Dance

The world-renowned Bejart Ballet Lausanne returns to the Athens Concert Hall with Maurice Bejart's "Magic Flute," which is being staged in Greece for the first time. In his take on the famous Mozart opera, the legendary French-born choreographer juxtaposed the innocence of childhood with the structured rigidity of the adult world. Shows start at 8 p.m.

"When every village has internet, TV, and every child listens to popular music, I think that this old world is vanishing," Kalezic-Radonjic told BIRN.

The National Folklore Fair "Rozhen 2019" began on July 19. This year it will run until July 21, reports BNT. 

More than 3,500 folklore artists and 80 craftsmen will present their folk dances, songs and artistic works until Sunday on the meadows of Rozhen.

Meet the next generation of dancers, as students from the Greek National Opera's dance school perform self-choreographed and classical works at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC). Under the leadership of Yannis Dontsakis, the school offers courses in classical ballet, modern and contemporary dance, pas de deux, dance theory, choreography and more.

Hailed as one of the greatest living choreographers, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has created a performance for Bach's Six Cello Suites, which she is bringing to Athens just days after Yo-Yo Ma presented his take on the series in the Greek capital.

The tenth jubilee edition of the "Opera in the Park" festival starts on June 21, at 20:00 with a great jubilee concert in the park of the Military Academy in Sofia, reports BNT. 

The programme includes famous opera and ballet classics.

The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) will perform a medley of three one-act ballets this season.

Celebrated Irish-American Lord of the Dance choreographer Michael Flatley will be making a stop at the Faliro Indoor Arena in Athens on Wednesday, June 19, with the production "Dangerous Games." The Lord of the Dance ensemble made its first appearance in 1996 and has since performed to more than 80 million people in 100 countries.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) and the Greek National Opera celebrate International Dance Day on April 29 early with an all-day program of events dedicated to this wonderful art form. Performances, parties and classes will cover the range of genres, from tap, tango and breakdance to Greek folk dances. The admission-free event starts at 10 a.m.

Acclaimed dance ensembles from around the world, as well as local acts, come together in the Greek capital for a five-day celebration of one of the most popular dance genres in the world. The Tango Lovers Festival is spread out over three venues and, apart from displays, also includes workshops and parties.