
CARMEN & ŠÁRKA - Premiere Jun 29, 2025
Premiere Jun 29, 2025, 9.00 PM - Litomyšl
Fragility, passion, defiance: three faces of dance
This ballet evening explores femininity in all its dimensions – tender, fiery, rebellious, and powerful. It opens with a duet using music from Stravinsky’s Firebird, choreographed by Marco Goecke – a meeting of two shy creatures that sparks a relationship full of tension and yearning for closeness. Next comes Šárka by Leya Bessoudo Greck, choreographed to Smetana’s symphonic poem of the same name – a portrayal of resistance and desire for equality. The evening concludes with Jiří Pokorný’s acclaimed Carmen – a thrilling story of passion, betrayal, and death in a modern industrial setting. The love triangle of Carmen, José, and Lady M is an impressive finale to the program united by the theme of inner strength and the struggle to become oneself. |
The double bill was created for the 67th edition of the Smetana Litomysl festival.
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Awards and recognition – Carmen
Thalia Award 2022 for Natalia Adamska for the title role Carmen
Jantar Award 2022 for Francesco Fasano for the role Don José
Divadelní noviny Award 2022 for Jiří Pokorný in the category of Production of the Year – Dance
NDM Ballet won Main Prize at BALET 2023 competition, with Natalia Adamska and Francesco Fasano awarded for best solo performance and Loes Schakenbos awarded for exceptional lighting design
Awards and recognition – Firebird Pas de deux
Giuseppe Iodice received the Jantar Award 2024 for his role of Firebird in the Firebird Pas de deux in the production dancENJOY.
Date | Time | Stage | Type | Detail | Tickets |
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Jun 29, 2025 | 9.00 PM | Litomyšl | Premiere | show detail |