The unique project of the NdB 2, specifically the new junior company Ballet of the Brno National Theater, is the very first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. It started its premiere season this September. The composite evening consists of three choreographies called Uroboros, Na krásném modrém… and Vodník.
NdB Ballet’s demi-soloist Uladzimir Ivanou, ballet master Markéta Pimek Habalová, and NdB Ballet’s artistic director Mário Radačovský participated in the pilot project. Ballet NdB 2 will hold its premiere performance on Monday 31 October 2022 at 7pm at the Reduta Theater.
The opening choreography refers symbolically to the eternal struggle between good and evil. Uroboros is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake or dragon devouring its own tail. It symbolizes the cyclical nature of things, time, and the endless course of life, which includes the eternal struggle between good and evil. Is this battle just a myth or is it an endless battle within us? “According to my ideas, each of us is faced with the choice to remain human or to betray, i.e. to seize the opportunity, to violate principles, principles, in short, to become a dragon,” reflects choreographer Uladzimir Ivanou.
For the second part of the evening, Mário Radačovský chose a musical accompaniment referring to the dancing Vienna of Johann Strauss the Younger. To the music of his waltzes and polkas, he created a playful choreography entitled Na krásném modrém… (On the Beautiful Blue...), which is dominated not only by the fast feet of the young dancers, but also by their energy and naivety. “I didn’t want to create a portrait of these young people or get lost in the story. The content is movement and speed, which are the main attributes of youth and, of course, the joy that comes from them.”
Program 1 will conclude with a choreography called Vodník (Water Goblin) by Markéta Pimek Habalová, inspired by the story of the same name from Karel Jaromír Erben’s poetry collection Kytice. The main character is Vodník, a torn creature full of passionate love, but also explosive animalism which in despair leads him to a horrible act. “My Vodník is a modern manuscript of movement. I tried to harmonize and fulfill Dvořák’s beautiful music, which is very powerful and full of emotion from beginning to end. It is also wonderfully readable, so the story almost created itself,” says ballet master Markéta P. Habalová.
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