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The Czech National Ballet in Prague occupies a firm position on the Czech Republic’s dance scene, as well as in the Central European context. Its founding in 1883 gave rise to the continuous evolutionary tradition of Czech professional dance. The Czech National Ballet is the largest ballet company in the Czech Republic.
The Czech National Ballet has launched the 2019/20 season under the motto Continuously moving, bearing in mind the very essence of dance theatre that we create through movement, as well as an outreach, contact with the world, which is not motionless either.
A truly cosmopolitan company, the Czech National Ballet is made up of dancers of 17 nationalities. This diversity affords it a colourful scale of means of expression, representing 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 by its current Artistic Director, Filip Barankiewicz. The company’s openness to the world has also been demonstrated by its regularly collaborating with foreign coaches and choreographers.
The experience with diverse movement phraseologies serves to spice up the artistic work, helping the company to find its Central European identity.
The Czech National Ballet offers the traditional classical repertoire and modern contemporary theatre alike, yet with a special artistic spirit arising from the enchanting Prague multicultural milieu.
Under the guidance of its Artistic Director, Filip Barankiewicz, in the 2019/20 season the Czech National Ballet will present three new productions, two revivals and a ballet gala dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, return to the reopened State Opera, and it will also create a new show in collaboration with Laterna magika. All the projects will be born in the spirit of the slogan Continuously moving.
The 2019/20 season will encompass a number of extraordinary cultural events and performances of remarkable dance theatre works. The first of them is Kylián – Bridges of Time, an evening of opuses of the phenomenal globally renowned Czech contemporary choreographer Jiří Kylián, including the title Gods and Dogs, which will be staged in Czech premiere, and featuring a precious guest, the Korean National Ballet.
The Velvet Ballet Gala, marking the 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolution in Czechoslovakia, will present world premieres of several choreographies created by current and former members of the Czech National Ballet.
Another work to receive its Prague premiere is Leonce & Lena by Germany’s Christian Spuck, a satirical comedy telling the love story of a young royal couple, whose production will be furnished with exquisite sets.
The Czech National Ballet will also revive John Cranko’s Onegin, a highly acclaimed feature-length ballet, based on A. S. Pushkin’s celebrated novel.
Bon Appétit! is the title of a new project, which is the fruit of collaboration between Laterna magika and the Czech National Ballet. Choreographed by Jan Kodet and directed by the SKUTR tandem, the performance will feature music composed by Ivan Acher.
In the 2019/20 season, our company will give the Czech premiere of the world-renowned Brazilian prima ballerina and choreographer Marcia Haydée’s iconic adaptation of The Sleeping Beauty, deemed to the finest of the ballets written by P. I. Tchaikovsky.
The National Theatre will welcome back The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, a production choreographed by Jan Kodet, set to music by Zbyněk Matějů and directed by the SKUTR tandem, treating a Sorbian legend and retelling the story of Krabat, a boy whose love prevails over Black Magic.
The Czech National Ballet continues to focus on high-quality performance as its priority. While embracing a variety of dance styles and staging productions of different characters, it remains a company of bold and unique artistic integrity. Attesting to its extraordinary nature is a diverse repertoire: Kafka: The Trial, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol, La Fille mal gardée, Slavic Temper, Solo for the Two of Us, La Bayadère, Timeless and Valmont.