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Vienna State Ballet,Wiener Staatsballett, is considered one of the world's topballet companies. It was formerly named theVienna State Opera Ballet as it is based at theVienna State Opera building. In 2005 the ballets of the Vienna State Opera and theVienna Volksoper were merged under the nameDas Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper und Volksoper and Gyula Harangozo became the artistic director. On 1 September 2010, a further name change was accompanied by a change in leadership.Manuel Legris, former principal dancer with theParis Opera Ballet, succeeded as the artistic director.[1][2]
In his first season Legris created all together eight premieres, including the triple bill evening "Juwelen der Neuen Welt" (Jewels of the New World) featuring ballets byGeorge Balanchine (Theme and Variations,Rubies),Twyla Tharp (Variations on a Theme by Haydn) andWilliam Forsythe (The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude),Schritte und Spuren (Steps and Traces) with choreographies byJorma Elo (Glow – Stop), Jiří Bubeníček (Le Souffle de l´Esprit),Paul Lightfoot andSol León (Skew-Whiff) andJiří Kylián (Bella Figura),Don Quixote byRudolf Nureyev afterMarius Petipa, andHommage an Jerome Robbins (Homage toJerome Robbins) including his balletsGlass Pieces,In the Night andThe Concert and theNureyev Gala 2011 at the Vienna State Opera. At the Vienna Volksoper he brought Patrick de Bana'sMarie Antoinette,Maurice Béjart'sLe Concours and the ballet evening "Junge Talente des Wiener Staatsballetts" (Young Talents of the Vienna State Ballet).
In the second season three premieres followed in the Vienna State Opera: Pierre Lacotte'sLa Sylphide, the triple bill evening "Meisterwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts" (Masterpieces of the 20th Century) withSerge Lifar'sSuite en Blanc, Nils Christe'sBefore Nightfall, andRoland Petit'sL’Arlésienne, and theNureyev Gala 2012. At the Vienna Volksoper he presented a triple bill evening with Vesna Orlic'sCarmina Burana, Boris Nebyla'sNachmittag eines Fauns (Afternoon of a Faun) and András Lukács'Bolero.
During the third season three premieres were staged at the Vienna State Opera: Rudolf Nureyev'sDer Nussknacker (The Nutcracker), the quadruple bill evening "Tanzperspektiven" (Dance Perspectives) withDavid Dawson'sA Million Kisses to My Skin,Helen Pickett'sEventide, Patrick de Bana'sWindspiele (Wind Chimes) andJean-Christophe Maillot'sVers un pays sage, and theNuryev Gala 2013. At the Vienna Volksoper there were also three premieres with Stephan Thoss‘Blaubarts Geheimnis (Bluebeard‘s Secret),Jorma Elo'sEin Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummernight's Dream), and the ballet evening "Kreation und Tradition" (Creation and Tradition).
The fourth season brought the three premieres: "Ballett-Hommage" (Ballet Homage) withWilliam Forsythe'sThe Second Detail, Natalia Horecna'sContra Clockwise Witness andHarald Lander'sÉtudes,Swan Lake by Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa andLev Ivanov, and theNureyev Gala 2014. At the Vienna Volksoper there were two premieres: the double bill evening "Märchenwelt Ballett" with Vesna Orlic'sTausendundeine Nacht (One Thousand and One Nights), and Andrey Kaydanovskiy'sDas hässliche Entlein (The Ugly Duckling), andEin Reigen byAshley Page.
In the fifth season three premieres followed at the Vienna State Opera:John Neumeier'sVerklungene Feste andJosephs Legende, a triple bill evening withHans van Manen'sAdagio Hammerklavier,Alexander Ekman'sCacti, and Jiří Kylián'sBella Figura and theNureyev Gala 2015. Three premieres followed also at the Vienna Volksoper: the double bill eveningMozart à 2 /Don Juan by Thierry Malandain,Giselle Rouge (Red Giselle) byBoris Eifman, and "Junge Talente des Wiener Staatsballetts II" (Young Talents of the Vienna State Ballet II).
The sixth season brought another three premieres at the Vienna State Opera: a triple bill evening with Stephan Thoss'Blaubarts Geheimnis (excerpt) ("Bluebeard's Secret"),Christopher Wheeldon'sFool’s Paradise, and Jerome Robbins'The Four Seasons, as well as Manuel Legris' own choreography ofLe Corsaire and theNureyev Gala 2016. At the Vienna VolksoperMichael Corder'sDie Schneekönigin ("The Snow Queen") had its premiere.
In his seventh season Manuel Legris showed three premieres at the Vienna State Opera: a triple bill evening with George Balanchine'sSymphonie in C,Edwaard Liang'sMurmuration, and Daniel Proietto'sBlanc; a double bill evening with John Neumeier'sLe Pavillon d'Armide andLe Sacre, and theNureyev Gala 2017. At the Vienna Volksoper two premieres followed: Thierry Malandain'sCendrillon (Cinderella), and a triple bill evening with Andrey Kaydanovskiy'sDer Feuervogel (The Firebird), Eno Peci'sPetruschka and András Lukács'Movements to Stravinsky.
In his eighth season Legris presented three premieres at the Vienna State Opera: a triple bill evening with Kenneth MacMillan'sConcerto,Wayne McGregor'sEDEN | EDEN, and Frederick Ashton'sMarguerite and Armand;Edward Clug'sPeer Gynt, and theNureyev Gala 2018. At the Vienna Volksoper one premiere followed:Davide Bombana'sRoméo et Juliette.
In his ninth season he showed three premieres at the Vienna State Opera: his own choreographySylvia, a quadruple bill evening with William Forsythe'sArtifact Suite, Hans van Manen'sTrois Gnossiennes andSolo, and Jiří Kylián'sPsalmensymphonie, and theNureyev Gala 2019. At the Vienna Volksoper two premieres followed: Pierre Lacotte'sCoppélia, and Vesna Orlic'sPeter Pan.
In his tenth and last season at the Wiener Staatsballett Manuel Legris presents three premieres at the Vienna State Opera: George Balanchine'sJewels, the triple bill evening with András Lucács'Movements to Stravinsky,Pontus Lidberg's world premiereBetween Dogs and Wolves, andNacho Duato'sWhite Darkness, and theNureyev Gala 2020. At the Vienna Volksoper two more premieres are going to follow:Mauro Bigonzetti'sLa Piaf, and the triple billAppassionato - Bach und Vivaldi with Boris Nebyla'sIl Prete Rosso, Eno Peci'sMonkey Mind, and Martin Winter'sNot Another Now.
