Special events

The Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) is making a guest appearance at the Staatsballett Berlin with an extraordinary project: Figures in Extinction, a trilogy about climate change that choreographer Crystal Pite and director Simon McBurney are developping over several years at the NDT.

It has been a tradition for decades that the students of the Staatliche Ballett- und Artistikschule Berlin present the results of their training work in a festive gala held every year on the stages of Berlin’s opera houses. From the youngest to the graduates, the school’s students are involved in a programme that shows the multifaceted nature of professional dance education, while challenging the adolescent artists to present what they can do and show how they are enjoying themselves in their unique vocation.

Inspired by David Bowie‘s legendary songs, a story unfolds about identity, longing and the freedom to reinvent oneself again and again. You can see the stories and thoughts of around 100 children and young people from four different schools in Berlin who worked with the dance educators of the Staatsballett for a school year, as well as 30 adult hobby dancers from the dance course Never too late.