Art for Life

Art for Life

Ballet

Ballet gala in support of the National Cancer Institute.
 
 

The new SND building, Opera and Ballet hall

Schedule of performances

Saturday 22. 3. 2025
19:00 h 21:30 h
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Art for Life - the ballet gala concert offers a dazzling interpretive mastery of ballet soloists from prestigious companies, a variety of genres and styles, and a diversity of choreographic inventiveness - all in one evening. The SND Ballet will host this exceptional event for the tenth time, which, in addition to the experience of dance mastery, also brings an urgent message. Based on the philosophy that art heals, the First Ballet presents a unique, style-rich ballet program. The main idea of the event is to educate and support the fight against cancer. It is an artistic expression of empathy for cancer patients and a symbolic gratitude to the medical staff.
 
The Art for Life Gala Concert was initiated by the National Cancer Institute in Bratislava, in cooperation with which the event has been organised ever since.
 
PROGRAMME
SLEEPING BEAUTY PAS DE DEUX
Music PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Choreography RUDOLF NUREYEV
Soloists BLEUENN BATTISTONI, PAUL MARQUE (Paris Opera Ballet)
 
HUSH
Music MAX RICHTER
Choreography ENO PECI
Soloists OLGA ESINA, ENO PECI (Vienna State Ballet)
 
DUST
Music JOCELYN POOK
Choreography AKRAM KHAN
Soloists NINA RAVASOVÁ. GENNARO SORBINO (Ballet of National Theatre Košice)
 
DON QUIXOTE PAS DE DEUX
Music LUDWIG ALOISIUS MINKUS
Choreography MICHAIL MESSERER after M. Petipa, A. Gorsky and K. Goleizovsky
Soloists TATIANA MELNIK, MOTOMI KIYOTO (Ballet of Hungarian National Opera)
 
Intermezzo
 
ESMERALDA PAS DE DEUX
Music RICCARDO DRIGO, CESARE PUGNI, ROMUALDO MARENCO
Choreography NICOLAS BERIOZOFF
Soloists OLGA CHELPANOVA, VLADYSLAV BOSENKO (Slovak National Ballet)
 
LUMINOUS PAS DE DEUX
Music MAX RICHTER
Choreography ANDRÁS LUKÁCS
Soloists TATIANA MELNIK, MOTOMI KIYOTO (Ballet of Hungarian National Opera)
 
RENAISSANCE
Music FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY
Choreography SÉBASTIEN BERTAUD
Soloists BLEUENN BATTISTONI, PAUL MARQUE (Paris Opera Ballet)
 
DYING SWAN
Music CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Choreography MICHAIL FOKIN
Soloist OLGA ESINA (Vienna State Ballet)
 
BOLERO
Music MAURICE RAVEL
Choreography SHAHAR BINYAMINI
Soloists and Corps de ballet of Slovak National Ballet
 
Dramaturgy Nina Poláková, Kristián Kohút
 
The production is suitable for audiences aged 10 and over.
 
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