J. Inger / A. Pärt / M. Ravel / J. Kylián / S. Reich / A. Ekman / M. Karlsson / E. Satie / A. Brun
1st Steps
Ballet evening in three acts
A breathtaking dance piece that confronts our own desires and fears: eight women’s stories of female existence – pregnancy, childbirth and, in the end, a whirling piece on the nature of beauty. Created to Maurice Ravel’s Bolero and the music of Steve Reich, Erik Satie and others, the choreographies of the 1st Steps show address facets of life that affect us all in the irresistibly thrilling language of dance of Hans van Manen, Johan Inger, Jiří Kylián and Alexander Ekman. This September will see the premieres of previous years, Trois Gnossiennes, Falling Angels and Walking Mad, joined by the new production Episode 31, and it is with these masterpieces that the Hungarian National Ballet will be taking its own “first steps” in this season of 2019/2020.
“Walking Mad is an uneasy rethinking of Ravel’s Bolero made all the more surreal by its sultry eroticism. (…) The premiere of this psychologically charged piece performed by Tamás Solymosi’s company exceeded its own limits by a very large measure." (Krisztina Horeczky, Népszabadság online)
“I got the chance to see two different female versions of Falling Angels – and both evenings were marvellously successful.” (Graham Watts, Bachtrack)
Alexander Ekman and Mikael Karlsson are represented by Stepping Grounds Arts/CultureManagement. www.steppinggrounds.com
Details
- Location
- Erkel Theatre
- Date
- Sept. 7, 2019
- Start time
- 19:00
- End time
- 21:10
Trois Gnossiennes
Ballet in one act
Cast
- Solo female
- N.N.
- Solo male
- N.N.
- Featuring on piano
- Başak Dilara Özdemir Lakatos
Credits
- Choreographer
- Hans van Manen
- Composer
- Erik Satie
- Set designer
- Hans van Manen
- Costume designer
- Hans van Manen / Joop Stokvis
- Lighting designer
- Jan Hofstra
- Répétiteurs
- Mária Aradi / Tamás Solymosi
- Rehearsals supervised by
- Igone de Jongh
- Company répétiteurs
- Mária Aradi
- Premiere
- Oct. 20, 2017
Walking Mad
Ballet in one act
Cast
- 1st girl
- N.N.
- 2nd girl
- N.N.
- 3rd girl
- N.N.
- 1st boy
- N.N.
- 2nd boy
- N.N.
- 3rd boy
- N.N.
- 4th boy
- N.N.
- 5th boy
- N.N.
- 6th boy
- N.N.
Credits
- Choreographer
- Johan Inger
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt / Maurice Ravel
- Set and costume designer
- Johan Inger
- Lighting designer
- Erik Berglund
- Répétiteur
- Carl Inger
- Coach and staging ballet master
- Yvan Dubreuil
- Company répétiteurs
- Edit Rujsz
- Premiere
- Sept. 19, 2015
Falling Angels
Ballet in one act
Cast
- 1st girl
- N.N.
- 2nd girl
- N.N.
- 3rd girl
- N.N.
- 4th girl
- N.N.
- 5th girl
- N.N.
- 6th girl
- N.N.
- 7th girl
- N.N.
- 8th girl
- N.N.
Credits
- Choreographer
- Jiří Kylián
- Composer
- Steve Reich
- Set designer
- Jiří Kylián
- Costume designer
- Joke Visser
- Lighting designer
- Jiří Kylián
- Light realisation
- Joop Caboort
- Technical adaptation
- Joost Biegelaar
- Coach and staging ballet master
- Roslyn Anderson
- Company répétiteur
- Edit Rujsz
- Premiere
- Jan. 29, 2016
Episode 31
Ballet in one act
Hungarian premiere
Cast
- Male duet
- N.N.
- Tapper
- N.N.
- Girl on pointe
- N.N.
- Walking man
- N.N.
- Rovers
- N.N.
Credits
- Choreographer
- Alexander Ekman
- Set designer
- Alexander Ekman
- Video designer
- Alexander Ekman
- Composer
- Ane Brun / Erik Satie / Mikael Karlsson
- Costume designer
- Luke Simcock
- Lighting designer
- Nicole Pearce
- Répétiteur
- Fernando Troya
- Company répétiteur
- Marianna Venekei
- Premiere
- Sept. 6, 2019