Petr Zuska has been the Artistic Director of The National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic since July 2002. Image video During this time the following productions have been realized:
2011/2012 Season
- Moonshine
Choreography: Christopher Bruce
Dance at the Crossroads
Music: Waterboys
Moonshine
Music: Bob Dylan
Rooster
Music: Rolling Stones
Premiere 16 November 2011 on the New Stage of the National Theatre
2010/2011 Season
- Cinderella
Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere 14 April 2011 at the National Theatre
- Rite of Spring
Choreography: Petr Zuska
1st Symphony in D major
Music: Gustav Mahler
Déja vu
Music: F.Chopin, N.Pganini, N. Rota
Lyrical
Music: Ruthenian and Slovak folk ballads
Empty Title
Music: Elvis Costello / Brodsky Kvartet, Tango
Rite of Spring
Music: Igor Stravinskij
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Premiére 11 November 2010 at the National Theatre
2009/2010 Season
- Faust
Choreography and director: Libor Vaculík
Music: Igor Stravinskij / Dmitry Shostakovich / John Williams / Petr Malásek
Premiére 5 Dec 2009 at Estates Theatre - Othello
Choreography: Youri Vamos
Music: Leoš Janáček
Premiere 1 April 2010 at the National Theatre
2008/2009 Season
- Extreme
A Little Extreme
Choreography: Petr Zuska
Last Touch
Choreographgy: Jiří Kylián
A Little Touchof the Last Extreme
Choreography: Petr Zuska
Premiere 17 June 2009 at the New Stage of the National Theatre
2007/2008 Season
- Causa Carmen
Santa says Cut it!
Choreografie Johan Greben, Uri Ivgi
Hudba: Percossa
Carmen - photo
Choreography Mats Ek
Music: Georges Bizet, Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin
Premiere: 14 June 2008 at the National Theatre - La Sylphide / Napoli -photo1 | photo2
Choreography: August Bournonville, Frank Andersen
Music: Herman Severin von Løevenskjøld / E. Helsted, H.S. Paulli, H.C. Lumbye
Premiére: 21. února 2008 at the National Theatre - Czech Ballet Symphony
D.M.J. 1953 1977 - photo1 | photo2
Choreografie: Petr Zuska
Hudba: A.Dvorak, B.Martinu, L.Janacek
The Unspoken Silence - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Tomás Rychtetsky
Music: L.Janacek
6 Halves of a Human - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Zuzana Simáková
Music: B.Smetana, O.Sevcik
Sinfonietta: - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Jiri Kylian
Music: L.Janacek
Premiére 20. Septamber 2007 at the National Theatre
2006/2007 Season
- Brel Vysockij Kryl; Solo For Three
photo1 | photo2 | photo3
Choreography and stage direction: Petr Zuska Music: J.Brel, V.Vysockij, K.Kryl
Premiered: May 19th 2007 at the National Theatre Prague - Romeo and Juliet - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Youri Vàmos
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Premiered: November 19, 2006 at the National Theatre
2005/2006 Season
- Onegin - photo
Choreography: John Cranko
Music: P.I.Cajkovskij, arranged by Kurt Heinz Stolce
Premiered: November 10th 2005 at The National Theatre - Mozart? Mozart!
Petite Mort - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Jiri Kylian
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem - photo1 | photo2 | photo3
Choreography: Petr Zuska
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Rentsch
Premiered: March 9th at The National Theatre - Goldilocks - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Jan Kodet
Music: Vladimir Franz
Stage director: Ondrej Havelka
Premiered: June 16th, 2006 at the Estates Theatre
2004/2005 Season
- The Nutcracker, a Christmas Carol - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Youri Vamos
Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Premiered: December 9th 2004 at The National Theatre - Sleeping Beauty - photo
Choreography: Jaroslav Slavicky
Music: P.I.Tchaikovsky
A performance of the Prague Ballet Conservatory - Ballet Mania - photo1 | photo2
Samples of ballet performances accompanied by a narrative.
Choreography: Lev Ivanov, Erich Walter, Ruzena Mazalova, Jiri Kylian, Marius Petipa, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, George Balanchine, Vlastimil Harapes, Petr Zuska, Jan Kodet, Michail Michajlovic Fokine, Christopher Hampson, Helena Kazarova, Anton Dolin
Direction: Petr Zuska, Vaclav Janecek
Premiered: February 24th 2005 at The Estates Theatre - Ibbur, or A Prague Mystery - photo
Choreography: Petr Zuska
Music: Zbynek Mateju
Direction: Daniel Wiesner, Petr Zuska
Premiered: May 12th 2005 in The Estates Theatre
2003/2004 Season
- Lucrezia Borgia - photo
Choreography: Libor Vaculik
Music: Petr Malasek
Direction: Libor Vaculik
Premiered: November 20th 2003 at The National Theatre - Giselle - photo
Choreography: Christopher Hampson
Music: Adolphe Charles Adam
Direction: Christopher Hampson
Premiered: April 1st at The National Theatre - Family Album:
Family Album - photo1 | photo2
Choreography: Conny Janssen
Music: Guillaume de Machaut, Carlos Cardel, John Dowland, Tobias Hume, Leonard Cohen, Claudio Monteverdi
Les Bras de Mer - photo1 | photo2 | photo3
Choreography: Petr Zuska
Music: Yann Tiersen
Through Nana's Eyes - photo
Choreography: Itzik Galili
Music: Tom Waits, Leonard Bernstein
Premiered: June 10th at The Estates Theatre
2002/2003 Season
- The Songs of the Earth this performance is composed of three choreographies with ethnic themes:
Jardi Tancat - photo
Choreography: Nacho Duato
Music: Maria del Mar Bonet
Black and Blues - photo
Choreography: Stijn Celis
Music: Vera Bila & Kale, Györgi Ligeti, Boban Markovic, Koen Vandenhoudt
Among the Mountains- photo
Choreography: Petr Zuska
Music: Cechomor
Premiered November 21st 2002 at The Estates Theatre - The Taming of the Shrew - photo
Choreography: John Cranko
Music: Kurt Heinz Stolce after D.Scarlatti
Premiered: February 27th 2003 at The National Theatre - Buterfly Effect:
Ways 03 - photo
Choreography: Petr Zuska
Music: Arvo Pärt
Imprint - photo
Choreography: Shawn Hounsell
Music: Francis Poulanc
Stamping ground - photo
Choreography: Jirí Kylián
Music: Carlos Chávez
Premiered: June 10th at The National Theatre
The National Theatre Ballet annually includes in its repertoire a performance entitled Miniatures, in which young choreographers from the ranks of the National Theatre Ballet are given the opportunity to realize their creative ambitions and experience the process of performance creation from all angles, and therefore also cooperate with all elements that are necessary for the realization of a performance.
Other performances in the repertoire of The Ballet of The National Theater:
