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, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Prince Desiré and the Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, Franz in Coppélia, Colas in La Fille mal gardée, James in La Sylphide, Basil in Don Quixote, and both Bob Cratchit and the Nutcracker in The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol. In A Streetcar Named Desire, he portrayed Harold “Mitch” Mitchell; in Cinderella, the Father; in Valmont, Ali Baba; and in Scheherazade, 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 (Cerrudo), Puppet (Lee), and Moving Rooms (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 (R. Poklitaru). He also appeared in the Velvet Gala (2019) in Take Me With You (R. Bondara).

Classical Repertoire

• Coppélia – Franz (Ronald Hynd)

• Don Quixote – Basil (Marius Petipa / Jaroslav Slavický)

• Giselle – Hilarion (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot)

• La Bayadère – Solor’s friend (Marius Petipa)

• La Fille mal gardée – Colas (Frederick Ashton)

• La Sylphide – James (Johan Kobborg)

• Swan Lake – Prince Siegfried, Benno, Pas de deux (John Cranko)

• 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)

Contemporary and Neoclassical Repertoire

• Americana III – Theme and Variations (George Balanchine)

• Aspects – Solo, Duet, Couples (Katarzyna Kozielska)

• 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)

• Czech Ballet Symphony II – Field Mass (Jiří Kylián)

• Dance Laboratory – Crystal Spring (various choreographers)

• Dance On... – The Second Detail (open stage rehearsal – William Forsythe)

• Dumka – Solo (Ondřej Vinklát)

• Forsythe / Clug / McGregor – The Second Detail (W. Forsythe), EDEN | EDEN (W. McGregor)

• Gods and Dogs – Jiří Kylián

• Holo Harmonies – Pas de deux 1 (Mauro Bigonzetti)

• Jewels – Emeralds (George Balanchine)

• 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)

• Petite Mort – Jiří Kylián

• Phoenix – Puppet (Douglas Lee), Dos Soles Solos (Alejandro Cerrudo), Prelude und Liebestod (Cayetano Soto)

• Cinderella – Father (Jean-Christophe Maillot)

• Sarcasms – Katastrof (Eyal Dadon)

• Symphony No. 7 in A Major – Uwe Scholz

• Serenade – George Balanchine

• Slavic Temperament – Dumka, Duet Aspects, Couples (Katarzyna Kozielska), Perfect Example (Mauro Bigonzetti)

• The Sun, Moon, and Wind Spirit – Triglav (Viktor Konvalinka)

• The Snow Queen – Wolves, Elves (Michael Corder)

• Scheherazade – King Shahryar, Loyal Followers (Mauro Bigonzetti)

• Take Me With You – Robert Bondara

• Timeless – Serenade (G. Balanchine), The Rite of Spring (Glen Tetley)

• A Streetcar Named Desire – Harold Mitchell / Mitch (John Neumeier)