Austrian movement director and director Johannes Stepanek is a former First Soloist of The Royal Ballet and has worked as an Assistant Director on several productions for The Royal Opera.
Johannes was born in Austria and studied at the Ballet School of the Vienna State Opera, joining the company in 1996. In 2000 he became a member of The Royal Ballet. He performed an extensive repertory including classical and contemporary works. He created roles for choreographers including Liam Scarlett, Kim Brandstrup and Wayne McGregor.
Johannes has worked widely as an Assistant Director and Movement Director. He has assisted Javier De Frutos on Les Enfants Terribles with The Royal Ballet at the Barbican, assisted Director Barrie Kosky on Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Bayreuth Festival and been Movement Director for the world premiere of GerMANIA for Opéra de Lyon. He works regularly with Barrie Kosky and Christof Loy amongst others and was revival director for Kosky’s Carmen at the Royal Opera Copenhagen, Agrippina at The Royal Opera, Hamburg Opera and Munich Opera, The Nose at Komische Oper Berlin and Teatro Real Madrid and Loy’s Rusalka at Semper Oper Dresden.
Plans include projects for The Royal Opera, Het National Opera and Salzburg Festival.