Petr Zuska
| Petr Zuska | |
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| File:Petr Zuska Národní divadlo.jpgPetr Zuska Národní divadlo.jpg Petr Zuska (2013) | |
| Born | 3 August 1968 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Czech |
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| 🌐 Website | petrzuska.cz |
Petr Zuska (born 3 August 1968) is a Czech choreographer, stage director, dancer, pedagogue.
Life
Petr Zuska was born in 1968 in Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia, into a family of a lawyer and former mayor of Prague Zdeněk, and a physician Dana. He studied choreography and stage direction at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under the guidance of Prof. Ctibor Turba, graduating in 1994. He lives in Prague with his wife and two children.
Work
Zuska launched his professional path at the Ladislav Fialka Pantomime at the Theatre on the Balustrade in Prague (1987-89). A significant phase in his dance career was his engagement at the Prague Chamber Ballet (Pražský komorní balet) (1989–1992 soloist; later a guest artist). Between 1992 and 1998, he was a soloist with the Czech National Ballet in Prague. In 1998 he was engaged as a dancer at the Munich Ballet Bayerisches Staatsballett, and in 1999 he joined the ballet company of the Augsburg Theatre Staatstheater Augsburg. In 2000 he was named a soloist of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal. Throughout his career as a dancer, Petr Zuska performed in classical ballets, yet he primarily appeared in works by renowned contemporary Czech creators, including Jiří Kylián, Pavel Šmok and Libor Vaculík, as well as foreign choreographers, such as Alvin Ailey, Gerhard Bohner, Robert North, Mats Ek, Hans van Manen, Christopher Bruce, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato and Itzik Galili. As a professional dancer, Petr Zuska performed on stages worldwide. In the 1990s, he was also a permanent guest of the National Theatre in Brno and the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava.
During his fifteen year tenure as the Chief of Ballet of The Czech National Ballet Balet Národní divadlo in Prague (2002 - 2017), Zuska transformed the corps de ballet into a first-class international ensemble. Under Zuska’s leadership, the Czech National Ballet performed on prominent stages all over the world. Also, in his role he continuously fought for an increase of low paychecks of the ballet dancers dancing with the ballet of the state-owned Národní divadlo in Prague[1].
He has worked with world-renowned ballet companies, including the Hamburg Ballett, Ballett Augsburg Staatstheater Augsburg, the Semperoper in Dresden, the Latvian National Opera in Riga, the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, the Royal Danish Ballet, the Ballett Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the West Australian Ballet[2] in Perth, the Finnish National Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo[3], the Boston Ballet.
Selection of Choreographed Works
- 2002 Les Bras de Mer[4]
- 2002 Maria’s Dream[5]
- 2004 D.M.J. 1953–77[5]
- 2005 Ibbur, or a Prague Mystery Ibbur[6]
- 2006 Requiem[7]
- 2006 A Little Extreme[8]
- 2007 BREL-VYSOTSKY-KRYL/ Solo for Three[9]
- 2007 Déja vu[10]
- 2008 Lyrical[11]
- 2008 Oh Love[12]
- 2009 A Little Touch of The Last Extreme[8]
- 2009 Empty Title[13]
- 2010 Le Sacre du Printemps[14]
- 2010 Mahler 1st Symphony in D Major[15]
- 2010 The Rose[15]
- 2011 Legends of Magic Prague[16]
- 2011 Death and the Maiden[3]
- 2013 Romeo and Juliet[17]
- 2014 Stabat Mater[18]
- 2015 The Nutcracker and the Cuddly Mouse[19]
- 2016 Tremble[20]
- 2016 Route 50[21]
- 2017 Solo for two Two of Us[22]Travel and Leisure News and Reviews from around the World
- 2018 Keys from Nowhere[23]
- 2019 A Bouquet[24]
- 2019 CARMINA VETERA[25]
Awards
- 1993 Thalia Award[26]
- 1994 Czech Literary Fund Award for choreography (Adagietto)
- 1997 Czech Literary Fund Award for choreography (Small Gallows and Seul)
- 1997 Thalia Award[26]
- 1999 Prix Dom Perignon
- 2002 Choreography of the Year Award
- 2006 Modern Dance Original Choreography Award
- 2008 Modern Dance Original Choreography Award
- 2014 Opera Plus Award for Zuska’s achievements as head of the Czech National Ballet and for 25 years of choreographic work
- 2017 Opera Plus Award (2017) for Zuska’s original dance-theater piece Tremble
- 2017 Czech Ministry of Culture Award for Zuska’s contribution to the Czech theatre[27]
Other Endeavors
- 2012 Staging and movement collaboration on drama Karla, The Kolowrat Theater, directed by Jan Kačer
- 2015 Staging and movement collaboration on drama The Stone, The Estates Theater, directed by Michal Dočekal
- 2018 Staging and movement collaboration on opera Libuše, The National Theater Opera in Prague, directed by Jan Burian
Collaborations
- 1993–1996 Permanent guest at Brno National Theater Ballet, Notre Dame de Paris (Quasimodo), Libor Vaculík
- 1993–1994 Permanent guest at the Slovak National Theater Ballet in Bratislava, Verdi’s Requiem (Man), Ondrej Šoth
- 2001 Zuska performed along with his colleague Andrea Boardman, the first soloist with Les Grands Ballets, in his duet Les Bras de Mer at international Gala shows in Canadian St. Saveur and Staatsoper Hamburg
- 2002–2017 During his tenure as Artistic Director of the Czech National Ballet Zuska participated in annual Gala shows at the National Theater in Prague also in the role of a choreographer and a dancer
- 2005 At invitation of Prima Ballerina Diana Vishneva of Mariinsky Ballet (St Petersburg] Diana Vishneva and Petr Zuska danced together in Zuska’s duet Les Bras de Mer[28]
- 2006 Since this year Petr Zuska and fashion designer Helena Fejková hosted numerous fashion shows with participation of prominent soloists of the National Theater, being held in Prague, Paris, Beijing and Nicosia (Cyprus)
- 2008 Zuska performed along with Eva Horáková-Raisová, a soloist of Laterna Magika Ballet, in his duet Lyrical at international Gala shows hosted by Bratislava Opera House and Hungarian State Opera House
- 2012–2014 Permanent guest at the J.K. Tyl Theater in Pilsen, Anna Karenina (Karenin), Libor Vaculík
- 2016 In honor of Finnish ballet master Juhani Teräsvuori’s fifty years of artistic work, Zuska created Route 50[26] duet (music Iiro Rantala) and performed it along with Tereza Podařilová at his Galas at the Finnish Lappeenranta Ballet and the Tampere Hall.
