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Ballet

Sarcasms

Andrey Kaydanovskiy, Hans van Manen, Eyal Dadon

Czech premiere: 24 April 2025 at the National Theatre

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    Thursday 24. 4.
    19:00

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    Saturday 10. 5.
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    The National Theatre

    Premiere

    Czech premiere: 24 April 2025 at the National Theatre

    Contemporary ballet is progressive, experimenting and advancing dance as a genre. It presents a singular and up-to-date view of the body within the modern-time context, often raising existential questions. Such traits characterise the triple bill made up of works by Andrey Kaydanovskiy, Hans van Manen and Eyal Dadon.

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    Prague ballet fans had their first opportunity to see a work by Andrey Kaydanovskiy in 2018, when the National Theatre performed his Perfect Example. The artist utilises his experience from his native Moscow, as well as studies in Germany and Austria. In 2007, he was engaged as a dancer at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has also worked as a choreographer. In his new piece, he seeks answers to the questions: Where are we running to? Where or from what? Life is like a race from birth to death. Like being on a hamster wheel with a carrot on a stick. You always wait for things to finally calm down. You have the desire to stop time. Is it even possible?

    A towering international dance figure, Hans van Manen has created some 150 ballets, which have been staged by theatres worldwide. His Frank Bridge Variations forms part of the triple bill Beyond Vibrations, premiered at the National Theatre in Prague in 2023. The Czech National Ballet will now present Van Manen’s playful Sarcasmen, to Sergei Prokofiev’s Sarcasms, a set of five eerie pieces for piano.

    KATASTROF | Eyal Dadon
    "One day, I was on a flight from Vietnam to China. Suddenly, in a terrifying two-second moment, the plane dropped, the lights went out, and it felt like something out of a horror movie. Passengers screamed and panicked, but I didn't hear a thing—I had my headphones on, and the noise cancellation was nearly perfect. I was listening to Let It Go from Frozen, and the timing was surreal, as it was right at the chorus." E.D.

    When catastrophe meets sarcasm, a unique tension emerges, highlighting our ability to find light even in darkness. This contrast reflects the human struggle against adversity, showing how we search for meaning or solace even when things feel dire.

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