Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim – Akademie des Tanzes –

Chamber dancer, professor. Clive Barnes, a critic from the New York Times, describes her as “a world class German ballerina”. In 1961, she was a member of the Stuttgart Ballet under the direction of Cranko, a little later she became the first ballerina. Tours and invitations as a soloist led her throughout the world; she appeared in all main roles of classic and modern repertoires. In 1995, she started the private dance foundation Tanzstiftung Birgit Keil. Since 1997, she has been a director and professor at the Academy of Dance in Mannheim. In 2003/04, she additionally took over the leadership of the State Ballet KARLSRUHE.