- 2016 Prague-New York Effects[29] - Petr Zuska & Jen Shyu had a world premiere at the Czech Center in New York. A visionary encounter of two artists, New York vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jen Shyu and dancer and choreographer Petr Zuska, prompted in this original fifty minute long performance
- 2016–2017 Czech Television shot a profile documentary "Dancer and Choreographer Petr Zuska"[30] by director Martin Kubala about Petr Zuska and his final year as the Artistic Director of the Czech National Ballet
- 2017 ballet soloist Zuzana Šimáková and Petr Zuska choreographed a fashion show held at the National Theater’s New Stage in Prague
External Links
- Petr Zuska in Czech National Theater Archive
- Petr Zuska on Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (Czechoslovak film database)
- Petr Zuska on Filmová databáze (Film database)
- Petr Zuska Gala X
- Petr Zuska
- Official website
References
- ↑ https://www.divadelni-noviny.cz/balety-v-narodnim-divadle
- ↑ "Ivan Cavallari to lead Les Grands Ballets Canadiens as new artistic director | Montreal Gazette". April 6, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Death and the Maiden Zuska | Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo". www.balletsdemontecarlo.com.
- ↑ "Les bras de mer - Jihočeské divadlo". Jihočeskédivadlo.cz.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 www.viktorhanacek.cz, Viktor Hanáček-. "Pražský komorní balet [EN] | Maria's Dream".
- ↑ "Ibbur, or a Prague Mystery - Czech Opera: Prague Opera". www.czechopera.cz.
- ↑ "Zuskův a Kiliánův balet Mozart? Mozart!". Radio Prague International.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hošková, Jana. "Magický realismus extrémů". www.casopisharmonie.cz.
- ↑ "Sólo pro tři".
- ↑ televize, Česká. "Baletní sólisté z Prahy vyvedli z míry publikum mezinárodního festivalu". ČT24 - Nejdůvěryhodnější zpravodajský web v ČR - Česká televize.
- ↑ www.viktorhanacek.cz, Viktor Hanáček-. "Pražský komorní balet [EN] | Lyrical".
- ↑ www.viktorhanacek.cz, Viktor Hanáček-. "Pražský komorní balet [EN] | Oh, Love".
- ↑ Hošková, Jana. "Z novinek baletní sezony". www.casopisharmonie.cz.
- ↑ Theaterverlag, Michael Merschmeier, Der. "tanz - Archiv". Der Theaterverlag.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 www.viktorhanacek.cz, Viktor Hanáček-. "Pražský komorní balet [EN] | The Rose".
- ↑ "The Nutcracker and the Cuddly Mouse - Prague National Theatre". Google Arts & Culture.
- ↑ "Romeo and Juliet".
- ↑ "Česká baletní symfonie II v Národním divadle – choreografie Kyliána, Zusky a Konvalinky na hudbu Martinů, Dvořáka, Jiráska". www.kultura21.cz.
- ↑ "The Nutcracker and the Cuddly Mouse - Prague National Theatre". Google Arts & Culture.
- ↑ "Tremble, Ballet by Petr Zuska". Prague Opera Tickets - Opera and Classical Concerts in Prague.
- ↑ "Ivan Cavallari to lead Les Grands Ballets Canadiens as new artistic director | Montreal Gazette". April 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Solo for the Two of Us". www.narodni-divadlo.cz.
- ↑ "Keys from nowhere - Jihočeské divadlo". Jihočeskédivadlo.cz.
- ↑ "Kytice - Divadlo na Vinohradech". www.divadlonavinohradech.com.
- ↑ www.viktorhanacek.cz, Viktor Hanáček-. "Pražský komorní balet [EN] | CARMINA VETERA".
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Oy, Kaakon Viestintä (August 14, 2016). "Lappeenrannan Balettigaala on samalla Juhani Teräsvuoren 50-vuotistaitelijajuhla - Etelä-Saimaa". esaimaa.fi.
- ↑ "Petr Zuska".
- ↑ "Diana Vishneva". www.mariinsky.ru.
- ↑ "Prague-New York Effects - Petr Zuska & Jen Shyu - České centrum v New Yorku". new-york.czechcentres.cz.
- ↑ Television, Czech (August 4, 2017). "GOLDEN PRAGUE TRIBUTE TO… PETR ZUSKA". IMZ International Music + Media Centre.
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