Hamlet
Ludwig van Beethoven / Jacek Tyski
Ballet in two acts based on William Shakespeare
World premiere: 3 October 2013
What was important to Jacek Tyski when he chose Shakespeare’s Hamlet for his full-length choreographic debut? 'I tried to get inside the protagonist, to understand how tough he found it to struggle with himself and the hardships of fate. I tried to read the play in a non-literal way, to see the message concealed in silences, pauses, moments of obliqueness, and between the lines. I was interested in reading the classic with contemporary fears in mind. The beginning of my ballet is a silent cry of despair: the voice of the protagonist who realizes he has lost everything of importance. In reality that cry is the beginning and the end of Hamlet, it holds the whole together. The protagonist doesn’t evolve during the show, he is aware where he’s going from the start. He knows he is condemned to die and that he won’t escape his destiny …'
Cast
Credits
Polish National Ballet
Recorded music
Synopsis
Sponsors
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Mecenas Teatru Wielkiego - Opery Narodowej
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Partnerzy Teatru Wielkiego - Opery Narodowej
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Partner Festiwalu Szekspirowskiego
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Partner Polskiego Baletu Narodowego
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Patroni medialni Teatru Wielkiego - Opery Narodowej
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Mecenas Teatru Wielkiego - Opery Narodowej
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Partners of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
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Partner Festiwalu Szekspirowskiego
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Partner of Polish National Ballet
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Media partner of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera