Marianna Venekei
ballet teacher, company répétiteur, choreographer
Member of the Hungarian State Opera since: 1986
Education and training:
Hungarian Dance Academy (1986)
Teachers:
Zsuzsa Kun, Tamás Koren
Awards and recognitions:
Seregi Award (2020)
Appearances:
Kolibri Theatre: Portrayed Josephine Baker (in a singing-dancing-speaking role) in a Gombár–Egerházi stage play
Erkel Theatre: Played Ida in J. Strauss's Die Fledermaus
Regularly appears at productions of Ballet Pécs as a guest artist
Ballet master activities:
Eifman/Rachmaninoff/Mussorgsky/Wagner: The Karamazovs – Company répétiteur (2009)
András Lukács: Whirling – Répétiteur (2010)
Choreographic activities:
Also serves as assistant choreographer for Attila Egerházi and as a costume designer
Has also presented independent choreographies since 2002
Choreographies:
Education and training:
Hungarian Dance Academy (1986)
Teachers:
Zsuzsa Kun, Tamás Koren
Awards and recognitions:
Seregi Award (2020)
Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit, civil division (2015)
EuroPAS (2005)
Award for best choreographer for her work Chapter 2, Saint-Sauveur Dance Festival, Canada (2003)
Harangozó Award (2001)
Professional history:
Principal ballet master of the Hungarian National Ballet (2014-)
Guest appearances:
Austria, Italy, Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan
EuroPAS (2005)
Award for best choreographer for her work Chapter 2, Saint-Sauveur Dance Festival, Canada (2003)
Harangozó Award (2001)
Professional history:
Principal ballet master of the Hungarian National Ballet (2014-)
Guest appearances:
Austria, Italy, Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Appearances:
Kolibri Theatre: Portrayed Josephine Baker (in a singing-dancing-speaking role) in a Gombár–Egerházi stage play
Erkel Theatre: Played Ida in J. Strauss's Die Fledermaus
Regularly appears at productions of Ballet Pécs as a guest artist
Ballet master activities:
Eifman/Rachmaninoff/Mussorgsky/Wagner: The Karamazovs – Company répétiteur (2009)
András Lukács: Whirling – Répétiteur (2010)
Choreographic activities:
Also serves as assistant choreographer for Attila Egerházi and as a costume designer
Has also presented independent choreographies since 2002
Choreographies:
Götterdämmerung (director: Géza M. Tóth) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2022)
Die Ruinen von Athen (director: Pál Oberfrank) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2021)
Firebirds (composer: Igor Stravinsky) – ballet production (Hungarian State Opera House, 2021)
Messiah (director: Ferenc Anger) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2019)
The Gold and the Woman (director: Csaba Káel) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2019)
Siegfried-idyll (director: Péter Kálloy Molnár) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2019)
Operetta gala (Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, 2018)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Ballet version of the play of the same title by Tennessee Williams, composer: László Dés) – dance-drama (Hungarian State Opera House, 2017)
Traviata (director: Ferenc Anger) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2016)
Walkür (director: Géza M. Tóth) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2016)
Die Königin von Saba (director: Káel Csaba) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2015)
Faust (director: Michał Znaniecki) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2015)
Alexanders Feast (director: Csaba Káel) – dance interlude(Müpa, 2014)
Die Ruinen von Athen (director: Pál Oberfrank) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2021)
Firebirds (composer: Igor Stravinsky) – ballet production (Hungarian State Opera House, 2021)
Messiah (director: Ferenc Anger) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2019)
The Gold and the Woman (director: Csaba Káel) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2019)
Siegfried-idyll (director: Péter Kálloy Molnár) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2019)
Operetta gala (Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, 2018)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Ballet version of the play of the same title by Tennessee Williams, composer: László Dés) – dance-drama (Hungarian State Opera House, 2017)
Traviata (director: Ferenc Anger) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2016)
Walkür (director: Géza M. Tóth) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2016)
Die Königin von Saba (director: Káel Csaba) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2015)
Faust (director: Michał Znaniecki) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2015)
Alexanders Feast (director: Csaba Káel) – dance interlude(Müpa, 2014)
Orpheus in the Underworld (Müpa Budapest, 2015)
Carmen (director: Pál Oberfrank) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2014)
Tannhäuser, revival (director: Miklós Szinetár) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2013)
Ariadne auf Naxos (director: Ferenc Anger) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2013)
Carmen (director: Pál Oberfrank) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2014)
Tannhäuser, revival (director: Miklós Szinetár) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2013)
Ariadne auf Naxos (director: Ferenc Anger) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2013)
Siegfried (director: Géza M. Tóth) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2013)
The Beatlecracker Suite – ballet based on the music of Tchaikovsky and the Beatles (Hungarian State Opera House, 2013)
Mefistofele (director: Balázs Kovalik) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2010)
Jekyll and Hyde (musical, music: Frank Wildhorn 2010)
Xerxes (director: Balázs Kovalik) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2009)
Déja vu (music: Kornél Horváth, 2009)
Fifth Season (music: László Dés, 2009)
Tannhäuser (director: Miklós Szinetár) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2008)
The Jungle Book (musical, music: László Dés, 2008)
Eternal Memory (music: Tavener, 2008)
Evita (musical, music: Lloyd Webber, 2008)
