IMRE DÓZSA 80 BALLET GALA

Ballet gala in two acts

Legenda és jelenlét

Imre Dózsa is the doyen and a living legend of classical Hungarian ballet. After decades as an active dancer, he worked as ballet director for the Opera in 1983 and 1984, prior to which he led the transitioning State Ballet Institute and the Hungarian Dance College for 12 years. He was an excellent danseur noble who, in addition to the main roles of classical and romantic ballet works, also played his roles with similar excelling quality in modern creations as well. He returned to the Opera in the 2011/2012 season and has since been the Hungarian National Ballet’s instructor and ballet master. The Hungarian State Opera and the Hungarian Dance Academy are holding a gala night in honour of Imre Dózsa.

1, Kornélia Mráz – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:Swan Lake – Hungarian Dance
Featuring the students of the Hungarian Ballet Institute
Ballet master: Kornélia Mráz

2, Ferdinand Hérold – Sir FrederickAshton: La fille mal gardée – Pas de Ruban
Featuring Adrienn Pap & Dmitry Timofeev
Ballet master: Mária Aradi

3, László Seregi – Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus– Pas de Deux
Featuring Aliya Tanykpayeva & Iurii Kekalo
Balett master: Ildikó Pongor

4, Agrippina Vaganova – Cesare Pugni: Dianaand Actaeon – Pas de Deux
Featuring Yuki Wakabayashi & Vince Topolánszky
Ballet master: Albert Mirzoyan

5, Imre Dózsa – Gustav Mahler: Adagietto
Featuring Barbara Kerényi & Mikalai Radziush
Ballet master: Imre Dózsa

interval

6, Besh o droM –Dénes Kovács: Hamegfogom az ördögöt
Featuring Gergely Apor Molnár & Örs Domonkos Molnár, students of theHungarian National Ballet Institute
Ballet master: Dénes Kovács

7, Gyula Harangozó Gyula – NikolaiRimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
Featuring Lea Földi & Iurii Kekalo
Ballet master: Irina Prokofieva

8, Sir Kenneth MacMillan – Jules Massenet:Manon – ‘Bedroom’ Pas de Deux
Featuring Aliya Tanykpayeva & Dmitry Timofeev
Ballet master: Mária Aradi

9, Michael Messerer – Boris Asafyev: TheFlames of Paris – Pas de Deux
Featuring Miyu Takamori & András Rónai
Ballet master: Mária Aradi

10, William Forsythe– Franz Schubert: The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
Featuring Yourim Lee, Yuki Wakabayashi, Ellina Pokhodnykh, Gergő ÁrminBalázsi, Ryosuke Morimoto
Ballet master: Edit Rujsz