Libor Vaculík

Libor Vaculík ranks among this country’s most important and also the most fruitful choreographers. His current posts of a choreographer and a director follow a none-the-less successful dancing career. Upon leaving the Dance Conservatoire of Prague, Libor settled down at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava in 1977 where he excelled in both the classic repertory and in significant dramatic parts in the seasons to come. He staged guest performances in Košice, Brno, and Prague as well as on international scenes: Nancy, Barcelona, Bonn, and San Antonio. His first full length choreography appeared in 1984, and ever since he has produced a long row of titles for the National Theatres in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava, the Divadlo J. K. Tyla Theatre in Pilsen, and for the ballet troupe in Györ, Hungary. His corner stone works include the ballet double-performance of Little Mr Friedemann / Psycho, ballet performances of historical topics (Notre Dame de Paris, Mary Stuart, Ivan the Terrible), and mise-en-scenes inspired by the lives of famous people (Tchaikovsky; Isadora Duncan-Story of Famous Dancer; Edith: Little Sparrow from the Suburbs or the dance-and-drama entitled Full Eclipse about the stormy relationship of the poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlain, staged in the Reduta Theatre in Brno). A special chapter in Libor’s creations is filled with his short choreography ventures created especially for the Prague Chamber Ballet and his co-work on musical productions: lately including their direction. The Prague State Opera has had Libor Vaculík’s full-length ballet Lady of the Camellias on its repertory ever since 2003.