Madison Young
Born in Utah, USA, Madison Youung began her training at the Ballet West Academy before continuing her education at the Houston Ballet Academy. In 2016, at the age of 17, she gained international attention at the Prix de Lausanne, where she earned the prestigious Beau Rivage Palace Second Place Award. This achievement marked the beginning of her professional career. Following, she joined the Company of Houston Ballet for the 2016/17 season as a member of the corps de ballet. In 2017, she moved to the Vienna State Ballet under the direction of Manuel Legris, where she was promoted to demi-soloist only after a year and to soloist in 2019.
In 2020, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet as a soloist under the direction of Igor Zelensky. Shortly after joining, at the age of 23, she was promoted to Principal Dancer in December 2021.
Madison Young returned to the Vienna State Ballet as a Principal Dancer for the 2025/26 season under the direction of Alessandra Ferri.
Her extensive repertoire includes the leading roles of the classical ballets such as Tatiana and Olga in John Cranko’s Onegin, Juliet in Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, Odette/Odile in Ray Barra’s Swan Lake, Giselle and Myrtha in Barra’s Giselle, Kitri in Barra’s Don Quixote, Nikiya in Patrice Bart’s La Bayadère and the title role in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide.
She has also danced many of George Balanchine’s works, such as the principal roles in Jewels, Allegro Brillante, and demi-soloist roles in Theme and Variations and Valse Fantaisie, and in ballets by Rudolf Nurejew and Sir Kenneth MacMillan. Furthermore, she has excelled in contemporary classical roles such as Tatiana in John Neumeier’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Diana in Manuel Legris’ Sylvia and the title roles in Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland.
Madison Young has also performed modern works such as the principal roles in Angelin Preljocaj’s Le Parc, William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite, Nacho Duato’s White Darkness and Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre du Printemps as well as parts in works bei Alexei Ratmansky, Jiří Kylián, Edward Clug, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León and Sir Wayne McGregor.
Performances with Madison Young
Living Legacies
Cast on Friday 18. September 2026
Abo 6
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 10. Oktober 2025 | Fin de partie |
| 14. November 2025 | Falstaff |
| 09. Jänner 2026 | Manon |
| 08. Mai 2026 | Giselle (Ballett) |
| 29. Mai 2026 | Les Pêcheurs de perles |
| 18. September 2026 | Living Legacies |
| 20. November 2026 | Madama Butterfly |
| 08. Jänner 2027 | Die verkaufte Braut |
| 05. März 2027 | Un ballo in maschera |
| 25. Juni 2027 | I Capuleti e i Montecchi |
Living Legacies
Cast on Saturday 19. September 2026
Ballettzyklus »Familie«
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Vom Jungen, der nicht erwachsen werden möchte, über ein humorvolles Tanzspektakel bis hin zur »perfekten Einführung in die Ballettkunst«: Für alle Menschen ab 10 Jahren lädt der Familienzyklus zum Träumen, Lachen und Verzaubern ein.
Alle Termine dieses Zyklus 2025/26