Programme of the Ballet Ensemble

August 2025
Name Date Beginning End Place Free seats
Sleeping Beauty Fri  1.8. Beginning 20:30 End 22:00 Place Otáčivé hlediště ČK Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Sleeping Beauty Sat  2.8. Beginning 20:30 End 22:00 Place Otáčivé hlediště ČK Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Sleeping Beauty Sun  3.8. Beginning 20:30 End 22:00 Place Otáčivé hlediště ČK Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Sleeping Beauty Tue  5.8. Beginning 20:30 End 22:00 Place Otáčivé hlediště ČK Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Sleeping Beauty Wed  6.8. Beginning 20:30 End 22:00 Place Otáčivé hlediště ČK Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Sleeping Beauty Thu  7.8. Beginning 20:30 End 22:00 Place Otáčivé hlediště ČK Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
September 2025
Name Date Beginning End Place Free seats
Slavonic dances Tue  30.9. Beginning 19:00 End 20:40 Place DK Metropol ČB Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
October 2025
Name Date Beginning End Place Free seats
Cinderella Mon  6.10. Beginning 10:00 End 11:40 Place DK Metropol ČB Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance Buy for school tickets
Young, beautiful and forever Sat  11.10. Beginning 18:00 End 19:00 Place Budova JD Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
November 2025
Name Date Beginning End Place Free seats
Slavonic dances Sat  1.11. Beginning 17:00 End 18:40 Place DK Metropol ČB Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Tristan and Isolde Wed  5.11. Beginning 10:00 End 12:00 Place DK Metropol ČB Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance Buy for school tickets
Diary of Wishes Derniéra Fri  14.11. Beginning 19:00 End 20:00 Place Budova JD Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Young, beautiful and forever Sat  29.11. Beginning 19:00 End 20:00 Place Budova JD Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
December 2025
Name Date Beginning End Place Free seats
Young, beautiful and forever Sat  13.12. Beginning 17:00 End 18:00 Place Budova JD Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Next Place Premiéra Fri  19.12. Beginning 19:30 Place Studiová scéna Na Půdě Free seats 0 Detail of the performance
Next Place Sat  20.12. Beginning 16:00 Place Studiová scéna Na Půdě Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance
Cinderella Mon  29.12. Beginning 19:00 End 20:40 Place DK Metropol ČB Free seats 20+ Detail of the performance

Repertoire

3+1

3 dancers + 1 guest = 4 breathtaking choreographie

Premiere 30. 10. 2021

A ballet show of the choreographies of three dancers from the South Bohemian Theatre and one guest. The dancers feel like dancing and creating at the same time, and they will show you that during the 3+1 dance evenings. The special guest is Viktor Konvalinka, a soloist of the National Theatre Ballet Ensemble and a member of the artistic group DEKKADANCERS.
 

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A Clockwork Orange

Tomáš Rychetský

Dance grotesque

Premiere 26. 11. 2021

A vision of the future which becomes our reality. This is what has fascinated Mad Max, Orwell’s 1984, Buñuel’s L’Age d’Or, cyberpunk, Kubrick, Anthony Burgess, and the Ballet Ensemble of the South Bohemian Theatre. For the first time ever, the legendary A Clockwork Orange will be transformed into a dance production at the South Bohemian Theatre. The decadently surreal dance comedy uncovers what happens when the powerful decide to make us their puppets. Shall we let them?

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Cinderella

Cinderella op.87, Ballet in 3 acts by Serge Prokofieff and Nikolai Wolkow

Dance performance for the whole family

Premiere 4. 2. 2023

The ballet Cinderella to the music of Sergei Prokofiev is one of the most famous and widely performed ballet titles. The ballet will be choreographed and directed by Petr Zuska, who has already collaborated with our ensemble in the past (Keys from Nowhere, Radio Free Cunning Little Vixen). Cinderella will enrich our repertoire with a new classic.

 

Performing Rights licensed by Musikverlag Hans Sikorski GmbH, Berlin. 
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Diary of Wishes

Adam Sojka

A one-act ballet

Premiere 16. 11. 2023

Short stories about decisions that happened, might happen, or will only remain as dreams...

