Do ballet dancers dance in their dreams? No, says Petr Zuska. A Thursday afternoon chat about dance, over a glass of white wine on the New Stage, reunited two friends: Marek Eben, the master conductor of interviews, and the man who rules the moves at the National Theatre Ballet, artistic director Petr Zuska. The public conversation May 3 marked Mr. Zuska’s 10th year in the director’s position. The milestone will…
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012: Ballet Mania
The Beauty of Ballet Mania “The Ballet Mania performance will guide you through the history of ballet,” the program promises. That may sound rather daunting. It’s not. The annual Ballet Mania (Baletomanie) was presented in late January, but fortunately will be repeated Feb 22. Incredibly, its prologue depicts every era, every style, every type of costume, and glimpses of ballet’s “top hits,” all in literally one moment. It is glorious,…
Friday, December 16, 2011: You Take a Cloud
Other Side of the Curtain: What Really Goes On Before the Curtain Goes Up? Jiří Kylián and Making a Dance: It’s Like You Take a Cloud Nataša Novotná, executive director of the 420People dance group, perches on the edge of a sofa at The New Stage Café. She’s just come from a long Workshop session with 21 young student dancers. They’ve gathered from professional dance schools and conservatories for extra…
Friday, December 16, 2011: You Take A Cloud
Nataša Novotná, executive director of the 420People dance group, perches on the edge of a sofa at The New Stage Café. She’s just come from a long Workshop session with 21 young student dancers. They’ve gathered from professional dance schools and conservatories for extra training here, and the possible chance to meet an international icon of ballet, Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián. This is the start of an article in our…
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011: Red Dress Evening
A Red-Dress Evening Put on your red dress (or red bow tie, as appropriate) because next Wednesday (Nov 30) is a red-letter day in Prague dance. It’s the high point of two weekends of dance workshops, the date for a gala dance performance, a night to celebrate an anniversary, a time to launch a new book, and a night for a whole constellation of leading dancers in Europe to perform…
