The Stuttgart Ballet blog

The Stuttgart Ballet blog

Welcome to our blog! With different categories we would like to invitie you to take a look behind the curtain: read all about our daily life on tour in our tour diary, about our dancers' guest appearances away in e-mail from... and take a walk down memory lane with on this day. Enjoy!
World Ballet Day 2026
To celebrate the "World Ballet Day 2026", Marcia Haydée and our artistic director, Tamas Detrich, look back on their shared artistic history, formative encounters, and their special connection to the ballet Sleeping Beauty.
They look back on Tamas Detrich’s early days as a young dancer alongside Marcia Haydée. They also discuss Marcia Haydée’s early days as director of the Stuttgart Ballet and her choreography of Sleeping Beauty.
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A morning on tour with Sonja Bräunl
Join our corps de ballet dancer Sonja Bräunl for a morning during our guest performance in Melbourne of Marcia Haydée’s Sleeping Beauty.

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The work of a conductor on tour
What is a conductor's typical day like on tour? Wolfgang Heinz offers exciting insights into his work with the Orchestra Victoria during our guest performance in Melbourne of Marcia Haydée's Sleeping Beauty.
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A day on tour in Melbourne with Martí Paixà
What is a day in the life of a ballet dancer on tour in Melbourne like?
Our Principal Dancer Martí Paixà took you along on the day of the general rehearsal for Marcia Haydée’s Sleeping Beauty at the Regent Theatre. Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look!

Photo: Roman Novitzky/Stuttgart Ballet
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Podcast with Guest Conductor Jonathan Lo and Dramaturg Lucy Van Cleef
On the Monday following the season premiere of Marcia Haydee’s The Sleeping Beauty, Stuttgart Ballet’shead dramaturg Lucy Van Cleef sat down with guest conductor Jonathan Lo to discuss the music for The Sleeping Beauty in depth.
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In Rehearsal for the triple bill TRIBUTE TO TETLEY
The next triple bill is already waiting at the Opera House: TRIBUTE TO TETLEY brings three striking choreographies by Glen Tetley to the stage: Voluntaries, Ricercare, and Le Sacre du Printemps. The triple bill premieres on April 25, 2026. Join us for a look behind the scenes and experience the rehearsals in the ballet studio up close.

Photos: Carlos Quezada
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In rehearsal for the triple bill blinks of an eye
Take a look behind the scenes of BLINKS OF AN EYE: The triple bill will premiere at the Opera House on March 6, 2026, and explores the transience of life and our perception of reality. Join us as we dive into the final rehearsals of the three choreographies Shut Eye, Vermilion, and Within the Golden Hour.

Photos: Roman Novitzky
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In rehearsal for the Triple Bill INTERACTION
The Triple Bill INTERACTION will premiere at the Schauspielhaus on January 10, 2026. Take a look inside the studios and watch the dancers and choreographers refine the final steps and prepare the pieces for the premiere.

Photos: Roman Novitzky
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In rehearsal for the triple bill MAHLER X THREE MASTERS
On January 15, 2025, the premiere of the triple bill MAHLER X THREE MASTERS will take place at the Opera House. The triple bill MAHLER X THREE MASTERS brings the composer together with three masters of dance. Take a look inside the rehearsals with us here.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

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