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Polish National Ballet CALENDAR 2009-2010
1st Days of Dance at the Teatr Wielki (16 September 16 – 4 October 2009)
16 We 7 p.m. ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky, Sitkovetsky / Eifman) European Premiere (Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, Guest Performance) 17 Th 7 p.m. ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky, Sitkovetsky / Eifman) (Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, Guest Performance) 18 Fr 7 p.m. ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky, Sitkovetsky / Eifman) (Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, Guest Performance) 19 Sa 7 p.m. ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky, Sitkovetsky / Eifman) (Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, Guest Performance) 20 Su 6 p.m. CREATIONS 1* (Workshop) (Polish National Ballet) 22 Tu 7 p.m. DREAMS* (Collage / Tyski) (Kielce Dance Theatre, Guest Performance) 23 We 7 p.m. BAHOK (Sawhney / Khan) (Akram Khan Company, England, Guest Performance) 26 Sa 7 p.m. TRISTAN (Wagner, de Vlieger / Pastor) (Polish National Ballet) 27 Su 7 p.m. TRISTAN (Wagner, de Vlieger / Pastor) (Polish National Ballet) 30 We 7 p.m. TRISTAN (Wagner, de Vlieger / Pastor) (Polish National Ballet)
October 2009
2 Fr 7 p.m. SPEEED* (Collage / Gdaniec, Cantalupo) (Companie Linga, Switzerland, Guest Performance) 3 Sa 7 p.m. SPEEED* (Collage / Gdaniec, Cantalupo) (Companie Linga, Switzerland, Guest Performance) 4 Su 6 p.m. CREATIONS 1* (Workshop) (Polish National Ballet) 11 Su 6 p.m. TRISTAN (Wagner, de Vlieger / Pastor) 16 Fr 7 p.m. LA BAYADÈRE (Minkus / Petipa, Makarova) 18 Su 6 p.m. LA BAYADÈRE (Minkus / Petipa, Makarova)
November 2009
15 Su 5 p.m. Before Premiere KURT WEILL** (Meeting) 20 Fr 7 p.m. KURT WEILL (Weill / Pastor) Polish Premiere (guest: Rubi Pronk, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company) 21 Sa 7 p.m. KURT WEILL (Weill / Pastor) (guest: Rubi Pronk, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company) 22 Su 6 p.m. KURT WEILL (Weill / Pastor) (guest: Rubi Pronk, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company)
December 2009
3 Th 7 p.m. KURT WEILL (Weill / Pastor) 4 Fr 7 p.m. KURT WEILL (Weill / Pastor) 11 Fr 7 p.m. ALPHA KRYONIA XE* (Gryka / Przybyłowicz) Revival (with operas OPHELIAS & SHAKESPEAREAN SONNETS) 12 Sa 7 p.m. ALPHA KRYONIA XE* (Gryka / Przybyłowicz) (with operas OPHELIAS & SHAKESPEAREAN SONNETS) 13 Su 3 p.m. ALPHA KRYONIA XE* (Gryka / Przybyłowicz) (with operas OPHELIAS & SHAKESPEAREAN SONNETS) 17 Th 6 p.m. THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski) 19 Sa 6 p.m. THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski) 22 Tu 12 noon THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski) 22 Tu 6 p.m. THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski) 23 We 12 noon THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski) 23 We 6 p.m. THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski) 27 Su 12 noon THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski) 27 Su 6 p.m. THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky / Glegolski)
January 2010
7 Th 7 p.m. ROMEO AND JULIET (Prokofiev / Wesołowski) 9 Sa 7 p.m. TRISTAN (Wagner, de Vlieger / Pastor) 10 Su 6 p.m. TRISTAN (Wagner, de Vlieger / Pastor) 14 Th 7 p.m. ROMEO AND JULIET (Prokofiev / Wesołowski) 30 Sa 6 p.m. DANCES WITH CHOPIN (Ballet School)* 30 Sa 7 p.m. LA BAYADÈRE (Minkus / Petipa, Makarova) 31 Su 12 noon DANCES WITH CHOPIN (Ballet School)* 31 Su 6 p.m. LA BAYADÈRE (Minkus / Petipa, Makarova) (guests: Alina Somova & Denis Matvienko, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg)
February 2010
4 Th 7 p.m. LA BAYADÈRE (Minkus / Petipa, Makarova) 6 Sa 7 p.m. ROMEO AND JULIET (Prokofiev / Wesołowski) 7 Su 6 p.m. ROMEO AND JULIET (Prokofiev / Wesołowski)
March 2010
4 Th 7 p.m. ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky, Stolze / Cranko) 19 Fr 7 p.m. CREATIONS 2* (Workshop) Premiere 20 Sa 7 p.m. CREATIONS 2* (Workshop) 21 Su 5 p.m. CREATIONS 2* (Workshop) 25 Th 7 p.m. SWAN LAKE ( Tchaikovsky / Ivanov, Mukhamedov) 28 Su 12 noon GRADUATION CONCERT OF THE ROMAN TURCZYNOWICZ BALLET SCHOOL (Ballet School)* 30 Tu 7 p.m. ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky, Stolze / Cranko)
April 2010
7 We 7 p.m. ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky, Stolze / Cranko) (guests: Maria Eichwald & Filip Barankiewicz, Stuttgart Ballet) 10 Sa 7 p.m. SWAN LAKE (Tchaikovsky / Ivanov, Mukhamedov) 18 Su 6 p.m. SWAN LAKE (Tchaikovsky / Ivanov, Mukhamedov) 23 Fr 7:30 p.m. ALPHA AND MORE*: When You End and I Begin (Szymański / Bondara) In Search of Colours (Bacewicz / Tyski) World Premiere Alpha Kryonia Xe (Gryka / Przybyłowicz) 24 Sa 7:30 p.m. ALPHA AND MORE*: When You End and I Begin (Szymański / Bondara) In Search of Colours (Bacewicz / Tyski) Alpha Kryonia Xe (Gryka / Przybyłowicz) 28 We 7 p.m. SWAN LAKE (Tchaikovsky / Ivanov, Mukhamedov) 30 Fr 7 p.m. SWAN LAKE (Tchaikovsky / Ivanov, Mukhamedov)
