Performances of Belfiato Wind Quintet and of Prague Chamber Ballet accompanied by Zemlinsky string quartet within the 37th Ankara Music Festival
20.04.2023 / 12:35 | Aktualizováno: 26.04.2023 / 12:37
The Embassy supported two presentations of Czech music and dance traditions at the 37th Ankara Music Festival, held from 4 till 27 April 2023 and attended by ensembles from 21 countries.
First, on Thursday 13 April, at Cankaya Sahne Theatre, the Belfiato Quintet from Prague presented excerpts from Czech classical music – i.a. an interpretation of Leoš Janáček´ s „The Cunning Little Vixen“ and excerpts from J. B. Foerster, accompanied by other opera pieces of world authors.
On Tuesday 18 April, at the great hall of the Besevler Culture Centre, a performance by the Prague Chamber Ballet, accompanied live also by another renowned Czech ensemble, the Zemlinsky Quartet (strings) of Prague, took place in front of +1000 audience. The dance performance titled "Intimate Clouds“ combined the choreography by Petr Zuska + Jiří Pokorný with the music by Leoš Janáček and by the modern Japanese composer Yukari Sawaki.
Both performances in Ankara were rewarded by a long applause of the music-loving public. On both occasions, the Embassy hosted small after-cocktails for the dancers and musicians to meet the organisers of the Ankara Music Festival. On 18 April, the members of Prague Chamber Ballet, together with the Head Choreographer of the Ankara State Ballet Mr. Özgür Inanc, held a dance workshop for the teachers and students of the Modern Dance of the Musical-Dance Conservatory of the Ankara University.
Finally, on the evening of 19 April, the Prague Chamber Ballet performed in the Mezitli Culture Centre at Mersin, an important port on the Mediterranean coast. This performance (attended by some 500 spectators) brought long standing ovations for the Czech dancers. The Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic at Mersin, Mr. Ufuk Bozkaya, hosted a cocktail attended by the Mayor of Mezitli Municipality and the leadership of the Mersin Art Festival who also saw the preformance .