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Here you’ll find a glimpse into my creative work.
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©photo: Willem van den Heuvel
ABOUT
Natalia Horecna
Born 26-10-1976 Bratislava / Slovakia
• 1983 - 1987 School of Volk Arts
• 1987 - 1994 Dance conservatory Bratislava
• 1994 - 1995 School of Hamburg Ballet
• 1995 - 2003 Hamburg Ballet / Soloist
• 2003 - 2006 Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
• 2006 - 2012 Nederlands Dans Theater I
• 2012 - present Freelance Choreographer
CREATIONS COMMISSIONED BY THE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Mme.Feng Ying
Mme.Irma Swijnen
Mr.Anders Hellström
Mr.Darrel Toulon
Mr.Jean-Christophe Maillot
Mr.Enrique Gasa Valga
Mr.John Neumeier
Mr.Jozef Dolinsky
Mr.Kenneth Greve
Mr.Kevin Haigen
Mr.Lode Devos
Mr.Martin Schläpfer
Mr.Manuel Legris
Mr.Mauro Astolfi
Mr.Nikolaj Hübbe
Mr.Paul Lightfoot
Mr.Philippe Cohen
Mr.Yaroslav Ivanenko
001- 2007- Netherlands, Den Haag “Lullaby of little soldiers” / Nederlands Dans Theater 1 -SWITCH
002- 2008- Netherlands, Den Haag “My broken self” / Nederlands Dans Theater - SWITCH
003 - 2009- Netherlands, Den Haag “Lie lies” / Korzo theater Productions / Den Haag
004 -2009- Slovakia, Kosice Solo of “Gisselle” / National theatre Kosice
005 - 2009- Slovakia, Kosice “Lullaby of little soldiers” / extented version / National theatre Kosice, Slovakia
006 - 2010- Netherlands, Den Haag “Pollice Verso” / NDT- SWITCH with the guest artist Mme. Louise Frank
007 - 2010- Netherlands, Den Haag “Day” / Nederlands Dans Theater SWITCH
008 - 2010- Netherlands, Den Haag “As if it happened” / comissioned by Nederlands Dans Theater 1
009 - 2011- Netherlands, Den Haag “Funeral Purgatorial” / Nederlands Dans Theater SWITCH
010 - 2011- Netherlands, Den Haag “The Night” / Summer intensive Nederlands Dans Theater
011 - 2012 - Germany, Hamburg “Dressed up in Tissue Paper” / Bundesjugendballett Hamburg, John Neumeier
012 - 2012- Germany, Hamburg "Not without my head” / Principal Artists Silvia Azzoni and Sascha Riabko
013 - 2012- Germany, Chemnitz “Gloomy Triptych on Pink” / Chemnitz Ballet
014 - 2012 - Netherlands, Den Haag “Spat Upon” / Netherlands Dance Theater - Summer Intensive
015 - 2012- Netherlands, Leiden “Spiral Netty” / Collaboration with actor Pierre Bokma and artist Karin Post
016 - 2012 - Austria, Graz “Firebird” / Ballett Graz
017 - 2013 - Netherlands, Den Haag "Das Affentheater" (War of The Roses) / Nederland Dan Theater 2
018 - 2013 - Germany, Kiel “Voor De Deur"/ Ballett des Theater Kiel
019 - 2013 - Italy, Rome “Joyful Tales" / D.A.F. Dance Arts Faculty
020 - 2013 - Belgium, Antwerpen "Tree With Cherries"/ Studio- Arabesque Irma Swijnen
021 - 2013 - The AIDS Gala - Germany - Regensburg "Unwelcoming"/ Artist Anna Herrmann
022 - 2013 - Austria, Vienna / Wiener Staatsoper // "Contra Clockwise Witness"/// Forsyth, Horecna, Lander
023 - 2014 - Austria, Innsbruck / Tirol Landes Theater // "Its Black Nature" /// Stockhausen, Horecna
