Born in Germany, Bernhard Knauer attended the Palucca School in Dresden before completing his dance training at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague. While there, he danced in works such as Indigo Rose by Jiri Kylian, Hammer by Jorma Elo, and other works by choreographers Nils Christe, Armando Navarro and Keith-Derrick Randolph. In 2005 Bernhard was invited to join the ballet of Theater Görlitz in Germany under the direction of Franz Huyer. He then performed in Innsbruck, Austria with the State Theatre of Tyrol dancing numerous soloist roles including Siegfried in Birgit Scherzer’s Swan Lake and the title role in Brel- le Grande Jacques. Bernhard joined the Dutch National Ballet for the 2008 season of Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker and Mouse King. His next performance was in Yuri Zhukov’s Pioneer Plaques 2009 and Hlín Diego Hjálmarsdóttir’s Caught In The Square as part of Zhukov Dance Theatre’s 2009 season in San Francisco.   Bernard Knauer travelled to Australia in 2009 and was invited by Rafael Bonachela to join Sydney Dance Company in January 2010.