Young Spirit of Dance

7th edition of a Polish–Japanese dance project

Performances

Since its debut in 2017, The Young Spirit of Dance is a Polish–Japanese project has granced the stages of leading music venues and opera houses in Poland and Japan, receiving enthusiastic reviews. The project was originated by outsranding Polish dancer, Wiesław Dudek, who now serves as the shows' director, as well as being an Amassador of Polish Culture and the Founder and President of the Wiesław Dudek Spirit of Dance Foundation.

The show features students of Polish and Japanese ballet schools.

Programme

Part 1

Fragments of clssical ballets:
Le Réveil de Flore, choreography: Marius Petipa
Die Marketenderin und der Postillon, choreography: Arthur Saint-Léon
Grand pas d'action from La Bayadère, choreography: Marius Petipa

A presentation of contemporary dance techniques in choreographies by Karol Urbański, Grzegorz Brożek, Katarzyna Kozielska, Zofia Czechlewska, Joanna and Chris Ernest

Part 2

The Story of Siberian Children

A dance performance exploring the story of 800 Polish children who were evcuated by Japan from Siberia in the 1920s. The show is an expression of gratutude for Japan's generous gesture. The score brings together music by Polish and Japanese composers (Paderewski, Wieniawski, Moniuszko, Chopin, Zukeran, Hirai, Hisaishi, Yamada). The show features dance, video projectios, archive photos, and informative voice-over.

Supported by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritahe through the Fund for the Promotion of Culture

 

Sponsors

  • Organized by

  • Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland

  • Patrons of the Polish National Opera | Partners of the Opera Academy

  • Partners of the Polish National Opera

  • Media patrons

  • Media partner