Miniatures 2012 Light as a character on the dance stage is a theme in this year’s edition of the annual, one- night-only dance showcase Miniatures, choreographies of young dancers from the National Theatre Ballet. The evening of inspired choreography and dance was presented Tuesday at the Theatre of the Estates. The evening opens with the gorgeous pas de deux J’Attends, the creation of Zuzana Šimáková (who also dances the lead…
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Friday, January 6, 2012:Miniatures Nouveau
The New Miniatures Arrive! Like Beaujolais Nouveau – or Christmas carp – some things arrive on a special day only once a year. If you miss them, they’re gone and can’t be called back again. This Tuesday you have the chance to catch such an event, but only Jan 10 at 7 pm. It’s the National Theatre Ballet’s Miniatures, short but highly imaginative choreographies created by the ensemble’s young dancers…
Becoming Cinderella
Opus Osm goes behind the curtain to find out how a ballerina prepares for her starring role By Mary Matz Almost every girl secretly wishes to be Cinderella, with her own Prince. But Zuzana Šimáková will actually become Cinderella on April 14-15 when she premieres the role with the National Theatre Ballet. So what does a dancer have to do to transform herself into such a mythical creature? It starts…
