Reviews

Anna Polívková and Pan Padlý in Ponec

On a rainy day in February, crowd of spectators gathered in Ponec Theater to watch the solo performance of an actress and mime Anna Polívková called Pan Padlý, which followed after the rerun of the VerTeDance new project Jaja and Papus choreographed by Tereza Ondrová for Veronika Kolíková-Knytová and Robert Janč.

A new staging of the Liberec Theatre: Marie Antoinette / Marquis de Sade

The F.X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec prepared a premiere of the ballet called Marie Antoinette / Marquis de Sade in March. The author of the libretto and a director and choreographer Gustav Skála decided to interconnect a story of two historical characters mentioned in the name of the staging in one performance where he uses music collage from works by A. Salieri, F. Devienne, M. Clementi, J.P. Rameau, J.N. Hummel, G. Paisiello and B. Bartók. Therefore a staging with two acts and twenty four scenes originated. The gloomy acts with Marquis de Sade alternate with the scenes from the life of Marie Antoinette.

Miniatures

The Miniatures performance that is almost a permanent guest on the repertoire of the National Theatre shows members of its ballet ensemble from another point of view because it provides some of them with possibilities to test their choreographic ambitions on the stage of the Estates Theatre. They could do so on Wednesday, 4th March when the audience could judge their strive in ten choreographies; this is a very nutritious and almost an indigestible portion.

Table Culture

Those who decided to go to theatre Alfred ve dvore despite the unpleasant Thursday’s weather weren’t disappointed. New project entitled “Table Culture” by Jan Komárek premiered that evening. The well-established group from previous “paper dancers project” including Marie Kinsky, Andrea Miltnerová, Zdenka Brungot Svíteková, Dagmar Chaloupková, Petra Mandová a Michaela Suša with a newcomer Petra Púčiková met in this new piece.

A Lover´s Discourse: Fragments

Monologues of emotional states evoking hidden words. Threads of heart affairs rolling up the physical body and soul go through various levels of understanding and cursing oneself. Fragments and debris that fall off from the heart when it´s beating too much.

Slovak National Theatre a step further

The ballet company of Slovak National Theatre from Bratislava performed after a year again in the National Theatre Prague, this year with a composed evening entitled KY-TIME / Tribute to Jiří Kylián. Dancers including their chief Mário Radačovský performed on 30 October in the historical building of the National Theatre and presented five choreographic works.