Hungarian National Ballet

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Hungarian National Ballet
General information
NameHungarian National Ballet
Local nameMagyar Nemzeti Balett
Year founded1884
Principal venueHungarian State Opera House
Website[1]
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorTamás Solymosi
Other
FormationPrincipals
First soloists
Soloists
Grand sujets
Semi-soloists
Corps de Ballet

The Hungarian National Ballet (

Hungarian State Opera
company and the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra. The ballet company was established in 1884.

History

Ballet performances began in Hungary during the 18th century, when they were held in private theatres at aristocratic castles. Professional companies were established that performed throughout Hungary and also toured abroad. The Budapest National Theatre increasingly serving a role as a home for the dancers.[1] The first ballet master of the National Theatre and Royal Opera was the Italian-Viennese Frederico Campilli (German: Friedrich Campilli, Hungarian: Campilli Frigyes), who worked in Budapest for 40 years.[2]

In 1884, the Hungarian Royal Opera House was opened (now known as the Hungarian State Opera House). The Hungarian National Ballet was part of the new theatre community. From the beginning, the Hungarian National Ballet had a reputation as one of the leading companies in Europe, although in the 19th century, the company had a very different structure:

The corps de ballet included 60 artists: 30 female dancers along with 30 regularly performing students. The company was led by two Italian and four Hungarian soloists. The opening Opera House had only female artists except for one single male dancer coming from Milan.[1]

Italian dance technique dominated the company in its early decades,

Sheherezade, and Promenade Music.[1]
Hungarian folk dancing was fused with classical ballet into a new creation.

During the company's post-

Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew, have been central to the reputation of Hungarian ballet both at home and abroad since the late 1960s.[1] Michael P. Price designed the lighting for the company's premiere American tour.[3]

Recent years

Gyula Harangozó Jr. was artistic director from 1996 to 2005. Under his influence, the company performed a number of works by Hungarian choreographers: Lilla Pártay (full-length pieces, Anna Karenina, Wolfgang AMADEUS Mozart, Gone with the Wind and The Golden Brush); Gábor Keveházi (full-length piece, Zorba); and Attila Egerházi (contemporary ballet one-act pieces). Harangozó Jr. has been succeeded by Gábor Keveházi, a famous ballet dancer in his own right. Keveházi has maintained a balance of classical repertoire pieces such as Swan Lake and Giselle, and newer works.[1]

The Hungarian National Ballet has long been known as a company with a particularly strong repertoire of folk pieces reflecting national culture.[4] It also remains one of the world's leading classical companies with over 100 dancers. The Hungarian National Ballet also tours internationally.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Hungarian National Ballet". Hungarian State Opera House. Retrieved March 14, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ISBN 9780313383700
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  3. ^ BWW News Desk (January 10, 2014). "Goodspeed Musicals' 45-Year Executive Director Michael Price to Retire in 2014". Broadway World. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  4. ISBN 9780133893625
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