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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

 

©Akseli Valmunen/Helsinki Sanomat

©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. 

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