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Digital Chronicle now online
Ballet in Berlin has a long and richly varied history – as diverse and vibrant as the city itself.
For the first time, this legacy is being brought to life in a digital chronicle on the Staatsballett Berlin website.
Since the founding of the Royal Court Opera in 1742, dance has been an integral part of Berlin’s cultural landscape – shaped across the centuries by thousands of productions and influential figures such as Paul Taglioni, Tatjana Gsovsky, Maurice Béjart, and Sharon Eyal.
The settings for this dance history span from the Kroll Opera House to Berghain; the repertoire from Satanella to Apropos Schéhérazade.
The digital chronicle is a growing, living project: new premieres, personalities, and historic moments are added each week.
It also brings together material that, until now, has never been available in one place – resources that will eventually be integrated into a publicly accessible database and linked with public archive collections.
One thing is already clear: this chronicle does not aim to provide final answers.
Instead, it raises new questions – inviting deeper cultural and historical engagement with Berlin’s unique ballet tradition.
Discover it now atwww.staatsballett-berlin.de/chronik
With the kind support of
Manfred Strohscheer Foundation
European Foundation of the Rahn Dittrich Group for Education and Culture
Friends and Supporters of Staatsballett Berlin e.V.
Special thanks to
German Dance Archive Cologne
Dance Archive Leipzig e.V.
An English-language version of the chronicle will be made available in due course. We kindly ask for your patience.