A new musical has enriched the repertoire of our theatre Kiss me, Kate. Its director Kateřina Dušková invited choreographer and dancer ALENA PEŠKOVA, who had already worked with our ensemble in the realization of the Don Juan drama performance, but there were far fewer dance or movement numbers. And so I was not even "warned" by the information that Alena is the head of ballet at the F. X. Šalda Ballet in Liberec. I simply didn't make the connection, and so I was surprised by several things right at the beginning of the preparation of the production - the choreographer not only listened to the music, but also required sheet music, i.e. a piano extract, to prepare individual numbers, she named the dance steps or movements with French names, and the demands she had on the dancers were unusual. Gradually it dawned on me: she looks like a fairy, she is beautiful, slender, gentle and patient, but underneath that is an absolutely uncompromising choreographer with high demands she places on herself above all. Yet, or maybe that's why everyone was so excited about her!
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