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MORE THAN MOZART!
Premiere Mar 5, 2026, 6.30 PM
Jiří Myron Theatre
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MORE THAN MOZART!

Premiere Mar 5, 2026, 6.30 PM - Jiří Myron Theatre

The spell of music – the grace of dance – the joy of laughter

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An evening celebrating the birth of W. A. Mozart

Choreographers Jiří Kylián, Angelin Preljocaj, Eric Gauthier, Lea Bessoudo Greck

Mozart—a shorthand for brilliance, ease, and surprising depth—and, above all, a musical spark that still speaks to us across centuries. Created for the 270th anniversary of his birth, More Than Mozart! brings together five choreographies linked by one common thread: Mozart’s music. 
At the heart of the evening are two landmark works by Jiří Kylián: Sechs Tänze and Petite Mort. Sechs Tänze teases social convention with wit, exaggeration, and a dash of absurdity, while Petite Mort is the opposite in tone—stripped-back, sensual, and almost mythic in its celebration of the body, love, and desire.
Mozart’s Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488)—heard in Petite Mort—also accompanies the pas de deux from Angelin Preljocaj’s Le Parc. The duet traces a quiet journey toward intimacy, moving through the shifting stages of a relationship: attraction, hesitation, desire, and a gradual coming together.
A darker, more contemplative note is struck by Lea Bessoudo Greck’s Requiem, created especially for More Than Mozart!. Inspired by Mozart’s requiem mass, it treats death not as a final stop, but as a threshold—an opening into transformation and something new. The evening then turns toward humour again with Eric Gauthier’s Ballet 102, where there is no music at all—only the choreographer’s voice. With razor-sharp timing, the duet plays with the classical pas de deux vocabulary and offers a light, knowing wink at ballet tradition.
More Than Mozart! is a celebration of contrasting choreographic styles, united by Mozart’s unmistakable genius. From passion and tenderness to laughter and existential questions, the five pieces form a richly varied evening that shows how alive the conversation between music and dance can be.

 

