SALON LUITPOLD | 15 Jahre Bayerisches Junior Ballett München | u.a. mit Ivan Liška

In the organizer's words:

Following the opening of the 15th anniversary of the Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich at the Heinz Bosl Foundation's Spring Matinees at the Nationaltheater Munich, artistic director Ivan Liška and Christian Gohlke celebrate and reflect on the ensemble's milestones during this time.

Current and former members of the ensemble are represented on the podium to share their experiences and adventures with a view to the future.

Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich

When the dancers of the Bayerisches Junior Ballett München take to the stage, their youthful joy leaps like a spark from the stage into the auditorium. The young people who share their talent with the audience are touching. The ensemble was founded in 2010 as the first junior company in Germany and, with its sixteen members aged between 17 and 20, is still the largest junior company today. Since then, the ensemble under the direction of Ivan Liška has already danced its way into the hearts of audiences far beyond the borders of Bavaria: as cultural ambassadors of the Free State of Bavaria and the City of Munich, the ensemble has already performed with great success on stages throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Israel and Hong Kong.

The youthful verve with which the young dancers conquer the stages has become a recognizable feature for audiences and critics alike. In the maximum two years that the young members remain in the company, they are intensively prepared for their professional careers. Former members of the Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich now dance in the Bavarian State Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Berlin State Ballet, Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin, Ballet of Difference in Cologne, Helsinki, Oslo, Prague, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, Seoul, Pilsen, Graz, Wiesbaden, Antwerp, Warsaw, Ostrava, Vienna, Greifswald, Hanover, Dresden, Brno, Flensburg, Paris and many other places.