it ] followed as permanent artistic director from the 2023/24 season. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Houses: Staatsballett Berlin". Oper in Berlin. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Team, Pointe (28 November 2001). "The Man In Charge". Pointe Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Call Board". Pointe. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vladimir Malakhov". www.staatsballett-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Staatsballett Berlin". Oper in Berlin. Retrieved 13 February 2024. With the start of the 2023/24 season, Christian Spuck takes over as Artistic Director of the Staatsballett Berlin.
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