Fragilité (music: Scriabin, 2007)
Four Seasons (music: Vivaldi, 2006)
Me, Myself and I (music: Tchaikovsky, 2005)
Seagull Dance (Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, 2004)
Chapter 2 (National Dance Theatre, 2003)
Roles:
Pártay/Tchaikovsky: Anna Karenina – Tarantella solo
Seregi/Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream – Hermina
Balanchine/Bizet: Symphony in C major – Soloist for the fourth movement
Fodor/Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin – The Girl
Harangozó/Farkas: The Sly Students – Rózsika
Harangozó/Kocsák: Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs – Monster
Vainonen/Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Russian Dance
Petipa/Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – Hungarian Dance
Seregi/Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Tarantella
Seregi/Goldmark: The Taming of the Shrew – Servant maid
Forsythe/Willems: In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated – Solo girl
Mefistofele (director: Balázs Kovalik) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2010)
Jekyll and Hyde (musical, music: Frank Wildhorn 2010)
Xerxes (director: Balázs Kovalik) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2009)
Déja vu (music: Kornél Horváth, 2009)
Fifth Season (music: László Dés, 2009)
Tannhäuser (director: Miklós Szinetár) – dance interlude (Hungarian State Opera House, 2008)
The Jungle Book (musical, music: László Dés, 2008)
Eternal Memory (music: Tavener, 2008)
Evita (musical, music: Lloyd Webber, 2008)
Fragilité (music: Scriabin, 2007)
Four Seasons (music: Vivaldi, 2006)
Me, Myself and I (music: Tchaikovsky, 2005)
Seagull Dance (Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, 2004)
Chapter 2 (National Dance Theatre, 2003)
Roles:
Pártay/Tchaikovsky: Anna Karenina – Tarantella solo
Seregi/Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream – Hermina
Balanchine/Bizet: Symphony in C major – Soloist for the fourth movement
Fodor/Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin – The Girl
Harangozó/Farkas: The Sly Students – Rózsika
Harangozó/Kocsák: Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs – Monster
Vainonen/Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Russian Dance
Petipa/Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – Hungarian Dance
Seregi/Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Tarantella
Seregi/Goldmark: The Taming of the Shrew – Servant maid
Forsythe/Willems: In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated – Solo girl
Performances
November 5. 16:00
contemporary
opera
16
rehearsal
DIE WALKÜRE
November 6. 15:00
contemporary
opera
16
rehearsal
SIEGFRIED
November 7. 15:00
contemporary
opera
16
rehearsal
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
November 10. 17:00
contemporary
opera
16
DIE WALKÜRE
November 11. 16:00
contemporary
opera
16
SIEGFRIED
November 12. 16:00
contemporary
opera
16
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
November 17. 17:00
contemporary
opera
16
DIE WALKÜRE
November 18. 16:00
contemporary
opera
16
SIEGFRIED
November 19. 16:00
contemporary
opera
16
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
November 23. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
rehearsal
THE NUTCRACKER
November 24. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
rehearsal
THE NUTCRACKER
November 24. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
November 25. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
November 25. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
November 26. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
November 28. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
November 29. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 1. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 1. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 2. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 2. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 3. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 5. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 6. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 9. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 9. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 10. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
December 12. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
December 14. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
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December 15. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 16. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
December 17. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
December 17. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
Dynamic prices
December 19. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
December 21. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
December 22. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
December 22. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
Dynamic prices
December 23. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
December 24. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
Dynamic prices
December 25. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
Dynamic prices
December 25. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
Dynamic prices
December 26. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Dynamic prices
December 26. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
Dynamic prices
December 28. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
December 28. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
Dynamic prices
December 29. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
December 30. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
December 31. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
January 3. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
January 5. 19:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
January 6. 11:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
January 6. 18:00
classic
ballet
6
THE NUTCRACKER
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.
