Events
NdB2: Program 7
Pampúšik/ Darkness/ On the beautiful blue
Dance hall in Kryt
All tempo dance hall in Kryt 10-Z. Throughout the evening you can dance all your favorite dances: lindy hop, balboa, shag, blues and charleston.
A ballet of ballets that, at first sight, arouses addiction and interest in the ballet genre. Tchaikovsky's famous music, Petipa/Ivanov's legendary choreography and the story of Princess Odette, who is cursed into a swan, are a composition that thrills the hearts of generations of ballet spectators, regardless of age, all over the world.
A ballet of ballets that, at first sight, arouses addiction and interest in the ballet genre. Tchaikovsky's famous music, Petipa/Ivanov's legendary choreography and the story of Princess Odette, who is cursed into a swan, are a composition that thrills the hearts of generations of ballet spectators, regardless of age, all over the world.
Workshops for schools: How to do ballet
Take a look into the world of ballet with us! The ballet teaching team has prepared four workshop options for you, which offer participants a playful and experiential way to take a look into the world of ballet art. The workshop is adapted for kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools and grammar schools. Contact us and choose which type of workshop you are interested in. Workshop types: How to do ballet How to do ballet MOVEMENT How to do ballet ARTISTIC How to do ballet MUSICALLY
Coco Chanel
The story of visionary creativity that changed the way women dress. Coco Chanel as fearlessness, ferocity and risk, as well as taste, philosophy and brand. A contemporary ballet by Mário Radačovský about a woman who fundamentally influenced the world of fashion. The second, spring premiere of the 2023/2024 season, completes the ten-year tenure of artistic director Mário Radačovský at the head of the NdB Ballet company. As a choreographer, he has in the past enjoyed working on full-length titles inspired by the life and work of great figures in human cultural history. We can recall the titles of the ballets Warhol, Beethoven, Michelangelo.
Coco Chanel
The story of visionary creativity that changed the way women dress. Coco Chanel as fearlessness, ferocity and risk, as well as taste, philosophy and brand. A contemporary ballet by Mário Radačovský about a woman who fundamentally influenced the world of fashion. The second, spring premiere of the 2023/2024 season, completes the ten-year tenure of artistic director Mário Radačovský at the head of the NdB Ballet company. As a choreographer, he has in the past enjoyed working on full-length titles inspired by the life and work of great figures in human cultural history. We can recall the titles of the ballets Warhol, Beethoven, Michelangelo.
NdB2: Program 7
Pampúšik/ Darkness/ On the beautiful blue
Let yourself be drawn into the fascinating world created for DEKKADANCERS by internationally renowned choreographer Jiří Pokorný – a creator who collaborated with the legendary Jiří Kylián and Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. “and” is a visual and movement feast, a world-class dance show. Original choreography, captivating music and masterful performances by leading dancers of the Czech scene. The production will feature Ondřej Vinklát (holder of three Thalias for dance), Patrik Čermák (shortlisted for Thalia 2024 for Tramvaj do stanice Touha), Natalia Metodijeva (wider nomination for Thalia 2024 for La Dolce Vita), Albert Kaše (wider nomination for Thalia 2024 for La Dolce Vita), Florian Garcia and young talents Adriana Štefaňáková, Nela Štarková and Tereza Hloušková. Come experience a story about loneliness, desire and the power to dream – and discover that even in the greatest emptiness, hope can be found. We would like to inform the audience that a strobe light is used in the performance for artistic reasons.
MAISE MÁRQUEZ: PRESENCIA
Flamenco dancer Maise Márquez has the best credentials in the industry. Her talent is confirmed not only by her artistic education, but also by her numerous engagements on respected stages and prestigious awards.
One of the most performed neo-romantic works. Tchaikovsky was inspired by the motifs of the original Scandinavian legend about a girl transformed into a swan to write lyrical and melodic music, which became a masterful example of a romantic ballet score. Swan Lake is admired by both generations of spectators and performers who are ambitiously trying to cope with the difficult task of demanding ballet technique. This title, which we present in the traditional choreographic concept of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, was rehearsed with the Brno Ballet by the prominent long-time ballet master of Milan's La Scala, Robert Strajner. He highlighted the plot line of the story and gave the work a directorial logic. By emphasizing the purity of form and style, the Brno production continues the legacy of Petipa and Ivanov, and is enriched by the person of the choreographer with Western European tradition. We presented the production in a renewed premiere in 2019 to mark the 100th anniversary of the first performance at the NdB. The new stage design is the work of English set designer Peter Horn, and the costumes were designed by designer Roman Šolc.
