Balletttänzer

Ballett Kiel under the artistic direction of Yaroslav Ivanenko and Heather Jurgensen is looking for one professional male dancer starting at the beginning of the season 2026/2027.

Since taking over the dance company at Theater Kiel in 2011, Yaroslav Ivanenko, together with his partner Heather Jurgensen as co-director and ballet mistress, has focused on building up a versatile, innovative and appealing company that is well versed in classical, neoclassical and contemporary style. Ballett Kiel is a company of 11 women and 10 men.

 Ivanenko’s own choreographic language is fluid and athletic, with emphasis on challenging technique and partnering work. Often playfully humorous, his work encompasses refreshing interpretations of ballets from the classical canon as well as original contemporary works.

 From the 2026/2027 season onwards, we are looking for one male dancer with strong classical technique as well as contemporary technique and improvisation skills (minimum height of 180 cm). Professional experience preferred. Please prepare one classical and one contemporary variation.

 We offer you
- Remuneration according to “NV Bühne Solo mit Gruppe”
- Company pension scheme (Bayerische Versorgungskammer)
- Job ticket subsidy (NAH-SH/Germany ticket)
- A cooperative and appreciative working atmosphere in a Team with a strong sense of partnership
- An interesting and varied field of activity in the largest theatre in Schleswig-Holstein
- Working in a region with high leisure and recreational value 

To apply, please send your CV in one PDF or Word file with photos, a video link (YouTube/Vimeo) of recent material with one classical and one contemporary variation until latest 10.02.2026 to: audition@ballett.theater-kiel.de

 Audition: 01.03.2026

Participation in the audition is by invitation only and will take place at

Theater Kiel,
Ballett studio,
Rathausplatz 4,
24103 Kiel

Travel and accommodation costs will not be covered. 

The Kiel Theatre is a theatre with opera, ballet, philharmonic orchestra, drama, and young theatre in northern Germany. Our teams are composed of over 500 employees from 40 nations, all age groups and work hand in hand for the perfect audience experience. Therefore, we value the ability to work in a team, a strong personal motivation, versatility and open-mindedness. We embrace and seek to represent diversity in terms of ethnicity, sexual orientation and culture.
We look forward to receiving your applications. 

For further information, please visit: https://www.theater-kiel.de/