Are you passionate about dance and ballet?

Experience dance and ballet up close

- during exclusive rehearsal visits
- during introductions to works and post-show discussions
- in conversation with dancers and ballet masters
- in exchange with choreographers and the ballet director

Support the Hessian State Ballet

- with the Ballet Friends information table at the dance performances
- by supporting projects of the company
- by awarding prizes to outstanding dancers

Make a difference for the future of dance and ballet in the region

- by awarding scholarships for young dancers
- by networking with sponsoring associations and dance companies
- by strengthening the dance sector at the state theaters

Become a member or sponsor of the “Freunde des Hessischen Staatsballetts e.V.”!

Executive Board

Dr. Gabriele Sophia Volmer
Chairwoman

Martine Nicolet
Deputy Chairwoman

Guido Hockelmann
Treasurer

Christine Hauck
Secretary

Activities 2024

10. January
Wiesbaden: Regulars’ table with répétiteur Waldemar Martynel as guest

24. January
Darmstadt: Rehearsal visit to “I’m afraid to forget your smile” by Imre & Marne van Opstal

24. January
Darmstadt: General meeting

10. February
Darmstadt: Meeting with friends Künstler:innenhaus Mousonturm with a visit to the performance “gerade NOW”

20. February
Wiesbaden: Visit to the “glue light blue” stage rehearsal

7. March
Darmstadt: Regulars’ table with ballet master Uwe Fischer as guest

23. March
Darmstadt: Meeting with friends tanzmainz with a visit to the performance “V/ertigo”

25. April
Darmstadt: Visit to the stage rehearsal of “glue light blue” by Nadav Zelner

14. May
Wiesbaden: Visit to the stage rehearsal of “Kafka”

22. May
Wiesbaden: Reception of the Staatstheater for the Nederlands Dans Theater NDT2 as part of the guest performance “27°52/Codes of Conduct/Bedtime Story”

4. July
Darmstadt: Presentation of the Friends of the Hessian State Ballet Award after the performance of “glue light blue” to two dancers from the ballet company