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The most famous ballet fairy tale made accessible through touch and sound

Through the project The Nutcracker for the Blind, we aim to make ballet accessible to people with complete or severe visual impairment by combining the senses of touch and sound.

One of Pavol Dobšinský’s most famous fairytales in an unconventional adaptation.

The Son of Poor Parents is one of the best-known stories from the collection of Pavol Dobšinský, a key figure in documenting and preserving Slovak folk literature.

A World Ballet Classic Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ Novel

Don Quixote – a masterpiece of the world ballet repertoire – is based on the stories from The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes.

Two productions by the world-renowned choreographer in one evening

The collaboration between the Ballet of the National Theatre Košice and world-renowned choreographer Akram Khan will culminate in the presentation of two of his productions in one evening. "For every dancer in our ballet company, this project will be a significant addition to their professional artistic life," says the Director of Ballet NDKE, Šimon Stariňák.

Revived premiere of the ballet fairy tale

Exupéry's Little Prince still surprises today with its purity and gentle understanding of the world in which we live. It serves as a sort of contemporary bible, which, through the perspective of childlike eyes, identifies our flaws and simultaneously offers solutions for dealing with them. In a superficial world, full of uncouthness, destruction of traditions, and senseless wars, it manages to look with love, understanding, and hope.

The Strange Pleasure of Living III.

„Manipulation in general ischaracterized by a strategy in which someone tries to impose an opinion or even an attitude on us without us noticing. Their goal is to influence us to comply with their wishes. People manipulate others because they know that a direct, open request would likely receive a negative reaction or rejection. “(Ondrej Šoth)