2012-04-24
The Grand Theater Łódź is searching for male dancers under 30 and female dancers under 25 to join the Theater's ballet company. Dancers willing to take part in the audition are required to present a ballet school diploma.
- Experienced dancers are required to present a variation in classical technique.
- Dancers who recently graduated from the ballet school are required to present - a variation from their final exam.
- Pairs dancing a duet are required to present any choreography with emphasis on classical technique.
All candidates are asked to provide a CD recording with accompaniment or a piano score.
The auditions will take place on 28, 29 and 30 May 2012 from 11am till 4 pm in Grand Theater Łódź by Plac Dąbrowskiego.
The Theater does not cover the travel and accommodation expenses.
Deadline for sending applications: 20.05.2012
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IN REPERTOIRE
9.05.2012, 6.30 PM
10.05.2012, 6.30 PM
PERFORMANCE PRESENTED in Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Łódź (Łódź, 27 S. Jaracza Street)
Spanish Fascination is a production prepared especially for the carnival. It is the first production of the Grand Theater Łódź, which will be presented outside the Theater’s building. Because of the Theater’s renovation it will be staged on the large stage of the Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Łódź. Spanish Fascination is inspired by the Spanish culture in opera and ballet music and great selection of songs. Program of the show encompasses pieces composed by such artists as Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Rossini, Minkus or Verdi, but also less well-known compositions, created by Manuel de Falla, Jose Serrano, Pablo Luna or Edouard Lalo. The producers of the show wanted to present many different interpretations of Iberian motifs in pieces composed by artists from various epochs.
Giacomo Puccini
MADAMA BUTTERFLY - concert version
15.05.2012, 6.30pm, S. Jaracz Theatre
Preparations to the first staging of Madama Butterfly preoccupied Giacomo Puccini completely. He studied the Japanese music, tradition and language to create the main character. The opera was supposed to be a triumphant return of the composer to La Scala theater. However, his hopes were crushed when neither the critics nor the audience enjoyed the piece. This cold reception prompted him to introduce changes to the score.
Gray Veredon/Franz von Suppé i Michael Nyman
PERFORMANCE PRESENTED in Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Łódź (Łódź, 27 S. Jaracza Street)
24.05.2012, 6.30 p.m.
In 1999 Gray Veredon, a British choreographer fascinated with the history of the city of Łódź created a unique ballet show. He looked at its residents and development of social relations at the turn of the 20th century from his own perspective and dedicated his production to Łódź: to the past and the present of the city...
PERFORMANCE PRESENTED IN THE BUILDING OF ŁÓDŹ PHILHARMONIC (Łódź, 20/22 G. Narutowicza Street)
26.05.2012, 7.00 p.m
The choir enriches the most significant opera works and contributes remarkably to its success. The current concert Va, pensiero... – The Most Beautiful Opera Choruses performed by the artists of the Grand Theater Łódź, conducted by Waldemar Sutryk, presents a special selection of opera choruses composed by Italian, Russian, French, Polish and German masters. The program includes the compositions from Halka and Haunted Manor by Stanisław Moniuszko, Il trovatore, Traviata, Nabucco and Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin, Norma by Vincenzo Bellini...