Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera

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The Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera is a training center for classical dance .

history

In 1771, Empress Maria Theresia set up a “theatrical dance school” in which eight boys and eight girls were taught daily by two ballet teachers under the supervision of Jean Georges Noverre . Noverre's school was short-lived - it was closed after he left Vienna in 1774. In the 19th century, a ballet school was loosely attached to the Kärntnertortheater. It was only after the opening of the Haus am Ring in 1870 that the school was institutionalized by the “organizational statute for the ballet dance school at the kk Hof-Operntheater”. Classes took place in the opera's ballet hall.

The institute, which has been known as the “Ballet School of the Vienna State Opera ” since 1918 , was renamed “Ballet School of the Austrian Federal Theaters” in 1973 and in 1980 moved into its own premises in Hanuschhof 3 .

Since an organizational restructuring in 1999, it has again been called the “Ballet School of the Vienna State Opera”. The cooperation between the ballet school and the Bundesrealgymnasium with a musical focus, Vienna 3 (HIB) , and the connected boarding school, which has existed since 1983, ensures school education with a high school diploma , with school lessons taking place in the afternoon in the upper level .

In 2013 the name was changed to “Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera”.

According to research by the weekly newspaper Falter , allegations were made against the Ballet Academy in April 2019 and cases of abuse of the authority of individual teachers were known. At the initiative of Culture Minister Gernot Blümel , a special commission was set up to clarify the allegations. Brigitte Bierlein , then President of the Constitutional Court, was appointed head of the special commission and was also responsible for the area of ​​law and victim protection within the special commission. In June 2019 she was succeeded in this role by Susanne Reindl-Krauskopf . The other members were Ulrike Sych in the field of education as well as Martina Fasslabend, President of the Austrian child protection price myki committed in the field of psychology. In addition to clarifying the allegations, a catalog of measures is to be drawn up in order to rule out incidents like the ones that have been rumored in the future.

On December 20, 2019, Simona Noja was dismissed as managing director of the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera. The commercial director of the State Ballet, Simone Wohinz, took over her agendas on an interim basis. The artistic direction was taken over by the management of the Vienna State Opera, the previous artistic director Manuel Legris remained director of the Vienna State Ballet .

education

The ballet school accepts pupils between the ages of 8 and 17 from Germany and abroad. In the eight ballet halls named after personalities from Viennese dance history - the namesake are Franz Hilverding , Jean Georges Noverre , Fanny Elßler , Joseph Haßreiter , Grete Wiesenthal , Erika Hanka , Willy Dirtl and Rudolf Nurejew - 161 pupils between the ages of 8 and 18 are trained .

During the training, the ballet students participate in ballet and opera performances in the Vienna State Opera and in the Vienna Volksoper . In addition, the ballet school of the Vienna State Opera gives a performance at the Vienna State Opera at the end of each school year with excerpts from the school program and choreographies developed for the occasion. The appearance of students at the opening of the Vienna Opera Ball and at the New Year's Concert has also become a tradition .

The dance training in the ballet school of the Vienna State Opera lasts eight years and ends with a separate diploma as well as a state-recognized diploma from the joint commission. For the school year 2011/2012 eight classes, a theater class and a preparatory class, with a program from Monday to Friday were planned.

The subjects are classical ballet for all classes with a main teacher (90 minutes a day), intensive ballet for all classes with another teacher (twice a week 60 minutes), pas de deux, advanced technique, rhythm, historical, character, jazz and contemporary dance, Wiesenthal technique, pantomime, applied history of ballet, music and repertoire. The staff includes 21 educators, 9 pianists, a school doctor, governess, administration and secretariat.

Board members of the ballet school (since 1870)

Former students

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ballet School - History . Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Ballet Academy: Reindl-Krauskopf instead of Bierlein in a special commission . Article dated June 5, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Kurier: Headmistress after the ballet scandal: "Reacted too late" . Article dated April 10, 2019, accessed April 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Kurier: Ballet Academy: VfGH President Bierlein in a special commission . Article dated April 13, 2019, accessed April 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Tiroler Tageszeitung: Ballet Academy - Bierlein leads special commission instead of Kircher . Article dated April 18, 2019, accessed May 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ a b c According to the report: Head of the Ballet Academy dismissed. In: ORF.at . December 20, 2019, accessed December 20, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b orf.at: Schläpfer becomes director of the Vienna State Ballet . Article dated June 22, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ Ballet Academy gets new director. In: ORF.at . June 28, 2020, accessed June 28, 2020 .