About the training

Ballet training at the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera lasts 8 years and is completed with a diploma.

In addition to classical ballet training, the Ballet Academy also has its own youth company.

In the 2023/2024 school year, eight classes of girls and boys will have lessons from Monday to Friday.

Ballet training

For the 2024/25 school year

For children aged 9-10 who will be attending 4th grade elementary school/primary school in the 2024/25 school year.
The cost of the 1st grade entrance exam is €75. Please refer to the 1st grade application form for all further information regarding the application documents.

Entrance exam for the 1st grade20. December 2024
End of the application period01. December 2024

 

Admission from Year 2 onwards takes place via a private audition. The private audition takes place in the form of several days of classes in an age- and performance-appropriate school level.

You will receive a personal invitation to the private audition after submitting your application documents and subsequent pre-selection by the management of the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy. The cost of the entrance examination for the private audition from grade 2 is € 90. Please refer to the application form for further information.

Private audition

18.-November 19, 2024

For school-age children

24.-February 25, 2025

For non-school-age children

Application deadline

04.november 2024

For school-age children

05.february 2025

For children not required to attend school

The school fees for pupils at the Ballet Academy are as follows

1. and 2nd class310 €/semester
3. and 4th grade415 €/semester
5. up to 8th grade515 €/semester

We look forward to receiving your application.
Please send the application documents together and in good time by e-mail to ballettakademie@wiener-staatsoper.at

The school fees for students at the Ballet Academy are:

1. and 2nd class310 €/semester
3. and 4th class415 €/semester
5. up to 8th grade515 €/semester

The Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera offers preparatory courses for 3rd and 4th grade elementary school students.

We are looking for young people with a passion for dance who are currently in the 3rd or 4th grade of elementary school and are interested in ballet training.

When?

During the school year

Every Wednesday and Friday

16.3 - 5.45 pm

Where?

Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera

Goethegasse 1

1010 Vienna

In the courtyard on the right

Cost170 €/semester

Dates

Aptitude test preparation course04.september 2024
End of the registration period28.august 2024

Subject to available places, later entry is also possible.

If you are interested, please send an email to ballettakademie@wiener-staatsoper.at

We ask for your understanding that the number of participants is limited.

Please refer to the registration form for further information.

Please send the application documents together and in good time by e-mail to ballettakademie@wiener-staatsoper.at

The cooperation between the ballet school and the Bundesrealgymnasium with music education and associated boarding school - Vienna 3, Boerhaavegasse 15 - which has existed since 1983, guarantees an optimal school education with a school-leaving certificate. The cooperation enables completion certificate for children in the lower school in the morning and for children in the upper school in the afternoon.

The boarding school is connected to the BG & BRG Wien 3 Boerhaavegasse.

The pupils are looked after in groups according to their age and school requirements. A wide range of leisure activities (e.g. sports activities, theater and cinema visits, games evenings, discussion groups, handicrafts, music, cooking, ...) are offered as a supplement to learning support. During the weekends, the supervisors are happy to plan the free time according to the children's wishes.

Fees: 10 monthly installments of € 495 each

Parents can apply for a reduction in the fees depending on their financial situation. For further questions, please contact the boarding school directly. For children who are accommodated at the boarding school and attend an Austrian school, an application for a reduction in the childcare and accommodation fee can be submitted via the website of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.

Information for pupils whose native language is not German can be found in the information sheet.

For further information, please contact the Bundesrealgymnasium directly.

BG & BRG Vienna 3
Boerhaavegasse 15, A-1030 Vienna
+43 1 713 44 23 or +43 1 714 69 38 (secretary's office)
schule@boga3.at
Website

Since September 2011, the secondary school "die Renngasse" has provided the opportunity for students of the ballet school to complete compulsory schooling (from 10 - 14 years).

NMS Renngasse
Renngasse 20, 1010 Vienna
Mag. (FH) Franz Marischka, BEd
+43 1 533 00 45 211
direktion.901012@schule.wien.gv.at
Website

Information for students and parents can be found in the school year calendar of the Ballet Academy and in the school regulations of the Ballet Academy.

You can find information on child protection from our child welfare team.


Youth company

The Youth Company of the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera offers 12 dancers aged between 17 and 21 the opportunity to prepare for professional life each season.

The aim of the Ballet Academy's management is to offer artistic and technical development opportunities for young dancers in a safe environment and thus support a successful transition into a professional ballet company.

In addition to classical, contemporary and repertoire training, as well as individual coaching, the focus of the training contract is on preparing for future auditions and gaining stage experience by participating in productions of the Vienna State Ballet, the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Volksoper. The dancers also take part in the youth company's own productions and the Ballet Academy's annual matinee at the Vienna State Opera.

This further training is limited to two years.

The graduating class of the Ballet Academy is invited to audition for the Youth Company, as are existing members of the Youth Company if they wish to extend their contract for a further year. Since 2022, external dancers have also been able to apply for a place.

Information on auditions for the Youth Company 2025/26 will be made available in January 2025.

For further questions about the Youth Company of the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy, please send an e-mail to ballettakademie@wiener-staatsoper.at