Prague Ballet Gala

The Prague International Ballet presents the fifth Prague Ballet Gala, which will take place at the Prague State Opera on January 7 and January 8, 2011. This event brings together famous artists from some of the most prestigious ballet companies and theatres. Just see for yourself: Bolshoi Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and many others. This performances shows you the many different faces of the classical style, and also introduces you to exciting contemporary works.

Presented by Prague International Ballet in co-operation with Project of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Programme

Thom Willems, William Forsythe

In the middle, Somewhat Elevated…
Aki Saito, Wim Vanlessen

Herman S. Løvenskiøld, August Bournonville

La sylphide
Jurgita Dronina, Davit Galstyan

Dmitri Shostakovich, Yuri Grigorovich

Tango, The golden age
Nina Kaptsova, Artëm Ovcharenko

Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Marius Petipa

The Nutcracker
Anna Tsygankova, Tamas Nagy

intermission

Gustav Mahler, Oscar Araiz

Adagietto
Isabelle Ciaravola, Yann Saïz

Jacques Brel, Ben van Cauwenbergh

Les bourgeois
Davit Galstyan

Kurt Weill, Krysztof Pastor

Wie lange noch
Anna Tsygankova, Tamas Nagy

Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Béjart

Sonate
Aki Saito, Wim Vanlessen

Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Marius Petipa

The sleeping beauty
Nina Kaptsova, Artëm Ovcharenko

Edit Piaf, Ben van Cauwenbergh

Je ne regrette rien
Adeline Pastor

Female principal dancers

• Isabelle Ciaravola (Paris Opera Ballet)
• Jurgita Dronina (Dutch National Ballet)
• Nina Kaptsova (Bolshoi Ballet)
• Adeline Pastor (Aalto Ballett Theater)
• Aki Saito (Royal Ballet of Flanders)
• Anna Tsygankova (Dutch National Ballet)

Male principal dancers

• Davit Galstyan (Ballet du Capitole)
• Tamas Nagy (Dutch National Ballet)
• Artëm Ovcharenko (Bolshoi Ballet)
• Yann Saïz (Paris Opera Ballet)
• Wim Vanlessen (Royal Ballet of Flanders)

Participants are listed in alphabetical order

Prague Ballet Gala

The mission of the Prague Ballet Gala is to introduce principal dancers from different countries in performance in Prague, the Czech Republic; and to present the best contemporary ballet creations, as well as special ballet works by distinguished choreographers of past centuries.

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