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Giovanni Rotolo as Liliom and Alina Nanu as Julie in John Neumeier's Liliom © Serghei Gherciu

John Neumeier’s Liliom: a Prague triumph for this modern masterpiece

By Graham Watts, 23 October 2025

Czech National Ballet scores a hit in John Neumeier’s masterpiece Liliom, with back to back performances and multiple casts.

*****

*****

Prague

23 Oct 2025

John Neumeier’s Liliom: A Prague triumph

By Graham Watts

Danilo Lo Monaco as Des Grieux and Romina Contreras as Manon in MacMillan's L'Histoire de Manon © Serghei Gherciu

L’Histoire de Manon: MacMillan's great ballet comes to Prague

By Graham Watts, 20 February 2025

Czech National Ballet sheds a new light on MacMillan's unique ability to make story-telling ballets on a grand scale.

****1

****1

Prague

20 Feb 2025

L’Histoire de Manon: MacMillan's great ballet comes to Prague

By Graham Watts

John Powers as Scrooge with the Czech National Ballet School in The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol © Serghei Gherciu

The Nutcracker gets Scrooged at Prague’s National Theatre

By Gianmarco Segato, 30 December 2023

Youri Vámos’s mash up of The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol makes for a devilishly Victorian take on Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic.

***11

***11

Prague

30 Dec 2023

The Nutcracker gets Scrooged at Prague’s National Theatre

By Gianmarco Segato