Timoor Afshar
Timoor Afshar was born in Indianapolis (USA) and grew up in Fishers, Indiana. He received his first ballet training at the Indiana Ballet Conservatory, as of 2011 he attended The Harid Conservatory. During this time, he took part in several ballet competitions of the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) and reached repeatedly the finals. In 2011 he won the Indianapolis Regionals Youth Grand Prix Award. From 2012 to 2016 he completed his education at the John Cranko School. In 2016/17 he joined the Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice, one season later he became a member of the Corps de ballet of this company. In 2019/20 he was promoted to demi-soloist.
His large repertory includes ballets by Frederick Ashton, Bridget Breiner, Itzik Galili, Maximiliano Guerra, Akram Khan and John Neumeier. He danced solo roles in pieces by George Balanchine, Maurice Béjart, John Cranko, Andreas Heise, Johan Inger, Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, Roman Novitzky, Christian Spuck, Demis Volpi as well as, among others, Drosselmeier in Edward Clugʼs The Nutcracker, Prince of the west, Ali Baba and Bluebird in Marcia Haydée's The Sleeping Beauty, Benvolio and carnival dance in John Crankoʼs Romeo and Juliet, Benno in his Swan Lake and Hungarian Officer in Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling. Fabio Adorisio, Nanine Linning, Roman Novitzky and Martin Schläpfer created roles especially for Timoor Afshar. Edward Clug, Alessandro Giaquinto, Vittoria Girelli, Marco Goecke and Louis Stiens created several parts for this artist.
In the 2023/24 season Timoor Afshar joined the Vienna State Ballet as a soloist. On 1 September 2025, he was appointed principal dancer by ballet director Alessandra Ferri. He soon developed a large repertoire and danced, among others, Prince Désiré, the Blue Bird and one of the four princes in Martin Schläpferʼs The Sleeping Beauty, Armand Duval in John Neumeierʼs The Lady of the Camellias, Prince Siegfried in Rudolf Nureyevʼs Swan Lake, Leontes in Christopher Wheeldonʼs The Winterʼs Tale as well as solo roles in Heinz Spoerliʼs Goldberg-Variationen, Michel Fokineʼs Les Sylphides, George Balanchineʼs Symphony in C and Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, William Forsytheʼs In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Hans van Manenʼs Concertante.
Performances with Timoor Afshar
Kallirhoe
Dress Rehearsal
Kallirhoe
Cast on Saturday 18. October 2025
Ballettzyklus »Premieren«
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Eine griechische Liebesgeschichte, drei Visionen für das zeitgenössische Ballett, eine legendäre Königin und vielseitige amerikanische Tanzsprachen: Alessandra Ferris erste Saison als Ballettdirektorin des Wiener Staatsballetts verspricht ein diverses Programm auf beiden Bühnen. Gehören Sie zu den ersten, die die neuen Produktionen erleben werden!
Kallirhoe
Cast on Sunday 26. October 2025
Abo 23
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 26. Oktober 2025 | Kallirhoe (Ballett) |
| 23. November 2025 | Dialogues des Carmélites |
| 18. Jänner 2026 | Le nozze di Figaro |
| 01. März 2026 | Luisa Miller |
| 31. Mai 2026 | Eugen Onegin |
Die Fledermaus
Cast on Tuesday 18. November 2025
Ballettzyklus »Vielfalt«
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Ob Mehrteiler oder Handlungsballett – die Kunstform Tanz lädt zu den verschiedensten Auseinandersetzungen und Darbietungsformen ein. Tauchen Sie ein in die wunderbare Vielfalt des Balletts!
Die Fledermaus
Cast on Friday 21. November 2025