Man Of Patience

Versatile. That's the first word that comes to Duosi Zhu's mind when she thinks of Christian Bauch. Both are soloists at the Semperoper Ballett in Dresden, and Bauch is even a principal soloist. They have been working together for more than ten years and have danced a correspondingly large number of roles together. It's fair to say: Zhu knows who she's talking about. Aaron Watkins, Director of the Ballet until the 2023/24 season and Artistic Director of the English National Ballet in London since then, even calls Bauch a chameleon, but at the same time humble and generous. He has practically watched Christian Bauch grow up, witnessing how the graduate of the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden developed into this versatile performer. "No matter how big or small his role may be, he dances ...