In mid-March, the ballet company of Prague’s National Theatre presented its second premiere of the season to its audience: the triptych Avant-Garde, featuring two world premieres by Robert Bondara and Marc Goecke, complemented by work of Jiří Kylián.
The career of Italian dancer Federico Ievoli, currently a first soloist with the Czech National Ballet, has shown a consistently upward trajectory over the past decade. He has gradually progressed from corps de ballet roles to leading parts in both the classical and contemporary repertoire, earning the attention of general audiences as well as critics.
The last premiere of the 2024/2025 season at the National Theatre Ballet was the triple bill Sarcasms, named after Hans van Manen's central duet, which in turn was named after Sergei Prokofiev's accompanying composition.
The National Theatre in Prague has chosen Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade for its second ballet premiere of the season.
The Czech National Ballet will offer the world premiere of the original ballet The Sun, the Moon and the Wind choreographed by Viktor Konvalinka, the world premiere of the original ballet Sheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti.
At the beginning of the season the charismatic dancer Giovanni Rotolo has been appointed principal dancer of the National Theater ballet company.
