News and Updates

Auditions: Nürnberg Ballett, TANZ_KASSEL, Jasmin Vardimon Co, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Hessisches Staatsballett

Audition season kicks in! Germany, the UK, Sweden, Switzerland

Ikuko

4 days ago3 min read

Leroy Mokgatle, William Forsythe win German FAUST awards

Congratulations!

Ikuko

4 days ago1 min read

Auditions: Opéra Grand Avignon, Szeged Contemporary Dance Co, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Grand Classic Ballet, Rambert School

France, Hungary, Canada and Germany and the United Kingdom

Ikuko

Nov 102 min read

Auditions: Scottish Ballet, Cheek by Jowl, Helsinki Dance Co, Tanztheater Braunschweig, Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani

The UK, Finland, Germany and Sweden

Ikuko

Nov 13 min read

Joiners and retirement: Boston Ballet, Semperoper Ballet apprentice, National Ballet of Canada

Toi toi toi!

Ikuko

Nov 11 min read

Auditions: Carte Blanche, NW Dance Project, Alberta Ballet, Królewski Balet Klasyczny, Aalto Ballett Essen

Norway, the United States, Canada, Poland and Germany

Ikuko

Oct 202 min read

Leipziger Ballett announces joiners

Leipziger Ballett announced two joiners earlier in October 2025 in its Instagram posts. The German company welcomed Natsuha Tonouchi and Roger Duart Sahuquillo to its dance ensemble. Congratulations!

Ikuko Kurahone

Oct 201 min read

Semperoper Ballett announces joiners, retirement

Congratulations!

Ikuko

Oct 91 min read

What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 9 : Marina Duarte

Brazilian Marina, Demi-soloist of Staatsballett Berlin, had to change pointe shoe brands after moving to Europe and now she loves it.

Ikuko

Oct 95 min read

Staatsballett Berlin announces joiners

New demi-soloists and corps de ballet members.

Ikuko

Sep 191 min read

Hamburg Ballet, Ballett Dortmund junior ballet announce joiners

Congratulations!

Ikuko Kurahone

Sep 141 min read

Stuttgart Ballet announces promotions

Congratulations!

Ikuko

Sep 141 min read

Obituary: Rodion Shchedrin - Anna Karenina composer and Maya Plisetskaya's husband

Rodion Shchedrin composed five ballets for Plisetskaya.

Ikuko Kurahone

Sep 21 min read

Auditions: Leipziger Ballett, Cape Ballet Africa

Germany and South Africa.

Ikuko

Sep 21 min read

Stuttgart Ballet announces a promotion

Abigail Willson-Heisel has been promoted to a Soloist. Mackenzie Brown has become a Guest Principal Dancer.

Ikuko

Sep 11 min read

What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 7: Anna-Babette Winkler

Anna-Babette, a recently promoted First Artist of ENB, shares lots of information with us. Your second toe is longer than the big toe? Then this is a MUST READ.

Ikuko

Aug 255 min read

American ballerina Yana Peneva leaves Stuttgart Ballet to join Mariinsky

Yana is the second American dancer to join the Russian company for the new season.

Ikuko

Aug 221 min read

Gender defying Leroy Mokgatle and Long Zhou nominated for German Theatre Award

Leroy and Long are both phenomenal.

Ikuko

Aug 11 min read

Hamburg Ballett's stage manager, Staatsballett Berlin's pianist retire after four decades

Toi toi toi!

Ikuko

Jul 291 min read

Hamburg Ballett officialises interim joint leadership following Volpi's departure

The search for the new artistic director would start after the summer break in "an externally moderated process."

Ikuko

Jul 292 min read