Gigi Hyatt

Gigi Hyatt is German-American. She received her training in her hometown Berlin with Tatiana Gsovsky and continued it from 1974 in Munich with Konstanze Vernon at the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung. In 1982, Gigi Hyatt joined the Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier. In her first season she was already promoted to demi-soloist. In her second season, she became a soloist and in 1986 a principal dancer. She created several leading roles with John Neumeier, including Desdemona in "Othello", Solveig in "Peer Gynt", Cinderella, Undine and Viola/Feste in "VIVALDI or What You Will". In 1997, she ended her career on stage and moved to the USA. She first was ballet mistress and teacher at The Georgia Ballet and School (Marietta, Georgia, USA), and in 2004 became Artistic Director. At the beginning of the 2013/14 season, Gigi Hyatt took over as Pedagogical Principal and Deputy Director of the School of the Hamburg Ballet and in 2025 the interim Direction.