The Benedict Manniegel Dance Company is the epitome of the Benedict Manniegel dance institution and represents the professional part of our artistic mission: The company is a variable-time and project-bound ensemble of young talent, graduates of the Benedict Manniegel Ballet Academy as well as freelance dancers and guests from well-known ballet companies such as the Bavarian State Ballet.

Benedict Manniegel Dance Company is a modern ballet ensemble that consists of young aspiring talents, alumni of Benedict Manniegel, professionals, as well as hired guests. It is formed anew each season depending on the choreographies being performed.

The aim of the company is to allow aspiring young dancers to gain stage experience alongside seasoned professionals, to introduce Heinz Manniegel’s beautiful choreographies to new audiences, and to offer a platform for aspiring choreographers to experiment and bring their visions to the stage.

Every season, the most talented vocational students of the academy are invited to perform in the company performances alongside the regular ensemble and thus gain invaluable stage experience to prepare them for their career as professional dancers.

Our Ensemble

Ada Ramzews

Artistic Director of Benedict Manniegel Dance Company, Choreographer

Laurel Benedict-Manniegel

Laurel Benedict-Manniegel

Headmaster of Benedict Manniegel Ballet, Rehearsal Director

Heinz Manniegel

Prof. Heinz Manniegel

House Choreographer

Dancers

The ensemble is regularly reinforced by selected junior dancers and young talents from the Benedict Manniegel Ballet Academy.

Björn Dippon

guest soloist

Ilia Sarkisov

guest soloist

Nikita Kirbitov

guest soloist

Upcoming events

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Benedict Manniegel Dance Company

CINDERELLA

Fairy tale ballet in two acts

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel / Music: Mark Pogolski

Once upon a time… These magical words begin the fairy tale and transport us to a world of fantasy where good triumphs over evil.

The story of the girl who is kept as a kitchen maid by her stepmother and humiliated by her stepsisters until she meets her Prince Charming and her fate is changed is a timeless international classic.

Heinz Manniegel’s choreographic interpretation combines dramatic elements from the German Aschenputtel-story (Grimm’s Fairy Tales) and its French predecessor Cendrillon (which became Cinderella in English) to create a ballet narrative that transports the audience into the “world” of Cinderella.

Composer and professor at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts, Mark Pogolski, composed the music for the piece especially for this project by the Benedict Manniegel Dance Company and set it to music with the VOLTA Ensemble.

Duration approx. 2 hours incl. intermission

Suitable for children from 6 years

Performances

Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 5:00 pm at the Bürgerhaus Unterföhring >> Tickets
Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the Münchner Künstlerhaus >> Tickets
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the KUBIZ Unterhaching >> Tickets
Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 4:00 pm at the Forum Unterschleißheim >> Tickets

Our repertoire

Automatic Life

Choreography: Ryan Mason
Music: Roadkill

Asche

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

Bolero

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Maurice Ravel

Carmina Burana

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Carl Orff

Cinderella

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Mark Pogolski

Density 643

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Jörg Schäffer

Der kleine Prinz

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Claude Débussy u.a.

Folias

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Spanische Renaissancemusik

Frau Müller und die Suche nach der Wirklichkeit

Choreography: Natalie Bury
Music: Hannes Wollmann

Geometric Electric

Choreography: Laurel Benedict-Manniegel
Music: Diverse

Hänsel und Gretel

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Various pieces of Joseph Haydn and Engelbert Humperdinck

Hermann der Traumtänzer

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Salonmusik der 1930er

Karneval der Tiere

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Camille Saint-Saens

Laser Dialogues

Multimedia-Improvisations-Performance
Ada Ramzews und Leo Bettinelli

Lomir Tanzn

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Klezmer-Musik

Mensch-Maschine

Choreography: Natalie Bury
Music: Hannes Wollmann

Mond/ICHt

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Claude Debussy

Orpheus und Eurydike

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Christoph Willibald Gluck

Pastorale

Pastorale

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

Robotalk

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Antonio Vivaldi

Styx

Choreography: Heinz Manniegel
Music: Giya Kancheli

Werkstatt

Choreography: Ada Ramzews
Music: Jörg Schäffer

4 Corner Game

Choreography: Laurel Benedict-Manniegel
Music: divers

Impressions

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