NdB 2: Dispute / Archa / Inside
The junior company will present its second premiere in the 2025/2026 season in February under the title NdB 2: Dispute / Archa /Inside. The eighth premiere evening will present three original choreographies created specifically for NdB2. In a dramaturgically diverse triptych, three different authorial perspectives meet, which develop the interpretive abilities of young dancers and at the same time respond to the themes that accompany them on their path to adult artistic expression.
A ballet of ballets that, at first sight, arouses addiction and interest in the ballet genre. Tchaikovsky's famous music, Petipa/Ivanov's legendary choreography and the story of Princess Odette, who is cursed into a swan, are a composition that thrills the hearts of generations of ballet spectators, regardless of age, all over the world.
A ballet of ballets that, at first sight, arouses addiction and interest in the ballet genre. Tchaikovsky's famous music, Petipa/Ivanov's legendary choreography and the story of Princess Odette, who is cursed into a swan, are a composition that thrills the hearts of generations of ballet spectators, regardless of age, all over the world.
Cinderella
All of us who know this fairy tale know which girl will eventually fall for Cinderella's lost slipper. Cinderella, the Prince, the wicked stepmother and the envious sisters come to life in a family fairy tale performance, accompanied by the beautiful music of Sergei Prokofiev in choreography tailored to our company and performers.
Cinderella
All of us who know this fairy tale know which girl will eventually fall for Cinderella's lost slipper. Cinderella, the Prince, the wicked stepmother and the envious sisters come to life in a family fairy tale performance, accompanied by the beautiful music of Sergei Prokofiev in choreography tailored to our company and performers.
Cinderella
All of us who know this fairy tale know which girl will eventually fall for Cinderella's lost slipper. Cinderella, the Prince, the wicked stepmother and the envious sisters come to life in a family fairy tale performance, accompanied by the beautiful music of Sergei Prokofiev in choreography tailored to our company and performers.
NdB 2: Dispute / Archa / Inside
Program 8 The junior company will present its second premiere in the 2025/2026 season in February under the title NdB 2: Dispute / Archa /Inside. The eighth premiere evening will present three original choreographies created specifically for NdB2. In a dramaturgically diverse triptych, three different authorial perspectives meet, which develop the interpretive abilities of young dancers and at the same time respond to the themes that accompany them on their path to adult artistic expression.
EUROPEAN DANCE COMPETITION BRNO 2026
The second edition of the Czech International Dance Competition is intended for students of dance conservatories and professional ballet schools from all over Europe, aged 12 and up until graduation. The European Dance Competition Brno will take place from 16 to 18 March 2026 at the Janáček Theatre. The ambitious project of the European Dance Competition Brno 2023 continues the rich history of ballet competitions at the National Theatre Brno. The NdB Ballet organizes this international competition in cooperation with the Brno Ballet School Filiánek.
NdB 2: Dispute / Archa / Inside
The junior company will present its second premiere in the 2025/2026 season in February under the title NdB 2: Dispute / Archa /Inside. The eighth premiere evening will present three original choreographies created specifically for NdB2. In a dramaturgically diverse triptych, three different authorial perspectives meet, which develop the interpretive abilities of young dancers and at the same time respond to the themes that accompany them on their path to adult artistic expression.
The personality and work of Franz Kafka have inspired and provoked the expression of creators of many artistic genres, literary scholars and experts, as well as the general reading public, not only in the period of increased interest around the centenary of the writer's death. His work has gained immense popularity and recognition, and his stories, full of absurdity and existential questions, have influenced modern literature and film. Kafka is today considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century, and his work and life remain a source of inspiration and exploration for generations of readers, literary critics and artists across genres.
Cinderella
All of us who know this fairy tale know which girl will eventually fall for Cinderella's lost slipper. Cinderella, the Prince, the wicked stepmother and the envious sisters come to life in a family fairy tale performance, accompanied by the beautiful music of Sergei Prokofiev in choreography tailored to our company and performers.
NdB 3 / Masters: Overgrown Path, Capriccio, La Jolla
Ballet NdB 3 is a platform for exceptional performers of mature dance age. The inspiration for this concept, as with junior ballet, was the approach of the world-renowned choreographer Jiří Kylián, who promoted the philosophy of three dimensions of an artistic career at the world-famous Nederlands Dans Theater almost fifty years ago.
Workshops for schools: How to do ballet
Take a look into the world of ballet with us! The ballet teaching team has prepared four workshop options for you, which offer participants a playful and experiential way to take a look into the world of ballet art. The workshop is adapted for kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools and grammar schools. Contact us and choose which type of workshop you are interested in. Workshop types: How to do ballet
How to do ballet MOVEMENT
How to do ballet ARTISTIC
How to do ballet MUSICALLY
Characters of a disappearing world
Experience the culmination of a major new collaboration between world-renowned international artists Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney and the amazing dancers of NDT 1. For the past four years, driven by the urgency of the times and the increasing global destruction they have witnessed, Pite and McBurney have poured their hopes and fears for our present into this moving and timely dance trilogy. The result is Figures in Extinction, a transcontinental dialogue divided into three surprising half-hour works that combine dance, performance, spoken word, documentary and music.