024 - 2014 - Italy, Florence OPENFLR "The New Now" / Meneghini, Gorlicki, Horecna
025 - 2014 - Finland, Helsinki Finnish National Ballet /"Utopia of Another Continent” / Robins - Godani - Horecna
026 - 2014 - Germany, Hamburg "Swirl of Snow Remains" / Bundesjugendballett John Neumeier
027 - 2014 - Germany, Hamburg "Walking in Me Talking” / Artists Sasha Riva and Yuka Oishi
028 - 2015 - Austria, Vienna (full length) "Strauss Gala Evening"
Faure Quartett and Ballettakademie an der Wiener Staatsoper
029 - 2015 - Austria, Vienna “Illusionary Walls" / Artists Alejandro Parente and Jasmin Avissar
030 - 2015 - Monaco, Monte Carlo Ballet "Fatalistic Visions Predominate" / Lidberg, Horecna, Verbruggen
031 - 2015 - Denmark, Copenhagen The Royal Danish Ballet / “The Death That best Preserves“
Horecna, Sharabi, Lightfoot - Leon
032 - 2015 - Germany, Hamburg (full length) “Enlightened Child" Bundesjugendballett John Neumeier
& The Resonanz Orchestra Hamburg /// Kampnagel
with mezzo soprano Allison Cook, soprano Jenny Daviet, Conductor Jean-Michael Lavoie
033 - 2016 - Slovakia, Bratislava Slovakian National Ballet (full length)
Breiner - Horecna “Slovak Dances" (“The Lives Of Lights”) Composed-conducted by Maestro Peter Breiner
034 - 2016 - Finland, Helsinki (full length) Finnish national Ballet / “Romeo and Juliet”
conducted by Maestro Pietro Rizzo - coproduction Finnish National Ballet - Slovakian National Ballet
035 - 2017 - Germany, Düsseldorf Deutsche Oper an Rhein / “Wounded Angel”
live music composed and played by Artists Gyan Riley and Timba Harris,
evening conducted by Maestro Jean- Michaël Lavoie // Sucheana, Goecke, Horecna
036 - 2017 - Monaco, Monte Carlo Ballet / “But Behind The Bridge” /// Chouinard, Horecna
037 - 2017 - Slovakia, Bratislava (full length) Slovakian National Ballet /
"Romeo a Julia”(Tak Ako Vcera) conducted by Maestro Peter Breiner
038 - 2017 - Austria, Vienna / Solo for the legendary, Principal Artist Mr. Manuel Legris :“Moment”
039 - 2018 - The Russian Federation, Moscow / Gala Ballet Stars of XXI Century //
“Falling For The Art Of Flying” /// performed by Principal Artists:
Silvia Azzoni, Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, Mikhail Kaniskin, Sascha Reebok
040 - 2017 - Netherlands, Den Haag / “No Game But Play” Artists : Parvaneh Scharafali and Karen Azatyan
041 - 2018 - Switzerland, Genève Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève//“Return to Nothingness ”//Skeels, Horecna
042 - 2018 - Switzerland, Genève / “For Terry” // Artists : Sascha Riva and Simone Repele
043 - 2018 - China, Beijing / National Ballet of China // “Stock of Memories”
044 - 2018 - Germany, Düsseldorf / Ballett am Rhein // “The Way Ever Lasting” /// Binet, Horecna, Sucheana
045 - 2019 - The Netherlands, Den Haag / “King Queen” // duet, Artists Parvaneh Scharafali and Sascha Riva
046 - 2020 - Germany, Hamburg Bundesjugendballett “Suns in Lions”/Neumeier, Haigen, Horecna, Hilberg, u.a.
047 - 2021 - The Netherlands, Den Haag / Fa Fa International Dansacademie // “Sunlights” /// Horecna u.a.