It often happens that we live in the fantasies of our desires and wishes. We write them down in our diaries, whether imaginary or real. In our minds, we sometimes create the idea of a life we would like to live, but which unfortunately we don’t. Maybe out of fear, incompetence, or just because we don’t know how to continue...
 

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Next Place

Sophie Debou, Zdeněk Mládek, František Vlček

A dance experience that will draw you into action!

Premiere 19. 12. 2025

The stars of our ensemble bring original choreographies pulsating with the rhythm of the contemporary world. My Place and What's Next? are two dynamic dance performances about the search for one’s place in our constantly changing world about what drives us forward and the moments when we falter.

You don’t go dancing regularly? That makes it an even better reason to start! The performance at the studio stage Na Půdě (In the Loft) is an ideal opportunity to let our charismatic dancers draw you into the energy of the present moment!

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Slavonic dances

Antonín Dvořák

A cheerful journey back to the roots

Premiere 1. 11. 2024

This magical stage poem by Tomáš Ondřej Pilař and Martin Šinták will take you into the world of Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances in the form of an all-evening dance performance. Both cycles of this sparkling symphonic music, that reflects the diversity of Czech folk culture in its cheerful, dramatic and melancholic shades, once opened the way to Europe for the author. This poetic production draws on traditional folkloric elements and assembles them into an impressive theatrical mosaic. Join the ballet, the children’s ballet and a large symphonic orchestra on a journey back to the roots.

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Sleeping Beauty

P. I. Tchaikovsky

Ballet fairy-tale en pointe

Premiere 24. 7. 2019

Transformed into a new dance production, this beautiful fairy-tale will delight not only little spectators, but also their parents and all adherents of the classical ballet en pointe. The soloists of the South Bohemian Theatre appear in this version of The Sleeping Beauty along with the members of the Bohemia Ballet and the students of the Dance Conservatory of the Capital City of Prague. The costumes and the stage design are created by one of the leading Czech theatre designers, Josef Jelínek, and the performance is choreographed by Jaroslav Slavický, the director of the Dance Conservatory of the Capital City of Prague and the artistic director of the Bohemia Ballet.

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The Cremator

Ladislav Fuchs, Alena Pešková

Immersive dance horror

Premiere 9. 7. 2026

The setting of a site-specific dance adaptation of Ladislav Fuchs’ novel, made famous by Juraj Herz’s iconic film version, will be the former beer bottling plant in Český Krumlov. This well-known horror story by Mr. Kopfrkingl, set at the beginning of World War II, gains a new – and perhaps even more terrifying – dimension with this interpretation.
The spectators may move freely through the plot, dance in a casino alongside NSDAP members, while behind them the beautiful Lakmé prepares dinner… Outside the window, a procession of Tibetan lamas passes by, and someone keeps dropping a metal rod all the time … From every corner of the bottling plant, different sounds emerge, and no one knows who is only the spectator and who is driving the action…

Staged as part of the South Specific 2026 festival.

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The Snow Queen

Paul Julius, Jan Jirásek

A dance fairy tale for the whole family that warms the heart

Premiere 20. 3. 2026

Get ready for a unique spectacle full of magic, dance, and magnificent music! Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale about loyalty and the unyielding power of love comes to life in a dance performance that will enchant both young and old audiences.

Choreographer Paul Julius brings a captivating dance narration that combines the elegance of classical ballet with the dynamics of modern dance. The original music by renowned film composer Jan Jirásek adds depth, mystery, and a stunning atmosphere to the story. The elaborate stage design, magical costumes, and fascinating choreography draw viewers into a world where snow sparkles like diamonds, and courage can melt even the coldest ice.

Come and let yourselves be drawn together into a realm of snowflakes, magic, and great adventures!

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Young, beautiful and forever

Jana Burkiewicz

Dance theatre performance

Premiere 21. 3. 2025

A contemporary dance theatre performance reflecting the constantly changing image of the present

An image of the present, rendered in an ironic, playful, headstrong and self-confident manner. It is cheerful and yet sad in its urgency. What will happen when our dreams come true? Desires and dreams expressed through dance in a unique rendition.

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Ensemble

Lukáš Slavický

Lukáš Slavický

The whole ensemble