Hamburg Ballet Classical ballet and modern forms
Starting in the 2024-2025 season, Demis Volpi will be the new ballet director at the helm of the Hamburg Ballet after 51 years of John Neumeier leading the Hamburg company to world fame. The company can look back on well over 1000 guest performances on five continents.
For a long time, John Neumeier was at the centre of the Hamburg Ballet, leading the company from 1973 to 2024. In his works, he combined the tradition of classical ballet with modern, contemporary forms, creating an unmistakable choreographic language.
New accents
In August 2024, the German-Argentinean choreographer Demis Volpi succeeded Neumeier as Artistic Director of the Hamburg Ballet and Director of the Hamburg Ballet School. Demis Volpi was ballet director and chief choreographer of the Ballett am Rhein from 2020 to 2024 and delighted audiences there with a varied repertoire of story ballets and multi-part evenings as well as numerous new creations. As the new artistic director, he will offer the audience and the company new artistic impulses, present choreographers with different dance perspectives and at the same time keep the tradition and impressive range of John Neumeier's work alive. In addition, the art form of dance will be made accessible and tangible for everyone by establishing new mediation formats beyond the stage.
Ballet school of the Hamburg Ballet
Founded in 1978 by John Neumeier, the Hamburg Ballet's ballet school is one of the leading schools in Europe. Like the Hamburg Ballet, the ballet school and its associated boarding school are housed in the Ballet Centre Hamburg - John Neumeier in the Hamm district. The ensemble and the ballet school of the Hamburg Ballet train under one roof. Young people from all over the world between the ages of 10 and 18 receive training here that optimally prepares them for the demands of today's professional dance world. The direct connection to the Hamburg Ballet creates a proximity to the stage during their training through regular participation in company performances and allows them to learn from each other.
