Swan Lake ranks among the most famous classical ballet titles and forms part of the repertoire of all major theatres worldwide. The German fairy tale about Princess Odette, transfigured into a swan, the evil sorcerer Red Beard and the hapless Prince who forgets about his promise has gained immortality owing to P. I. Tchaikovsky’s music, as well as the preserved original choreography by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa. The National Theatre will premiere a new version of this splendid work in the choreography of the world-famous Danish dancer and choreographer Kenneth Greve, who will tailor-make this ballet for our corps de ballet. Our endeavour is to delve down to the story’s roots, to reveal the real depth and symbolism of the work and, while respecting the legacy, to create a theatre and directorial form in keeping with the development of classical dance and theatre within our times.
Cast and Creative team for Swan Lake at The National Theatre
Choreography: Kenneth Greve
Stage director: Kenneth Greve
Conductor: Sergej Poluektov, Pavel Šnajdr, Václav Zahradník
Sets: Karin Betz
Costumes: Karin Betz
Assistant choreographer: Ingrid N?me?ková, Michaela ?erná, Nelly Danko, Marie Hybešová, Igor Žukov
Lights: Pavel Kremlík
Video: Jouka Valkama
Musical adaptation: Julien Thuber
Odetta / Odilie
Nikola Márová
Rebecca King
Alina Nanu
Miho Ogimoto
Sofie Benoit
Prince Siegfried
Michal Štípa
Ond?ej Vinklát
Ji?í Kodym
Filip Veverka
Kryštof Šimek
Gabriel Barrenengoa
von Rothbart
Alexander Katsapov
Karel Audy
Giovanni Rotolo
Queen
Michaela ?erná
Nelly Danko
Pas de trois
Michaela Wenzelová
Sofie Benoit
Kristýna N?me?ková
Monika Hejduková
Magdaléna Mat?jková
Aya Watanabe
Marta Drastíková
Irina Burduja
Karel Audy
Ond?ej Novotný
Jonáš Dolník
Francesco Scarpato
General
Luboš Hajn
Benno
Karel Audy
Ond?ej Novotný
Jonáš Dolník
Francesco Scarpato
Odetta in human figure
Zuzana Šimáková
Kristýna N?me?ková
Klára Jelínková
Zuzana P?íhodová
Benno’s mother
Jana Jodasová
Pas de quatre
Tereza Ku?erová
Ivana Mikešová
Lenka Hrabovská
Nicole Delacretaz
Sophie Fletcher
Tereza Ulrichová
Nela ?elišová
Magdaléna Mat?jková
Daria Lazucová
Irina Burduja
Radka Slatinská
Marta Drastíková
Spanish dance
Magdaléna Mat?jková
Aya Watanabe
Andrea Kramešová
Alina Nanu
Hungarian dance
Kristina Kornová
Ivanna Illyenko
Helene Chavarot
Viktor Konvalinka
Francesco Scarpato
Ond?ej Vinklát
Russian dance
Michaela Wenzelová
Zuzana Šimáková
Kristýna N?me?ková