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2024

The PianoPlovdiv StateBallet

The Piano was staged as a full-length ballet for State Opera Plovdiv and Plovdiv State Ballet. Otto Bubeníček contributed staging, music arrangement, stage design and projections for a world of silence, passion, landscape and emotional memory.

The Piano

Production Details

Premiere
30.11.2024 (Full-Length)
Location
State Opera Plovdiv, Plovdiv State Ballet, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Inspired by
the film The Piano with permission kindly granted by Jane Campion,Jan Chapman and Saddleback Productions.

In 2015, Les Ballets Bubeníček were invited to perform at the New Theatre in Plzeň as part of the city's programme as the European Capital of Culture. The company presented a double bill featuring L'heure Bleue and the one-act story ballet The Piano.

Creative Team

Music
Antonio Vivaldi, Igor Stravinsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, Johannes Brahms, Alfred Schnittke, Charles Ives, Peteris Vasks, Michael Nyman, Clive Williamson,Te Rauparaha, Otto Bubeníček, Maori traditional music
Choreography
Jiří Bubeníček
Staging
Jiří & Otto Bubeníček
Stage Design & Projection
Otto Bubeníček
Music Arrangement
Otto Bubeníček
Costume Design
Elsa Pavanel

Related Links

  • Dortmund Ballet
  • Royal New Zealand Ballet
  • Plovdiv State Ballet
  • Research
  • The Heart Dances - The Journey of The Piano: The Ballet (Documentary)

Gallery

The Piano gallery 1 The Piano gallery 2 The Piano gallery 3 The Piano gallery 4 The Piano gallery 5 The Piano gallery 6 The Piano gallery 7 The Piano gallery 8 The Piano gallery 9 The Piano gallery 10 The Piano gallery 11

Video

Trailer | Royal New Zealand Ballet

Rehearsal | Insights THREE STRIPES

Related Links

  • Dortmund Ballet
  • Royal New Zealand Ballet
  • Plovdiv State Ballet
  • Research
  • The Heart Dances - The Journey of The Piano: The Ballet (Documentary)
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