Jakob Feyferlik

Principal Dancer

Jakob Feyferlik trained as a dancer at the ballet department of the Vienna Conservatory and at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School. In 2013 he joined the Vienna State Ballet, where he was promoted directly from corps de ballet to soloist in 2016. In February 2019, he was appointed principal dancer after a performance of Rudolf Nureyev's Swan Lake. In 2019, Jakob Feyferlik appeared as guest soloist at the Dutch National Ballet's annual gala, dancing Hans van Manen's iconic duet Trois Gnossiennes with former principal dancer Igone de Jongh. He then also danced the role of the Prince in The Nutcracker in December 2019. Following these performances, he joined the Dutch National Ballet as principal dancer in September 2020. Jakob Feyferlik joined Bayerisches Staatsballett as principal dancer at the start of the 2023/24 season. His awards include second place at the Premio Roma Danza (2012), third place at the 4th International Ballet Competition in Beijing, China (2012), the Karl Musil Memorial Award (2014) and the Sponsorship Award of the Vienna State Opera & Volksoper Ballet Club (2016).

(Information as of September 2024)

Roles in the 2024/25 season (updated periodically)
Pas de deux from Radio and Juliet (Edward Clug), as part of the Wurzeln und Blätter Multiple Bill
Titelrolle in Onegin (John Cranko)
Soloist in Le Parc (Angelin Preljocaj)
James in La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte after Filippo Taglioni)
Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
Albrecht in Giselle (Peter Wright after Coralli/Perrot/Petipa)
Dancer in Bella Figura (Jiří Kylián), as part of the Wings of Memory Triple Bill

Selected previous roles
Jack / The Knave of Hearts in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Christopher Wheeldon)
Prince Guillaume in Cinderella (Christopher Wheeldon)
Solor in La Bayadère (Patrice Bart after Marius Petipa)