The Czech National Ballet - Classic Ballet Gala

The Czech National Ballet in Prague occupies a substantial position in the Central European context. Its founding in 1883 gave rise to the continuous evolutionary tradition of Czech professional dance. A truly cosmopolitan company, the Czech National Ballet is currently made up of 82 dancers of 19 nationalities. This diversity affords it a colourful scale of means of expression, reflecting as it does a variety of ethnicities and their differing natures and temperaments. The result is a blending together of numerous dance schools and styles, mutual enrichment and inspiration.

The Czech National Ballet’s dialogue with global dance theatre has been cultivated over the long term, with this trend having been further developed by its current Artistic Director, Filip Barankiewicz. Ranking among the big players of the European dance scene, the company has enhanced its renown by regularly collaborating with foreign choreographers, coaches, stage directors and designers. The experience with various movement phraseologies serves to spice up the artistic work, helping the company to find its Central European identity.

The uniqueness of this company is demonstrated in fact by its varied carnet de bal, which includes both the traditional classical repertoire and contemporary language, both of great masters such as William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián, and of highly talented and successful choreographers such as Wayne McGregor and Edward Clug, as well as young promises such as Cayetano Soto and Alejandro Cerrudo.

NATIONAL BALLET OF PRAGUE

CLASSIC BALLET GALA
Con Alina Nanu, Kristýna Němečková, Federico Ievoli, Danilo Lo Monaco and others
Programme:
Swan Lake
Pas de deux from the 2nd Act
Choreography: John Cranko
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Just Solo
Choreography: Viktor Konvalinka
Music: Seal
Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol
Pas de deux from the 2nd Act
Choreography: Youri Vàmos
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mask Duet
Choreography: Douglas Lee
Music: Antonio Vivaldi
La Fille mal gardée
Pas de deux from the 2nd Act
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold
Firebreather
Choreography:  Katarzyna Kozielska
Music: Ludovico Einaudi
Corsaire
Pas d´esclave from the 1st Act
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Peter Oldenburg
Sleeping Beauty
Pas de deux from the 3rd Act
Choreography: Márcia Haydée
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Take Me With You
Choreography: Robert Bondara
Music: „Reckoner“ by Radiohead
Romeo and Juliet
Balcony Pas de deux from the 1st Act
Choreography: John Cranko
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Ballet 101
Choreography: Eric Gauthier
Music: Eric Gauthier – narration and audio mix
Vertigo
Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti
Music: Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich
Don Quijote
Pas de deux from the 3rd Act
Choreography: Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky
Music: Ludwig Minkus