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Do you know him? This is the first balletic Romeo in the World!
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Do you know him? This is the first balletic Romeo in the World!
The very first balletic Romeo in the world was famous Ivo Váňa Psota, a former soloist of the Ballet NdB. He danced the world premiere of ballet version Romeo and Juliet on 30th December 1938 in Mahen Theatre in Brno. But not only danced... He was a director of this performance too. Ivo Váňa Psota is one of the most important person in the Ballet NdB history.
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First Romeo in ballet would celebrate 110th birthday!
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We are celebrating the anniversary of the 110th birthday of the legend of Brno and Czech ballet Ivo Váňa Psota - a legendary dancer and choreographer. More about the first Romeo and his successful but short life here: http://bit.ly/ivovanapsota
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