PROGRAM
Please note that registration for the individual events is required.
Friends of the Circle of Friends Vienna State Ballet will be informed in good time about the respective dates and registration options.
SEPTEMBER 2023
Dialogue at the Löwensofa
Work-Life-Ballance in the Arts
10 September 2023
Vienna State Opera
Exclusive Guided Tour of the Vienna State Opera
22 September 2023
Vienna State Opera
OCTOBER 2023
Visit to the ART for ART decoration workshops
6 October 2023
ART for ART (Arsenal)
Artist Talk
Don Quixote, Giselle, Swan Lake, Coppélia
The classic repertoire from the perspective of several generations of dancers
14 October 2023
Vienna State Opera
NOVEMBER 2023
- exclusively for donors -
Visit of a ballet training and a studio rehearsal
by individual appointment
Visit of a stage orchestra rehearsal
to the premiere The moon wears a white shirt
7 November 2023
Vienna Volksoper
Movement Class
to the premiere The moon wears a white shirt
with Keisuke Nejime
26 November 2023
Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera
DECEMBER 2023
Visit of a stage rehearsal for the premiere Shifting Symmetries
16 December 2023, 9.30 a.m.
Vienna State Opera
- exclusively for patrons of the Gold and Platinum levels as well as for donors -
Invitation to the premiere party Shifting Symmetries
23 December 2023
Vienna State Opera
JANUARY 2024
- especially for new members of the Cercle of Friends of the Vienna State Ballet -
Visit to a warm-up by the dancers in the ballet studio,
followed by a performance including an introduction to The moon wears a white shirt
Friday, 12 January 2024, 6.30 pm, Vienna Volksoper
(purchase of tickets for the performance required)
Guided tour through the ART for ART costume collection
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 10 am
FEBRUARY 2024
Artist talk with dancers of the Vienna State Ballet
Corps de ballett – the challenge of dancing in a group
Date & place to follow soon
MARCH 2024
Visit of a stage rehearsal for the premiere of Lady of the Camellias
16 March 2024, 9.30 a.m.
Vienna State Opera
- exclusively for patrons of the Gold and Platinum levels as well as for donors -
Invitation to the premiere party The Lady of the Camellias
24 March 2024
Vienna State Opera
APRIL 2024
For the premiere of Eden:
Visit of the Kunsthistorisches Museum with special guided tour:
Representations of Paradise
Plus admission and guided tour
Date to follow soon
Rehearsal visit Eden and artist talk with Adi Hanan
From Platform Choreography to the main program
Date & place to follow soon
Artist talk with Giovanni Di Palma
Uwe Scholz dancing and rehearsing
Date & place to follow soon
- exclusively for patrons platinum as well as for donors -
Spring party with the artistic director of the Vienna State Ballet
Talk with Martin Schläpfer about the program for the 2024/25 season
Date & place to follow soon
MAY 2024
Visit of a stage orchestra rehearsal for the premiere Les Sylphides
4 May 2024, 9.30 a.m.
Vienna Volksoper
Talk with Franziska Wallner-Hollinek:
From the stage backstage – from dancing on pointe to pointe shoe administration
Date & place to follow soon
JUNE 2024
Movement Class Swan Lake
with Deputy Ballet Director Louisa Rachedi
Date to follow soon
Visit to a stage orchestra rehearsal for the Nureyev Gala
28 June 2024, 9.30 a.m.
Vienna State Opera
Events of the Circle of Friends of the Vienna State Ballet
Friends of the Vienna State Ballet have the opportunity to experience world-class dance art from close range. We organize artist talks, rehearsal visits, movement classes and other interesting events or insights behind the scenes. Depending on the membership level, invitations to premiere parties and receptions of the direction are also part of the program.
Get to know the artists of the Vienna State Ballet and other interesting personalities and guests better at exciting artist talks hosted by the dramaturges of the Vienna State Ballet. Or gain insights into a new program before a premiere in our introductory matinees – free of charge for friends of the Vienna State Ballet, of course.
Be part of the moment when new productions of the Vienna State Ballet see the light of day: When you visit one of the final rehearsals on the stage of the Vienna State Opera or Vienna Volksoper, you will see for yourself how they are put the finishing touches – even before they are presented to the public.
Would you like to dance yourself for once? Then the Movement Classes for Friends of the Vienna State Ballet are just the thing for you. Take the opportunity and experience ballet on your own, guided by members of the company. The focus is on joy, togetherness and engagement with space, music and the other person! Previous experience is not required.
Once a season, the workshops of Art for Art open their doors to friends of the Vienna State Ballet. Dive into the work on a stage set in the impressive production halls in the Arsenal or look over the shoulders of the costume masters as they make the costumes in the costume workshops in the Hanuschhof.
A truly exclusive insight into the everyday life of the Vienna State Ballet: look over the shoulders of our artistic team as they work with the dancers.
Join the dancers and the Creative Team in celebrating when the tension subsides after a successful premiere and experience a very special evening with the Vienna State Ballet.
Chat with Martin Schläpfer and his team about the vision and future of the Vienna State Ballet at an exclusive event in an intimate setting.
* from silver level on
** from gold level on
*** from platinum level on