Characters of a disappearing world
Experience the culmination of a major new collaboration between world-renowned international artists Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney and the amazing dancers of NDT 1. For the past four years, driven by the urgency of the times and the increasing global destruction they have witnessed, Pite and McBurney have poured their hopes and fears for our present into this moving and timely dance trilogy. The result is Figures in Extinction, a transcontinental dialogue divided into three surprising half-hour works that combine dance, performance, spoken word, documentary and music.
NdB 2: Dispute / Archa / Inside
Program 8
The junior company will present its second premiere in the 2025/2026 season in February under the title NdB 2: Dispute / Archa /Inside. The eighth premiere evening will present three original choreographies created specifically for NdB2. In a dramaturgically diverse triptych, three different authorial perspectives meet, which develop the interpretive abilities of young dancers and at the same time respond to the themes that accompany them on their path to adult artistic expression.
Workshop for the public: How to do ballet
Take a look into the world of ballet with us! The 120-minute workshop offers children of younger school age (6-11 years) the opportunity to take a look into the world of ballet art in a playful and experiential way. During the workshop, children will learn something about the history of ballet, important composers of (not only) ballet music, about choreography, costume, scenography and will also have the opportunity to try out the basics of classical dance technique and the connection of various body movements and gestures and expand their movement vocabulary. The workshop also includes a meeting with a dancer from the NdB ballet company with the aim of introducing children to this artistic profession up close. At the same time, it offers them the opportunity to discuss with an active artist topics related to ballet art, music and many others that concern the profession of a dancer.
SINFONIETTA100
ProART Company will perform at Vodojemy on Žlutý kopec in Brno with the program Sinfonietta100.
SINFONIETTA100
ProART Company will perform at Vodojemy on Žlutý kopec in Brno with the program Sinfonietta100.
Workshop for the public: How to do ballet
Take a look into the world of ballet with us! The 120-minute workshop offers younger school-age children (6-11 years) the opportunity to gain an insight into the world of ballet art in a playful and experiential way.
Don Quijote
One of the pillars of the classical ballet legacy is the ballet Don Quixote to music by Ludwig Minkus, inspired by Cervantes' famous novel The Ingenious Don Quixote of La Mancha. It describes the adventures of the hero, the knight Don Quixote, who is torn by imaginations moving between illusion and reality.
CELTIC LEGENDS
Hailing from the wild and beautiful Connemara region of Ireland, Celtic Legends have toured the world since their inception. Their live music, dance and singing performances respectfully capture the culture and ancient history of Ireland, creating a captivating atmosphere that transports audiences straight to the heart of Ireland – its land, music, pubs and culture.
International Dance Day with Ballet NdB
International Dance Day International Dance Day on April 29th is an important day for the NdB Ballet, which we celebrate every year in the form of an open air program, a gala performance or another event. As in previous years, the Brno Ballet cannot be missing from the celebrations on the piazzetta in front of the Janáček Theatre, when the open air program can already be considered a traditional form of celebration.
PROGRAM
15.00 Open Class with Jana Přibylová Any interested person can participate in the open ballet training called Open class for dancers, professionals and amateurs after registration until the capacity of the temporary ballet hall is filled. You can register here. 15.45 Exhibition The program will continue with a short concert with repertoire samples, where dancers from the NdB Ballet, students from the Brno Dance Conservatory, the I.V. Psoty Ballet School and the Filiánek Ballet School will perform.
Don Quijote
One of the pillars of the classical ballet legacy is the ballet Don Quixote to music by Ludwig Minkus, inspired by Cervantes' famous novel The Ingenious Don Quixote of La Mancha. It describes the adventures of the hero, the knight Don Quixote, who is torn by imaginations moving between illusion and reality.
ProART Company: I, PLISECKÁ
Dance documentary from the series I, the Artist
Maya Plisetskaya - the greatest Russian artist of the twentieth century trapped in the traps of her country and her Self
Author: Martin Dvořák based on the autobiographies I, Maya and Don't Lose Your Grip
Director and choreographer: Martin Dvořák
Performers: Klára Trojanová, Petra Padriánová and Martin Dvořák
Music: Jan Hanák SONORITY and P. I. Tchaikovsky, M. Ravel, R. Shčedrin, C. Saint-Saens, L. Minkovski, Ch. Adam and F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Director and dramaturgical cooperation: Karla Štaubertová
