Even after his departure from the Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeier remains artistic director of the Bundesjugendballett, which was founded on his initiative. He brings together young dancers who devote themselves to contemporary dance with dedication and breathtaking skill. A company without a permanent stage, the ensemble regularly performs in schools, hospitals, retirement homes, and even prisons in order to bring dance to people who otherwise rarely have access to it. In Baden-Baden, too, the Bundesjugendballett will be bursting out of the Festspielhaus and dance in the Bénazetsaal of the Kurhaus.
