Lennard Giesenberg was born in Henstedt-Ulzburg and grew up in Hamburg. At the age of twelve, he began dancing at a small ballet school. Two years later, he was accepted into the School of the Hamburg Ballet, where he completed his professional training. In the 2019/20 season, he became an apprentice with the Hamburg Ballet. After a two-year engagement (2020—2) with the Bundesjugendballett, he joined the Hamburg Ballet in 2022.
John Neumeier created the role of The Photographer in Dona Nobis Pacem for him, as well as a solo in The Invisibles (with the Bundesjugendballett). His repertory in John Neumeier’s ballets also includes Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet, Allan’s friend in A Streetcar Named Desire, Tadzio in Death in Venice, Schlucker the Tailor / The Moon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Poet in The Little Mermaid and Semyon Medvedenko in The Seagull. He has also performed solos in John Neumeier’s Epilogue and Pina Bausch’s Adagio.
