Patrik Holeček

Biography

Patrik Holeček was born in Prague. He graduated from the Dance Conservatory of the Capital City of Prague in 2014 and immediately joined the Czech National Ballet. He was promoted to demi-soloist in the 2016/2017 season, to soloist in 2019/2020, and became a first soloist in April 2021.

Patrik Holeček is one of the most talented Czech dancers of his generation. He is a striking yet refined performer, known for his elegance, technical brilliance, and expressive depth. He excels across a wide range of styles, from classical ballet to neoclassical and contemporary works.

His roles include the title role in John Cranko’s Onegin (which earned him a Thalia Award nomination), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko), Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (John Cranko), Prince Desiré and the Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée), Franz in Coppélia (Ronald Hynd), Colas in La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton), James in La Sylphide (Johan Kobborg), Basil in Don Quixote (Jaroslav Slavický), and both Bob Cratchit and the Nutcracker in The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol (Youri Vámos). In A Streetcar Named Desire (John Neumeier), he portrayed Harold “Mitch” Mitchell; in Cinderella (Jean-Christophe Maillot), and in Scheherazade (Mauro Bigonzetti), King Shahryar.

In contemporary and neoclassical works, he has appeared in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Bella Figura, Six Dances, Gods and Dogs, and Symphony of Psalms; Glen Tetley’s The Rite of Spring; George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, Serenade, and Emeralds; William Forsythe’s The Second Detail; works by Emanuel Gat, Cayetano Soto, Eyal Dadon, Alejandro Cerrudo, and others. Notable performances include Dos Soles Solos (Alejandro Cerrudo), Puppet (Douglas Lee), and Moving Rooms (Krzysztof Pastor).

He has represented the Czech National Ballet in tours across Europe and Asia and danced at international ballet galas, including the Russian Ballet Icons Gala in London in 2019, where he performed a duet from Rain (Radu Poklitaru). He also appeared in the Velvet Gala (2019) in Take Me With You (Robert Bondara).

Classical Repertoire

• Coppélia – Franz (Ronald Hynd)
• Don Quixote – Basil (Jaroslav Slavický - Marius Petipa)
• Giselle – Hilarion (Jean Coralli - Jules Perrot)
• La Bayadère – Solor’s friend (Javier Tores - Marius Petipa)
• La Fille mal gardée – Colas (Frederick Ashton)
• La Sylphide – James (Johan Kobborg)
• The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol – Bob Cratchit, Bobby the Policeman, Devil, Nutcracker, Waltz solo, Guards (Youri Vámos)
• Onegin – Onegin (John Cranko)
• Romeo and Juliet – Romeo (John Cranko)
• The Sleeping Beauty – Prince Desiré, Bluebird, Carabosse, Ali Baba (Márcia Haydée - Marius Petipa)
• Swan Lake – Prince Siegfried, Benno (John Cranko)

Contemporary and Neoclassical Repertoire

• A Streetcar Named Desire – Harold Mitchell (John Neumeier)
• Americana III – Theme and Variations (George Balanchine)
• Ballettissimo – Reflections on the Fate of Human Forms, Symphony No. 7 in A Major (Uwe Scholz)
• Beyond Vibrations – Moving Rooms (Krzysztof Pastor), Frank Bridge Variations (Hans van Manen), Fly Paper Bird (Marco Goecke)
• bpm – Artza (Eyal Dadon), Bill (Sharon Eyal)
• Cinderella – Father (Jean-Christophe Maillot)
• Czech Ballet Symphony II – Field Mass (Jiří Kylián)
• Forsythe / Clug / McGregor – The Second Detail (William Forsythe), EDEN | EDEN (Wayne McGregor)
• Holo Harmonies (Mauro Bigonzetti)
• Kafka: The Trial – Painter (Mauro Bigonzetti)
• Kylián – Bridges of Time – Petite Mort, Bella Figura, Six Dances, Gods and Dogs, Symphony of Psalms (Jiří Kylián)
• Leonce & Lena – Prince Leonce (Christian Spuck)
• The Nutcracker and the Cuddly Mouse – Father, Mouse (Petr Zuska)
• Phoenix – Puppet (Douglas Lee), Dos Soles Solos (Alejandro Cerrudo), Prelude und Liebestod (Cayetano Soto)
• Sarcasms – Katastrof (Eyal Dadon)
• Scheherazade – King Shahryar, King’s Faithfuls (Mauro Bigonzetti)
• Slavic Temperament – Dumka (Ondřej Vinklát), Aspects (Katarzyna Kozielska), Perfect Example (Andrey Kaydanovskiy)
• The Snow Queen – Wolves, Elves (Michael Corder)
• The Sun, the Moon, and the Wind – Triglav (Viktor Konvalinka)
• Take Me With You (Robert Bondara)
• Timeless – Serenade (George Balanchine), Le sacre du printemps (Glen Tetley)
• Vertigo – Rain (Radu Poklitaru), Cacti (Alexander Ekman)