May 2010
9 Su 6 p.m. CHOPIN (Berlioz, Chopin, de Falla, Liszt, Lyapunov, Schubert, Schumann/Bart) World Premiere 11 Tu 7 p.m. CHOPIN (Berlioz, Chopin, de Falla, Liszt, Lyapunov, Schubert, Schumann / Bart) 12 We 7 p.m. CHOPIN (Berlioz, Chopin, de Falla, Liszt, Lyapunov, Schubert, Schumann / Bart) 15 Sa 7 p.m. CHOPIN (Berlioz, Chopin, de Falla, Liszt, Lyapunov, Schubert, Schumann / Bart) 22 Sa 7 p.m. CHOPIN (Berlioz, Chopin, de Falla, Liszt, Lyapunov, Schubert, Schumann / Bart) 30 Su 12 noon THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Tchaikovsky / Petipa, Grigorovich) 30 Su 6 p.m. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Tchaikovsky / Petipa, Grigorovich)
June 2010
1 Tu 12 noon THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Tchaikovsky / Petipa, Grigorovich) (International Children's Day) 1 Tu 6 p.m. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Tchaikovsky / Petipa, Grigorovich) (International Children's Day) 2 We 6 p.m. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Tchaikovsky / Petipa, Grigorovich) 5 Sa 7 p.m. CHOPIN (Berlioz, Chopin, de Falla, Liszt, Lyapunov, Schubert, Schumann / Bart) 6 Su 6 p.m. CHOPIN (Berlioz, Chopin, de Falla, Liszt, Lyapunov, Schubert, Schumann / Bart) 20 Su 5 p.m. Before Premiere BACH DANCES** (Meeting) 25 Fr 7 p.m. BACH DANCES: The Kisses (Bach / Balanchine) Polish Premiere The Green (Bach / Wubbe) Polish Premiere In Light and Shadow (Bach / Pastor) Polish Premiere 27 Su 6 p.m. BACH DANCES: The Kisses (Bach / Wesołowski) The Green (Bach / Wubbe) In Light and Shadow (Bach / Pastor)
* Chamber Hall CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
“Choreography workshops should be an intrinsic element in the life of a ballet company which has the ambition of developing its own artistic image. Without a search for new paths, means of expression, and even a new language, ballet would be a rather uninteresting art, offering audiences neither surprises nor challenges, maybe even a dead art. A leading ballet company, apart from presenting great and familiar repertoire, should also be creative, they should seek their own unique artistic solutions, propose ballets by new choreographers, preferably from among the company itself. For choreographic talent to stand a chance of revealing itself and developing, however, certain conditions have to be in place. That’s why one of my first initiatives after taking over as director of the Polish National Ballet was to establish annual choreography workshops. This is a project important not only to our audience and to the company’s development, but also to those dancers who are thinking maturely and responsibly about their future once they end their career as ballet dancers - so that they can see what it’s like to be a choreographer, work organizer, production manager, stage manager, advertising campaign initiator, author of texts, programme editor, costume designer, technical crew member, etc. All the artists who decide to take part in the project should do so on a purely volunteer basis - in order to develop the necessary determination and ability to persuade others not only to undertake creative work but also to make an extra effort. At the same time, they have maximum freedom as far as artistic and organizational choices go, which is sure to free the great creative potential of our company. That’s why I would like the choreography workshops, their motto being Kreacje / Creations - also proposed by our dancers, to become a permanent element of the Polish National Ballet’s work at the Teatr Wielki, contributing to the development of Polish choreography”. The 1st Choreography Workshops were held in spring 2009 and ended on 24 June with a ballet evening entitled Kreacje / Creations 1 presenting premiere performances of ballet miniatures designed by five of our dancers. The pieces were by Eduard Bablidze, Robert Bondara, Jacek Tyski, Karol Urbański, and Natalia M. Wojciechowska. One of them, Robert Bondara’a When You End and I Begin... to music by Paweł Szymański, will become part of the Polish National Ballet’s repertoire as of 23 April 2010. On that day, we will also present a new work by Jacek Tyski who - as a participant of the first workshops - has already been asked to design an original small-scale ballet to Polish music. The 2nd Choreography Workshops are planned for winter 2010, and the premiere of the ballet miniatures our dancers will design will take place on 19 March 2010 during an evening called Kreacje / Creations 2.
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