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Organized by the Liszt Institute New York together with the Hungarian National Ballet Institute a unique screening of the ballet production Little Swan Lake will take place on April 20, 2024 from 6PM at the Consulate General of Hungary.
The event will also feature two of the Hungarian National Ballet Institute’s exceptional ballet dancers, Julianna Éva Pollák and Lilla Emese Varga, who are particiapting in one the most prestigious international ballet competition in the world, the Youth America Grand Prix.
ABOUT THE BALLET
The story of the white swan and the black swan is classical ballet itself. And if presenting this ballet of all ballets set to Tchaikovsky wonderful music along with the Opera’s ballet company are young developing dancers, then we can count on piquing the interest of the youngest – kindergarteners and smaller schoolchildren – generation. In a little over an hour, the narrative features the students as it summarises the loveliest moments of the story until the time comes for the actual professional dancers to join in so that we can come face to face with the Prince and the five ethereal Swan Girls who accompany him.
"The production not only nurtures a future generation of theater-lovers, but also has the potential to encourage hesitant children to take the leap into dance lessons themselves. Most of the dancers were as old as their audience, and it’s easy to find one’s passion for the art form stoked after watching them perform." Ilona Landgraf, Landgraf on Dance
About the Hungarian National Ballet Institute
The Hungarian State Opera and the Hungarian National Ballet re-established the Hungarian National Ballet Institute in September of 2016. The Institute is available for children between the ages of 4 and 14. Interest exceeded expectations even at the first admissions, and the enthusiasm of applicants and pupils has remained unbroken ever since. The first season started with 76 people and currently 140 children attend the Institute. Our students are given a professional education, with two one-hour classes for the youngest and close to 25 hours for the eldest.
Students learn classical ballet using the Vaganova method. They also study modern dance, step dance, folk dance, and character dance, and they also have RG classes. Students are currently divided into 10 groups, with the smallest being kindergarten children and the eldest 14-18 year olds.