ballet NEW VOD: The Little Mermaid by Jan Kodet, music by Zbyněk Matějů Magdaléna Matějková (The Little Mermaid), Ondřej Vinklát (The Prince), Michaela Wenzelová (The Witch) — Czech National Ballet

Magdaléna Matějková (The Little Mermaid), Ondřej Vinklát (The Prince), Michaela Wenzelová (The Witch) — Czech National Ballet

NEW VOD: The Little Mermaid by Jan Kodet, music by Zbyněk Matějů Magdaléna Matějková (The Little Mermaid), Ondřej Vinklát (The Prince), Michaela Wenzelová (The Witch) — Czech National Ballet

About

Relive the marvelous and famed adventures of the little mermaid, heroine of the eponymous tale by Hans Christian Andersen, on the stage of Prague’s National Theatre, in a new and poetic ballet choreographed by Jan Kodet on a score by Czech contemporary composer Zbyněk Matějů. A fantastic show for the whole family, staged by the brilliant scenic duo made up of Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský!

Cast

Martin Kukučka | Stage director, Libretto
Lukáš Trpišovský | Stage director, Libretto
Alexandra Grusková | Costumes
Daniel Tesař | Lighting designer
Jakub Kopecký | Projection
Erik Bartoš | Animation
Jan Kolegar | Animation

Magdaléna Matějková | The Little Mermaid
Ondřej Vinklát | The Prince
Miho Ogimoto | The Grandmother
Michaela Wenzelová | The Witch
Mathias Deneux | Seraphin
Aya Watanabe | The Strange Princess
Marek Svobodník | The King
Alice Petit | The Young Witch
Giovanni Rotolo | The Lover
Michaela Černá | The Queen
Dadja Altenburg-Kohl | The Lighthouse Keeper

Simona Houda-Šaturová | Singer
Kateřina Jindrová Zítková | Singer

Czech National Ballet

Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Andreas Sebastian Weiser | Conductor

Program

Jan Kodet / Zbyněk Matějů, The Little Mermaid
- Act I
- Act II

Details

Directed by:
- Patrick Lauze
Venue: Estates Theatre (Prague, Czech Republic)
Production date: 2017
Recording date: 09/2017
Production: © Les Films Figures Libres - Česká televize – Mezzo – The National Theatre Prague