Michaela Bosshard appointed to Munich
ZHdK lecturer Michaela Bosshard becomes Managing Director of the Ballet Academy of the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts (HMTM).
From July 1, 2025, the management of the HMTM Ballet Academy will thus consist of a dual leadership: according to the HMTM press release, the Artistic Director of the Academy, Jan Broeckx, and the new Managing Director will be jointly responsible for the entire study and business operations of the Ballet Academy in close cooperation with the Board of Directors. In addition to her teaching position at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Bosshard is currently project manager for the promotion of young talent at the professional association Danse Suisse.
Michaela Bosshard performed in New York as a dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, among others. In Switzerland, she worked for the Swiss professional association for dance Danse Suisse, where she played a key role in talent development projects under the direction of Gianni Malfer and Liliana Heldner Neil. From 2016, Michaela Bosshard took over the project management for the professional association's entire promotion of young talent, namely the talent scouting days and summerdance, a promotion project for talented dancers in pre-professional training. She is also responsible for further education programs at Danse Suisse.
