Berlin State Ballet School
Artistic Director: Marek Różycki
Berlin, DE
The Berlin State Ballet School is Germany's leading public ballet school. It offers professional ballet training combined with general education, preparing students for careers in international ballet companies. Students can earn both a professional dance qualification and a secondary school diploma.
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History
Founded in 1951 as the State Ballet School of the former East Germany. In 1991, it merged with the State School for Acrobatics to become the Staatliche Ballett- und Artistikschule Berlin. A modern campus opened in 2010, bringing ballet, academics, and boarding together on one site.
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Requirements
Applicants must: Pass a ballet audition. Demonstrate strong physical ability, musicality, flexibility, and artistic potential. Students usually enter in Grade 5 (around age 10), although later entry is possible with sufficient previous training and artistic ability.
Courses offered
Professional Stage Dance (Bühnentanz) Vocational Ballet Programme Integrated Secondary School Academic High School (Abitur) Professional Acrobatics Programme Boarding School (for eligible students) Dance styles of the school : Classical Ballet Contemporary Dance Pas de Deux Character Dance Repertoire Pointe Technique Modern Dance Choreography
Locations
Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin und Schule für Artistik
Erich-Weinert-Straße 103, Berlin, D-10409, DE
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