Premieres on 5 and 7 March 2026 at the Jiří Myron Theatre
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Apr 10, 2026
6.30 PM
Jiří Myron Theatre
Apr 12, 2026
3.00 PM
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Apr 16, 2026
6.30 PM
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logoProduction team
Requiem
Choreographer
Lea Bessoudo Greck
Asssistant to the choreographer
Nadav Gal
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Scenography - concept
Lea Bessoudo Greck
Bruno Sultan
Scenography - realization
Bruno Sultan
Costume designer
Pavel Knolle
Light designer
Bruno Sultan
Repetitor
Natalia Adamska
Ballet 102
Choreographer
Eric Gauthier
Choreography study
Olivier Vercoutère
Audio
Eric Gauthier
Costume designer
Eric Gauthier
Repetitor
Gianvito Attimonelli
Eriko Wakizono
Pas de deux from the ballet Le Parc
Choreographer
Angelin Preljocaj
Asssistant to the choreographer
Claudia De Smet
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Costume designer
Hervé Pierre
Light designer
Jacques Chatelet
Repetitor
Lenka Dřímalová
Gianvito Attimonelli
Petite Mort
Choreographer
Jiří Kylián
Asssistant to the choreographer
Stefan Żeromski
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Set design
Jiří Kylián
Costume design
Joke Visser
Costume supervision
Carlijn Petermeijer
Light design - concept
Jiří Kylián
Light design - realization
Joop Caboort
Technical supervision
Joost Biegelaar
Repetitor
Nataša Novotná
Eriko Wakizono
Sechs Tänze
Choreographer
Jiří Kylián
Asssistant to the choreographer
Stefan Żeromski
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Set design
Jiří Kylián
Costume design
Jiří Kylián
Costume supervision
Carlijn Petermeijer
Light design - concept
Jiří Kylián
Light design - realization
Joop Caboort
Technical supervision
Joost Biegelaar
Repetitor
Nataša Novotná
Eriko Wakizono
logoCast - Season:
Pas de deux from the ballet Le Parc
Ida Frau
Laura Moreno Gasulla
Rita Pires
Hugo Fraresso
Gene David Goodman
Barnaby James Packham
Requiem
Tom Bellec
Edgar Mateo Navarro
Lacrimosa: duet 1
Yu Matsumoto
Tom Bellec
Edgar Mateo Navarro
Sojeong Park
Dies irae: duet
Laura Moreno Gasulla
Viola Izzo
Maria Carla Ognisanto
Natalia Ribalta
Tuba mirum: duet
Tom Bellec
Máté Milchram
Edgar Mateo Navarro
Lacrimosa: duet 2
Viola Izzo
Sojeong Park
Dario Erguido
Nikolas Sotiriou
Domine Jesu: quintet
Diana Dos Santos
Viola Izzo
Madalena Judas
Natalia Ribalta
Elen Šnoblová
Cristian Barile
Jacopo Biancucci
Dario Erguido
Rei Masatomi
Máté Milchram
Andrea Meloni
Edgar Mateo Navarro
Domine Jesu: solo
Madalena Judas
Natalia Ribalta
Elen Šnoblová
Lux aeterna: duet
Madalena Judas
Natalia Ribalta
Dario Erguido
Simone Giroletti
Rei Masatomi
Corps de ballet
Maëva Cotton
Diana Dos Santos
Viola Izzo
Dorottya Fanni Lengyel
Aurora Marino
Yu Matsumoto
Gvendolin Nagy
Nefeli Pantelia
Sojeong Park
Natalia Ribalta
Giulia Schenato
Pablo Armenteros
Cristian Barile
Jacopo Biancucci
Hugo Fraresso
Simone Giroletti
Mark Griffiths
Massimo Chiappini
Rei Masatomi
Andrea Meloni
Edgar Mateo Navarro
Roberto Tarantino
Ballet 102
Ida Frau
Rita Pires
Shino Sakurado
Hugo Fraresso
Rei Masatomi
Edgar Mateo Navarro
Barnaby James Packham
Roberto Tarantino
Petite Mort
Duet No. 1
Maëva Cotton
Nefeli Pantelia
Andrea Meloni
Nikolas Sotiriou
Duet No. 2
Yu Matsumoto
Maria Carla Ognisanto
Gene David Goodman
Roberto Tarantino
Duet No. 3
Madalena Judas
Hyewon Kim
Jacopo Biancucci
Dario Erguido
Duet No. 4
Ida Frau
Natalia Ribalta
Rei Masatomi
Edgar Mateo Navarro
Duet No. 5
Aurora Marino
Shino Sakurado
Cristian Barile
Barnaby James Packham
Duet No. 6
Laura Moreno Gasulla
Gvendolin Nagy
Hugo Fraresso
Máté Milchram
Sechs Tänze
Dance No. 1
Diana Dos Santos
Giulia Schenato
Hugo Fraresso
Pablo Armenteros
Dance No. 2
Diana Dos Santos
Yu Matsumoto
Sojeong Park
Giulia Schenato
Simone Giroletti
Nikolas Sotiriou
Dance No. 3
Viola Izzo
Rita Pires
Tom Bellec
Hugo Fraresso
Mark Griffiths
Massimo Chiappini
Máté Milchram
Dance No. 4
Natalia Adamska
Diana Dos Santos
Dorottya Fanni Lengyel
Giulia Schenato
Pablo Armenteros
Hugo Fraresso
Simone Giroletti
Nikolas Sotiriou
Dance No. 5
Viola Izzo
Yu Matsumoto
Rita Pires
Sojeong Park
Pablo Armenteros
Tom Bellec
Hugo Fraresso
Mark Griffiths
Massimo Chiappini
Máté Milchram
Dance No. 6
Natalia Adamska
Diana Dos Santos
Dorottya Fanni Lengyel
Giulia Schenato
Pablo Armenteros
Hugo Fraresso
Simone Giroletti
Nikolas Sotiriou
Megastars
Elen Šnoblová
Aurora Zacutti
Pablo Armenteros
Tom Bellec
Hugo Fraresso
Simone Giroletti
Mark Griffiths
Massimo Chiappini
Nikolas Sotiriou
Roberto Tarantino
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Mar 4, 2026Jiří Myron TheatreVeřejná generální zkouškashow detail
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PAS DE DEUX Z BALETU LE PARC

Ida Frau
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PAS DE DEUX Z BALETU LE PARC

Ida Frau, Gene David Goodman
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PAS DE DEUX Z BALETU LE PARC

Rita Pires, Barnaby James Packham
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PAS DE DEUX Z BALETU LE PARC

Rita Pires, Barnaby James Packham
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
BALLET 102

Shino Sakurado, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
BALLET 102

Rei Masatomi, Shino Sakurado
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
BALLET 102

Shino Sakurado, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
REQUIEM

Yu Matsumoto, Tom Bellec
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
REQUIEM

Tom Bellec, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
REQUIEM

Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
REQUIEM

Simone Giroletti, Madalena Judas, Tom Bellec
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
REQUIEM

Tom Bellec
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PETITE MORT

Barnaby James Packham, Rei Masatomi, Máté Milchram
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PETITE MORT

Madalena Judas, Jacopo Biancucci
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PETITE MORT

Rei Masatomi, Ida Frau
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PETITE MORT

Barnaby James Packham, Shino Sakurado
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
SECHS TÄNZE

Aurora Donadiós, Hugo Fraresso
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
SECHS TÄNZE

Tom Bellec, Rita Pires, Mark Griffiths
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
SECHS TÄNZE

Massimo Chiappini, Hugo Fraresso, Natalia Adamska, Diana Dos Santos, Simone Giroletti
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
SECHS TÄNZE

Tom Bellec, Rita Pires, Hugo Fraresso, Diana Dos Santos, Mark Griffiths, Simone Giroletti
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
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Making of Ballet 102 
Making of Petite Mort & Sechz Tanze
Making of Requiem

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