Ballet NdB will present Coco Chanel, choreographed by Mário Radačovský, at Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music. A 64-strong delegation is travelling to Thailand for the performance.
The National Theatre Brno’s ballet company is heading to Asia. At Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music, one of the continent’s leading performing arts festivals, it will represent the National Theatre Brno with the ballet Coco Chanel. The performance will take place at the Thailand Cultural Centre on 5 October 2026 at 7 pm. A total of 64 people are travelling to Bangkok: 39 Ballet NdB dancers, technical staff, National Theatre Brno director Martin Glaser, Ballet NdB artistic director Mário Radačovský, director of international relations Radim Dolanský, and representatives of international production and marketing.
The production takes audiences through the world in which Coco Chanel developed as a creative figure: from her first hats and her encounters with Étienne Balsan and Émilienne d’Alençon, through her great love affair with Arthur “Boy” Capel, to the war years at the Ritz in Paris and her isolation in exile. The story unfolds as one extended fashion show – a parade of style, independence, creativity, wilfulness, genius… and loneliness. The ballet portrays not only Chanel’s contribution to the emancipation of the modern woman, but also the solitude of her personal life. Although Coco Chanel mixed with prominent figures from the worlds of culture and politics, she lived a private, secluded life and remained alone until her death. The Bangkok performance will take place on 5 October 2026 at 7 pm at the Thailand Cultural Centre.
The title role of Coco Chanel will be danced by Ballet NdB principal Se Hyun An, with Arthur Abram as Arthur, the great love of her life. The Bangkok audience will also see Ilia Mironov as Étienne, Philipp Mergener as Stravinsky and Petra Večeřová as his wife. Sarah Ronešová will dance the role of Coco’s friend, while Adam Baštař will appear as Hans.
“Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music is one of Asia’s most prestigious performing arts festivals. Over its more than 25-year history, it has welcomed internationally renowned figures such as Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Zubin Mehta, as well as leading companies including Stuttgart Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Zürich Ballet. We are therefore particularly pleased that Ballet NdB will now appear at this prestigious festival with Coco Chanel, a production that has already successfully represented Brno during a guest performance in Budapest,” says Radim Dolanský, director of international relations at the National Theatre Brno.
“It is a great honour to be able to represent Czechia at such a prestigious festival. I’m delighted that we are continuing to make our mark abroad. After Dubai, South Korea and Macau, we will now have the opportunity to perform for another international audience, further raising the profile of our company. I’m very much looking forward to the Bangkok audience and believe that the story of Coco Chanel will appeal to audiences on the other side of the world too,” adds Ballet NdB artistic director and choreographer Mário Radačovský.
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