Czech National Ballet: vibrant programming in Sarcasms

Czech National Ballet in Andrey Kaydanovskiy's ...And How Is Your Life?

Francesco Scarpato in Andrey Kaydanovskiy's ...And How Is Your Life?

Paul Irmatov and Romina Contreras in Hans van Manen's Sarcasmen

Czech National Ballet in Eyal Dadon's Katastrof

Von Graham Watts, 25 April 2025

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“It’s a smart capsule of human observation and a bonus was the presence of the choreographer himself”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague, am 24 April 2025

Katastrof (Eyal Dadon)

Sarcasmen (Hans van Manen)

...And How Is Your Life? (Andrey Kaydanovskiy)

The Czech National Ballet

Paul Irmatov, Tanz

Romina Contreras, Tanz

Kristina Kornová, Tanz

Kristýna Němečková, Tanz

Alexandra Pera, Tanz

Shooting Stars der Niederländischen Junior Company

Michael Klier, 25th May

Die Junior Company des Nationalen Balletts der Niederlande versprüht Lebensfreude in fünf modernen Choreographien.

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Triumphe mit Ludwig van: Beethoven-Ballette am Stuttgarter Ballett

Rainer Zerbst, 1st April

Eine Uraufführung von Mauro Bigonzetti und zwei Klassiker von Hans van Manen als würdige Beethoven-Hommage in Stuttgart.

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Menschliche Ästhetik: Hans van Manen Variations am DNB

Rainer Zerbst, 27th February

Der Abend verdeutlicht, was Hans van Manen auszeichnet: ungeheure Musikalität und Konzentration auf das Wesentliche.

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Response I: Stuttgarter Ballett trotzt Corona

Rainer Zerbst, 26th July

Mit drei Uraufführungen zeigt dieser Abend, dass die Herausforderung zu Reaktionen zwingt und Neues hervorbringen kann.

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The Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen in Carré

Mark Vicente, 30th April

Dutch National Ballet give an exemplary account of a quadruple bill comprised of the late Hans van Manen’s works. It’s a wonderful tribute to the great master choreographer.

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Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season

Mark Vicente, 10th February

The Dutch National Ballet helped shake off those winter blues with a mixed programme that highlighted ballet’s love affair with Latin rhythms and movement.

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.