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The Beautiful Blue Dunabe

8 July 2026, 18:30· Odesa · Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
to the music of Johann Strauss
ballet in two acts

About the show

The Beautiful Blue Danube
Duration
60 min (30 min +30 min)
Acts
2
Intermission
1
Age
12+
Staging
Radu Poklitaru — Honoured Arts Figure of Ukraine

The ballet On the Beautiful Blue Danube, set to the music of Johann Strauss, transports the audience to the dazzling world of 19th-century Vienna – with its opulent balls, glittering masquerades, and unceasing spirit of celebration.

In this refined choreographic comedy of manners, created by Radu Poklitaru, contemporary physical theatre seamlessly merges with the stylization of ballroom dances from the Art Nouveau era. Strauss’s nostalgic and passionate music resounds in a sparkling and unexpected choreographic interpretation.

The visual concept of the production is designed by costume designer Dmytro Kuryata and video artist Olha Nikitina.  On the Beautiful Blue Danube promises to become a landmark event of the season, unveiling an era when music and dance were the true language of emotion and passion.

Cast and performers

Count
Dmytro Kondratiuk
Countess
Anastasiia Baird
Young Page
Ivan Zaiets
Countess’s Maid
Sofiia Huseva
Brave Officer
Borys Melnychuk
Lady of Venerable Age
Oleksandr Pavluchenko
Butler
Kristofer Ponomarenko
The Beautiful Blue Danube

29
November
Sunday
18:00

The Beautiful Blue Danube 12+

to the music of Johann Strauss

ballet in two acts · Staging — Radu Poklitaru

1:00 · 30 min +30 min · 1 intermission

Kyiv · International Center for Culture and Arts (1, Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, Kyiv)

Cast and performers
Count —
Dmytro Kondratiuk · Oleksandr Pavluchenko
Countess —
Anastasiia Baird · Kateryna Kurman
Young Page —
Ivan Zaiets
Countess’s Maid —
Sofiia Huseva
Brave Officer —
Borys Melnychuk · Serhii Shcherbinenko
Lady of Venerable Age —
Oleksandr Pavluchenko · Mishel Fondiu
Butler —
Kristofer Ponomarenko
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