January 11. 18:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
rehearsal
ONEGIN
Youth Programme
info: operakaland@opera.hu
info: operakaland@opera.hu
January 12. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 13. 11:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 13. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 16. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 17. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 18. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 19. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 20. 11:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 21. 11:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
January 24. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
12
ONEGIN
February 1. 18:00
contemporary
ballet
16
rehearsal
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 3. 19:00
contemporary
ballet
16
premiere
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 4. 19:00
contemporary
ballet
16
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 10. 11:00
contemporary
ballet
16
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 11. 11:00
contemporary
ballet
16
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 16. 19:00
contemporary
ballet
16
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 18. 11:00
contemporary
ballet
16
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 18. 19:00
contemporary
ballet
16
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
February 24. 19:00
contemporary
ballet
16
BARTÓK DANCETRIPTYCH (Premiere)
March 7. 17:00
mixed
opera
12
rehearsal
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ – MVM OperAdventure
Youth Programme
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info: operakaland@opera.hu
March 9. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 13. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 14. 18:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
rehearsal
MAYERLING
March 15. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 16. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
March 17. 11:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
March 17. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
March 20. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 21. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
March 22. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 23. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
April 3. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
April 5. 19:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
April 6. 11:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
April 7. 11:00
neoclassic
ballet
14
MAYERLING
April 11. 18:00
classic
ballet
16
rehearsal
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
April 13. 11:00
classic
ballet
16
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
April 14. 11:00
classic
ballet
16
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
April 14. 19:00
classic
ballet
16
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
April 20. 11:00
classic
ballet
16
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
April 20. 19:00
classic
ballet
16
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
April 21. 19:00
classic
ballet
16
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
April 24. 19:00
classic
ballet
16
CLASSICAL BRAVURA
May 3. 20:00
contemporary
ballet
FRENETIC DANCE
May 5. 17:00
contemporary
ballet
FRENETIC DANCE
May 11. 19:00
contemporary
ballet
FRENETIC DANCE
May 12. 17:00
contemporary
ballet
FRENETIC DANCE
June 15. 19:00
contemporary
ballet
12
PAS DE QUATRE 2024
June 20. 18:00
classic
ballet
12
rehearsal
LE CORSAIRE
June 21. 20:00
contemporary
ballet
12
DANCE TREND 2024
June 22. 11:00
classic
ballet
12
LE CORSAIRE
June 22. 19:00
classic
ballet
12
LE CORSAIRE
June 28. 19:00
classic
ballet
12
LE CORSAIRE
June 29. 11:00
classic
ballet
12
LE CORSAIRE
June 30. 11:00
classic
ballet
12
LE CORSAIRE
June 30. 19:00
classic
ballet
12
LE CORSAIRE
July 18. 18:00
contemporary
opera
16
rehearsal
LA TRAVIATA
July 20. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
LA TRAVIATA
July 23. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
LA TRAVIATA
July 25. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
LA TRAVIATA
July 27. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
LA TRAVIATA
July 30. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
LA TRAVIATA
August 1. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
LA TRAVIATA
August 3. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
LA TRAVIATA
August 6. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16