Re:Source– Ballet Premiere: Krabat (Čarodějův Učeň)
This backgrounder article is sponsored by The National Theatre Ballet as a service for Opus Osm readers. Autentickou českou verzi článku najdete níže. . The Story Behind Krabat, or The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Čarodějův Učeň) Premieres are set for Feb 28 and Mar 1 at The National Theatre, with the nearest further performances at 2 and 7 pm on both Mar 3 and 17. Amidst a landscape of undulating hills, overgrown…
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The Czech National Ballet Presents Americana III
The Czech National Ballet presents Americana III Autentickou českou verzi naleznete dole. This backgrounder article is sponsored by The Czech National Theatre as a service for Opus Osm readers. For the third time in our history, we will be presenting a mixed bill made up of choreographies of American provenience. George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and William Forsythe are an especially homogenous trio of artists who invented a truly unforgettable ballet…
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Staging the Joy of Life
Sleeping Beauty:Staging the Joy of Life This backgrounder article is sponsored by The National Theatre Ballet as a service for Opus Osm readers. Sleeping Beauty is one of the most-often staged ballets (besides Swan Lake and The Nutcracker), appearing frequently in the repertoire of (not only) major ballet companies worldwide. Moreover, Sleeping Beauty has a unique position in the work of the legendary ballet-creator team Tchaikovsky-Petipa. Yuri Slonimsky, a well-known…
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Christopher Bruce and Moonshine Come to Prague
This backgrounder article is sponsored by The National Theatre Ballet as a service for Opus Osm readers. Introductory word by Christopher Bruce The music for all three ballets that make up this programme was recorded in the latter part of the twentieth century. However, a basis of folk music going back centuries is present in many of the tracks and represents a theme which links all three works. In The…
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Pocket Smetana
The Pocket Smetana Bedřich Smetana, Na Cestě z Litomyšle/On the Way from Litomyšl Olga Mojžíšová, Radmila Habánová, Hana Klimešová, Jan Pikna 2009, Smetanova Litomyšl, publisher 94 pgs, paperback, 50 kč In Czech and excellent English This is a handy little book to add to your library, whether or not your collection contains information on classical music and composers. After all, these days if you want to know about a composer,…
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