{"id":402,"date":"2013-03-31T15:42:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T14:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belgrade-apartments.net\/blog\/?p=402"},"modified":"2016-11-03T20:38:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T19:38:18","slug":"10th-belgrade-dance-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belgrade-apartments.net\/blog\/10th-belgrade-dance-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"10th Belgrade Dance Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The 10th Belgrade Dance Festival, which this year takes place from 5th to 19th April<\/strong>, includes performances of the world\u2019s greatest choreographers and dance companies, but also support local dancers, educators, choreographers and young ballet talents. In 2006, the festival was declared to be a leading dance project in Southeast Europe by UNESCO. Celebrating a decade of existence this festival is considered as one the best Dance events in Europe.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Festival was founded by the initiative from the International Dance Council CID UNESCO from Paris, and the program selector is Aja Jung, a ballet dancer and choreographer from Belgrade.<\/p>\n

In the last 10 years Belgrade has become known as an important place for some of the world\u2019s top ballet dancers, like: Mariinsky Theatre Ballet from Saint-Petersburg, with choreography of George Balanchine, the Paris Opera Ballet with choreography of William Forsythe, Rudolf Nureyev and Maurice B\u00e9jart, National Dance Company from Madrid (Compa\u00f1\u00eda Nacional de Danza) with creations by famous Nacho Duato, Netherland Dans Theater I and II with choreography of Ji\u0159\u00ed Kyli\u00e1n, Paul Lightfoot and Sol Le\u00f3n, Cullberg Ballet with works of Mats Ek and Johan Inger, the Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company with choreography of Mauro Bigonzetti, Monte Carlo Ballet with choreography of Jean-Christophe Maillo. Other important guest performances were performed by the national ballets from Sofia, Thessaloniki , Athens , Lyon, Skopje, Maribor , Prague, Biarritz, Tulsa Ballet, Marseilles, Sao Paolo.<\/p>\n

Belgrade audiences have been able to attend the premieres of more than 120 top performances, meet the most important contemporary choreographers, and discover dance productions at the same time as other major cities.<\/p>\n

The 10th Belgrade Dance Festival this year takes place on the stages of Belgrade Sava Center, Belgrade Drama Theatre, Opera Madlenianum, Terazije Theatre, Yugoslav drama theatre as well as in theatres in Novi Sad and Pan\u010devo. The programme includes performances of: Vienna State Ballet, Cullberg Ballet, Ballet Preljocaj, Ballet Jazz Montreal, Beijing Dance Theatre, MaggioDanza, Ultima Vez, Alias, Peeping Tom, Danish Dance Theatre and Niv Sheinfeld Company.<\/p>\n

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