The Zurich Ballet has a history any ballet Company would be proud of . the first significant period came thanks to the Lithuanian-born British director, Nicholas Berizoff, who led the company from 1964 to 1971.
After Beriozoff, however,came an unsettled period with hasty changes of directorship. The French director Michel Descombey, was replaced by the British Geoffrey Cauley, who in turn was followed by the co-directing partnership of Hans Meister and Jorg Burth,both from Switzerland.
During this period nobody seemed to last for more than two or three seasons at the head of Zurich Ballet. In 1972 Rudolf Nureyev staged his ' Raymonda' for the company and later' Don Quixote" as well as his own" Manfred" . But it was only when the former New York City Ballet ballerina , Patricia Neary , took over as director in 1978 that the company was once again set on the right track. Neary stayed until 1985, by that time she had turned the Zurich Ballet into the most important Balanchine repertoire company in Europe.
From the mid eighties to the nineties two young choreographers unsuccessfully tried to lead the company. But ever since Heinz Spoerli became the director of the Zurich Ballet in 1996, the company has never looked back. Today, it is counted amongst the continent's leading ballet companies. Spoerli introduced his dancers to the very best choreography available on the international market as well as his own.
The majority of Spoerli's ballets performed by the Zurich Ballet have been created for them. their repertoire is extensive moving from classical to contemporary works.
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