John Neumeier’s Liliom: A Prague triumph

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

Alina Nanu, Javier Wong, John Powers and Giovanni Rotolo in John Neumeier's Liliom

Javier Wong as Louis in John Neumeier's Liliom

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

Aya Okumura, Paul Irmatov and Ole Johannes Slåttebrekk in John Neumeier's Liliom

Czech National Ballet in John Neumeier's Liliom

Mathias Deneux and Czech National Ballet in John Neumeier's Liliom

Paul Irmatov as Liliom and Aya Okumura as Julie in John Neumeier's Liliom

Por Graham Watts, 25 octubre 2025

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“Both were heartrendingly poignant in their respective solos after Liliom’s suicide”

Crítica hecha desde State Opera (Státní opera), Praga el 23 octubre 2025

Liliom (John Neumeier)

The Czech National Ballet

Nathan Brock, Dirección

Marijn Rademaker, Dirección de escena

Ferdinand Wögerbauer, Diseño de escena

John Neumeier, Diseño de vestuario, Diseño de iluminación

Prague State Opera Orchestra

Niurka Moredo, Dirección de escena

Sonja Tinnes, Dirección de escena

Konstantin Tselikov, Dirección de escena

James French, Diseño de iluminación

Václav Zahradník, Dirección

Giovanni Rotolo, Bailarín

Danilo Lo Monaco, Bailarín

Paul Irmatov, Bailarín

Alina Nanu, Bailarín

Haruka Iguchi, Bailarín

Aya Okumura, Bailarín

Javier Wong, Bailarín

Jakub Rašek, Bailarín

John Powers, Bailarín

Ole Johannes Slåttebrekk, Bailarín

Kristina Kornová, Bailarín

Nana Nakagawa, Bailarín

Kristýna Němečková, Bailarín

Elena Dombrowski, Bailarín

Alexandra Pera, Bailarín

Nina Fernandes, Bailarín

Federico Ievoli, Bailarín

Robert Jerjen, Bailarín

Patrik Holeček, Bailarín

Matěj Šust, Bailarín

Mathias Deneux, Bailarín

Francesco Scarpato, Bailarín

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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.

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