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Hamburg Ballett announces 2026 promotions
Congratulations!
Ikuko Kurahone
Jul 71 min read
Hamburg Ballett announces 2026-2027 season
The next season will be the first full season under the joint interim leadership.
Ikuko Kurahone
Apr 181 min read
Callum Linnane to leave The Australian Ballet to join Hamburg Ballett
Separately, The Australian Ballet announced promotions.
Ikuko Kurahone
Apr 31 min read
Hamburg Ballett: interim leaders to continue in 2026-2027 season
Lloyd Riggins, Nicolas Hartmann and Gigi Hyatt has been sharing the leadership of the company.
Ikuko Kurahone
Mar 201 min read
Leroy Mokgatle, William Forsythe win German FAUST awards
Congratulations!
Ikuko Kurahone
Nov 21, 20251 min read
Ikuko Kurahone
Sep 15, 20251 min read
Hamburg Ballet, Ballett Dortmund junior ballet announce joiners
Congratulations!
Ikuko Kurahone
Sep 14, 20251 min read
Boston Ballet announces roster, Madoka Sugai joins
Madoka Sugai, who left the Hamburg Ballett, is among the five joiners.
Ikuko Kurahone
Sep 1, 20251 min read
Obituary: Leslie McBeth -Hamburg Ballett ballet mistress, Stuttgart Ballet Soloist, Neumeier stager
McBeth worked with many companies internationally as a dancer and a stager.
Ikuko Kurahone
Aug 14, 20251 min read
Hamburg Ballett's stage manager, Staatsballett Berlin's pianist retire after four decades
Toi toi toi!
Ikuko Kurahone
Jul 29, 20251 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 Kurahone
Jul 29, 20252 min read
Hamburg Ballett announces departure of four Principals
Alessandro Frola will join the Vienna State Ballet.
Ikuko Kurahone
Jul 16, 20251 min read
Hamburg Ballett lets Demis Volpi go, cancels his new work
Hamburg Ballett has been in turmoil in the past several weeks.
Ikuko Kurahone
Jun 16, 20252 min read
Hamburg Ballett principal Jacopo Bellussi to leave after Romeo
The Italian Jacopo is also Étoile with Le Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole and will take on the artistic director position of a summer dance festival.
Ikuko Kurahone
Jun 1, 20251 min read
Hamburg Ballett postpones Volpi's world premiere
Volpi, under fire for several weeks, does not have enough capacity create now.
Ikuko Kurahone
Jun 1, 20252 min read
Hamburg Ballett announces 2025-2026 season
A great mix of Neumeier and very current works.
Ikuko Kurahone
Mar 26, 20251 min read
Neumeier retires after half a century, relays baton to Volpi : Hamburg Ballet
The Hamburg Ballet opens a new chapter under the direction of Volpi.
Ikuko Kurahone
Aug 10, 20242 min read
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