On July 14, as part of this year's Ljubljana Festival, the orchestra and ballet of the famous Russian Mariinsky Theater from St. Petersburg will host the Cankarjev dom. The performance of Romeo and Juliet will appeal to all romantic souls and ballet lovers.
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Swan Lake is without a doubt that ballet masterpiece that captivates audiences again and again. The story of Princess Odette, who turns into a beautiful swan as a result of a spell, along with the fairy-tale music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the choreography of Viktor Latvinov, will enchant with costumes and original scenography at SNG Maribor.
What happens when talented Ukrainian ballet dancer and "bad boy" Sergei Polunin, Irish musician Hozier and his composition Take Me To Church and photographer David LaChapelle come together? The most aesthetic and hot dance of the year.
On March 3, the ballet ensemble Malandain from Biarritz will host the dance performance Cinderella (Cendrillon) in Cankarjev dom, which will take us to the world of princes and cobblers with a mixture of modern choreography by the outstanding Thierry Malandain and classical music by Sergei Prokofiev.
This year too, the Ljubljana and Maribor Opera Houses are taking care of our festive experience in December. December will be spent in pleasant music and dance performances of The Nutcracker, The Bat, The Barber of Seville, Romeo and Juliet and Carmen.
The E-traces app, a genius invention by Lesia Trubat, records dance steps and transforms them into real visual sensations with the help of technology.
On the thirtieth of October, the ballet novelty Tristan and Isolde will be premiered on the stage of the Ljubljana Opera House, with original music by the contemporary Slovenian composer Saša Kalan with musical excerpts from Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde and choreography by a young choreographer with Romanian roots, Dan Datcu.
The Ballerina Project is a 14-year-long project by New Yorker Dan Shitagi, who captures the beauty of the dance movements of elegant ballerinas in a completely unexpected environment: on the relentless streets of the world's capitals.
Misty Copeland is a prima ballerina who became the first African-American woman appointed as a soloist at the American Ballet Theatre. As a young girl, she was repeatedly denied ballet training because of her origin and skin color. The attached video proves that persistence pays off and that ballet is not just an art.
Coppélia in Montmartre is a fun and unforgettable ballet hit staged by choreographer Youri Vámos.
Don Quixote is considered one of the more demanding ballets. Minkus's Don Quixote, based on Petipa's script and choreographed by Gorski, is coming to the stage of SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana.
We will be able to see Marco Spada's rarely performed comic opera live this Sunday! Cineplexx cinemas will provide a live broadcast from the Moscow Bolshoi Theater and a great atmosphere.