Ballet and Sľuk in Bratislava

This extremely popular event is back! A combination of ballet and folk dance. In an effort to showcase the beauty of different dance genres, Bratislava’s two largest professional dance companies, the Slovak National Theatre Ballet and SĽUK, offer the best of their repertoire in a joint program.

A composed dance program. Art is capable of conveying stories, evoking emotions, showcasing the beauty of the human body, and revealing all its nuances and limits of movement in imaginative choreography.

Performed by soloists and the choir of the Slovak National Theatre Ballet, the Slovak National Theatre Opera Orchestra, a dance ensemble, folk music and the SĽUK singing group.

Dramaturgy: Juraj Hamar, Kristián Kohút, Stanislav Marišler, Nina Poláková

Conductor: Marián Lejava

Program:

Adagio from Act 3 of the ballet Swan Lake

Choreography: Rafael Avnikjan, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Soloists: Romina Kolodziej, Artemyj Pyzhov

Beťare

Choreography: Marek Grega
Music: Peter Mikulec

Liptáčky

Choreography: Stanislav Marišler
Music: Peter Mikulec

Duet from the ballet Murmuration

Choreography: Edwaard Liang
Music: Ezio Bosso
Concertmaster – solo violin: Adam Novák
Soloists: Ilinca Ducin, Konstantin Korotkov

Are You As Big As Me?

Choreography: Roman Novitzký
Music: Mazmat Modine
Cast: Gerardo Gonzalez Villaverde, Jean-Michel Reuter, Emanuele Ferrentino

Vyhadzovaná from the Myjava Region

Choreography: Laco Cmorej, Stanislav Marišler, Ján Ševčík
Music: Stano Palúch

Intermission

Salaš (Shepherd’s Hut)

Choreography: Ján Blaho, Stanislav Marišler
Music: Stano Palúch

Thaïs

Choreography: Nina Poláková
Music: Jules Massenet
Concertmaster – Solo Violin: Adam Novák
Cast: Tatum Shoptaugh, Kristian Achberger

Zbujnici v žinčici

Choreography: Stanislav Marišler
Music: Marek Pastirík

Esmeralda: Pas de Deux

Choreography: Nicolas Beriozoff
Music: Riccardo Drigo, Cesare Pugni, Romualdo Marenco
Soloists: Nozomi Miura, Vladyslav Bosenko

Towards Each Other Through Dance

Choreography: Nina Poláková, Marek Grega
Music: Antonín Dvořák

Featuring soloists and the corps de ballet of the SND Ballet, the SND Opera Orchestra, and the dance ensemble, folk musicians, and vocal group of SĽUK.

SĽUK (Slovak Folk Artistic Collective) is a state-funded organization under the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic.

Duration: 2 hours, including one intermission

Venue: Slovak National Theatre, Pribinova, Bratislava

Performance dates:

Tuesday, April 6, 2027, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 7, 2027, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 19, 2027, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 20, 2027, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Admission: 23 – 60 €

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