048 - 2021 - Italy, Milano / Teatro alla Scala // “Birds Walking on Water”
Kratz, Valastro, Dawson, De Bana, Horecna, Pastor, Forsyth
049 - 2022 - Italy, Moncalvo / Orsolina 28 & AC WORKROOM ALINA COJOCARU // “La Strada”
creation commissioned by the principal performing artist Alina Cojocaru
050 - 2024 - England, London / Sadler's Wells // Recreation "La Strada"
CREATIVE TEAM
International collaborations with artists:
Stage sets and costumes design : Christiane Achatzi
- christiane-achatzi.com -
- https://pano-tinos.com/ -
Financial Management: Fatma Sönmezdağ
Art Cinematographer and Editor: Vincent Klueger
- https://www.instagram.com/vincentklueger -
Master of Light : Andrea Giretti
Manager : Riaz Basier
Cinzia Sartoria/Ateliers at the ‘Theatro alla Scala’
Otto Bubenicek/stage set and costumes “La Strada” (commission by Prima Ballerina Alina Cojocaru)
Thomas Diek/light design
Mario Ilsanker/light design
Maestro Pietro Rizzo/Conductor
Maestro Peter Breiner/Composer and Conductor
Maestro Jean-Michaël Lavoie/Conductor
Thank you to everyone who supported projects along the way.

©photo: private archive
ACWORKROOM / “LA STRADA”
“FALLING FOR THE ART OF FLYING” WITH THE PRINCIPAL
PERFORMING ARTISTS: SILVIA AZZONI & SASCHA RIABKO
BUNDESJUGENDABALLETT JOHN NEUMEIER /
“SWIRL OF SNOW REMAINS”
BUNDESJUGENDABALLETT JOHN NEUMEIER /
“DRESSED UP IN TISSUE PAPER”
TEATRO ALLA SCALA / “BIRDS WALKING ON WATER”
LES BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO /
“BUT BEHIND THE BRIDGE”
THE ROYAL DANISH BALLET /
“THE DEATH THAT BEST PRESERVES”
WIENER STAATSBALLETT /
“CONTRA CLOCKWISE WITNESS”
BALLETT AM RHEIN / “WOUNDED ANGEL”
BALLETT AM RHEIN / “THE WAY EVER LASTING”
THE FINNISH NATIONAL BALLET /
“UTOPIA OF ANOTHER CONTINENT”
THE FINNISH NATIONAL BALLET /
“UTOPIA OF ANOTHER CONTINENT”
BUNDESJUGENDABALLETT JOHN NEUMEIER /
“CLAUDE VIVIER - ENLIGHTENED CHILD”
MONTE CARLO BALLET / (behind the scene, rehearsals)
SLOVAK NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET /
“SLOVAK DANCES - LIVES OF LIGHTS”
CONTACT
For inquiries related to commissioning
Natalia Horecna’s work or other requests,
please email to:
info@nataliahorecna.studio

©Photo Akseli Valmunen / Helsinki Sanomat
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Creations for:
• Vienna State Ballet
• Finnish National Ballet
• Monte Carlo Ballet
• Danish Royal Ballet
• Ballett Kiel
• Slovak National Ballet
• Tirol Landestheater
• Ballett am Rhein
• Ballett Chemnitz
• Bundesjugendballett
John Neumeier
• Netherlands Dance Theater 1
• Netherlands Dance Theater 2
• National Ballet of China
• Grand Théâtre de Genève
• AC Workroom
• Teatro alla Scala
and more..

Creations performed in Galas:
• Ballet Starts of the XXI century
• Satori Sergei Polunin
• Russian Ballet Jewels III -
The legacy of Dhiagilev -
Beijing National centre for
Performing Arts• Bunkyo Civic Hall
• Benois de la Dance
• Manuel Legris Stars in Blue
Youth Companies:
• Akademie
an der Wiener Staatoper
• D.A.F Rome
• Florence OPENFLR
• Netherlands Dance Theater
Summer Courses
• International Summer Course
in Antwerpen
• Ballet School of The Finnish National Opera and Ballet
• Fa Fa International Dance school, and more.
Collaborations with Composers, Musicians and Conductors:
Mr. Terry Riley
Mr. Peter Breiner,
Mr. Jean-Michaël Lavoie,
Mr. Gyan Riley,
Mr. Timba Harris
&
Faure Quartett,
Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg.