Mask

The autumn ballet premiere will serve as the symbolic culmination of an era—marking the final full-length original work by Artistic Director Mário Radačovský during his tenure in Brno.

The upcoming production, titled *The Mask*, represents a striking departure from the grand, sweeping narratives and biographical sagas that have characterized his work to date (such as *Beethoven*, *Coco Chanel*, and *Warhol*). This time, the creator consciously eschews linear storytelling and specific historical facts. The focus shifts away from biographical details to a compelling dialogue between music and the essence of humanity.

The genius of Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt provides the key to a deeper message; the production is conceived as a sequence of scenes that harness the emotional power of waltzes, nocturnes, and rhapsodies—not merely for illustration, but to unmask human nature. Through this virtuosic and emotionally charged music, the work tears away the idealized mask of humanism to reveal an unsettling possibility: that our civilization is but a thin veneer, liable to crumble with unexpected speed. Confronting the modern world, the production poses an urgent question: does latent violence lurk beneath the surface of noble values ​​like justice and tolerance, and does the old social contract still hold? The musical dramaturgy—dominated by solo and concert piano works—will form an inseparable whole with the work’s central concept.