The choreography of Svebor Secak Ars Diaboli, choreographed to the music of Ivo Josipovic and played by the String Quartet Rucner was danced by Ksenija Krutova and Benjamin Duran at the Gala Concert of the International Competition of Ballet Dancers Mia Corak Slavenska that was held under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia Ivo Josipovic on July 2 & 3, 2010 at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. 

Choreography Ars Diaboli from The Fifth Instrument, that had its premiere at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on June 30, 2009, as part of the 30th artistic anniversary of Svebor Secak and the 15th anniversary of Ballet troupe Croatia, choreographed by Secak to the music of Ivo Josipovic and Niksa Njiric, accompanied by the string quartet Rucner has been selected for the Short & Sweet Dance Festival in Sydney, Australia.

Ballet troupe Croatia gave six performances from April 13 to April 17, 2010 at the Parade Playhouse Theatre and the review printed in Australian Stage said:

Ballet troupe Croatia will give its performance GRADUATION BALL at the Cultural Centre in Garesnica on February 25, 2010 at 7 pm.

Besides the local organiser, the performance is financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia.

Ballet troupe Croatia together with Madrid Ballet will perform ballet The Nutcracker Legend at the Musical Theatre in Basel, Switzerland. The performances are scheduled on December 12, 2009 at 3 pm and 8 pm and on December 13, 2009 at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm.

THE NUTCRACKER LEGEND ballet by E.T. Hoffman and P.I. Tchaikovsky will be on the repertoire of the City Theatre Komedija on December 6, 2009 at 6 pm.

The ballet is a co-production between Madrid Ballet and Ballet troupe Croatia in cooperation with the City Theatre Komedija. Principal dancers of the Ballet of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb Mirna Sporis and George Stanciu dance the leading roles as well as dancers of the City Theatre Komedija and international and Croatian freelance artists.

The tickets can be bought at the Box office of Theatre Komedija or via internet at www.komedija.hr and www.ulaznice.hr at the price of 60, 80 or 100 kunas. 

Ballet troupe Croatia`s new ballet THE NUTCRACKER LEGEND, choreographed by Pascal Touzeau will have its opening night at the City Theatre Komedija on November 29, 2009 at 7.30 pm.

THE NUTCRACKER LEGEND is a ballet in two acts after the story by E.T. Hoffman and choreographed to the music of P.I. Tchikovsky. The performance is a coproduction of Ballet troupe Croatia and Madrid Ballet from Spain, in cooperation with the City Theatre Komedija. After the Zagreb opening night, the company will give visiting performances at the Musikteater in Basel, Switzerland on December 12 and 13, 2009.

Ballet Hamlet of Ballet troupe Croatia was selected to ceremoniously open the XV International Dance Festival in Maracaibo, Venezuela on November 9, 2009 at the Aula Magna. There were more than 1,000 spectators who were overwhelmed with the performance of the Croatian dancers and Svebor Secak in the title role. 

On October 8, 2009 at 7.30 pm Ballet troupe Croatia will perform ballet HAMLET at Delavski dom in Trbovlje, Slovenia.

Svebor Secak and Tina VRtar-Stipic will dance the leading roles of Hamlet and Ophelia.

Ballet HAMLET (Tchaikovsky) was performed at Fort St. Catherine in St. George, Bermuda from September 1-4, 2009 at 8.30pm.

Photos: Courtesy of Vincent Roberts, Chinamanpro.com

Ballet troupe Croatia will perform its ballet Caligula by A. Khachaturian at the opening ceremony of the manifestation the NIGHT OF DIOCLETIAN at the Diocletian palace in Split on July 25, 2008 at 9 pm.                                               

Ballet troupe Croatia will give its performance HAMLET (Tchaikovsky) in Herceg Novi at the Kanli Kula (Fort) on July 14, 2008 at 9 pm and in Tivat on the Summer stage on July 15, 2008 at 9 pm.                                                           

Ballet troupe Croatia will give its ballet Hamlet (Tchaikovsky) at the Shakespeare Festival in Gyula, Hungary on July 11, 2008. It will be held at the Gyula Castle.

Ballet troupe Croatia very successfully opened the International Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups on February 01, 2008 with its peformance of ballet HAMLET by P. I. Tchaikovsky.

The performance took place in the Great Hall at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.  GREAT HALL                      Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Photos copyright: Mr. Mohammed El Hedef