The National Theatre Ballet is hosting another world star - Anastasia Matvienko will perform in Brno as Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty next week.
The presence of the prima ballerina Anastasia Matvienko, the emeritus first soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, is a continuation of the efforts of the artistic director of the Brno National Theater Ballet, Mario Radačovský, to present the best of the world of ballet to the Brno audience on our stages. Matvienko will have her Czech premiere as Princess Aurora in the reprise of The Sleeping Beauty on 18 October at the Mahen Theatre. One of the most demanding ballets – in terms of musical and dance difficulty, it places enormous demands on performers. The ballet is also unique in the pomposity of its fabulous stage and costume design. Anastasia Matviienko is originally from Ukraine, where she graduated from the Kiev State Choreographic School and subsequently became a soloist with the Ukrainian National Opera Ballet. Alongside her in the role of Prince Désiré will be Brno National Theater Ballet regular Maxim Khashchegorov, soloist emeritus of the Bavarian State Ballet.
"I am extremely proud that Anastasia Matvienko has accepted my invitation to guest with our company. Once again, we will have one of the world's ballet stars performing with us, this time linked by her career to such a phenomenal company as the Mariinsky Ballet. I hope that Anastasia will have a great time dancing in Brno and that she will return to us again, perhaps in other roles of our classical repertoire." Mário Radačovský, artistic director of the Brno National Theater Ballet.
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