page_title: Krzysztof Pastor
section_title: Choreographer
hierarchical_section_title: Krzysztof Pastor / Choreographer
caption_attribution_description: Polski: "Casanova w Warszawie", balet Krzysztofa Pastora, Polski Balet Narodowy, tańczą: Maksim Woitiul i Vladimir Yaroshenko English: "Casanova in Warsaw" ballet by Krzysztof Pastor, Polish National Ballet, dancers: Maksim Woitiul as Count Branicki &amp; Vladimir Yaroshenko as Giacomo Casanova, set and costume design by Gianni Quaranta
context_page_description: Krzysztof Pastor is a Polish dancer, choreographer and ballet director. He was resident choreographer with the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam from 2003 to 2017, director of the Polish National Ballet in Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw since 2009 and at the same time since 2011 an artistic director of the ballet of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Vilnius.
context_section_description: In this period, he also took up an interest in choreographic work and since 1987 he was creating his pieces during choreographic workshops and on other occasions. Having some chamber achievements, in 1992 he received an offer to create his first major choreography for the Dutch National Ballet’s repertoire. Then, he created Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, which was his official debut as a choreographer. In 1994, he made his Warsaw’s debut on the stage of Teate Wielki – Polish National Opera choreographing Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s Symphony No. 3. In 1995, he gained wider recognition during International Ballet Competition in Helsinki, Finland, where he received Gold Choreography Prize for his duet Detail IV to the music by Zoltán Kodály. Between 1997 and 1999 he was a resident choreographer with The Washington Ballet, and then he returned to the Dutch National Ballet, but this time as associate choreographer. In 2000, his Dutch achievements was awarded with Dansersfonds'79 Choreography Prize, and in 2002 his full-length ballet Kurt Weill received three nominations to international Prix Benois de la Danse (Moscow). Since 2003, he took over a prestigious position of the resident choreographer with the Dutch National Ballet. Ever since he shares this position with outstanding Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen. Most of Pastor’s ballets were created in Netherlands, but he was also invited by other ballet companies worldwide like: Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, USA, Hungary, Great Britain and Italy. His works were successfully presented during Holland Festival, Holland Dance Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Dance Salad Festival in Houston or International Ballet Festival "Dance Open" in St. Petersburg.
caption: Casanova in Warsaw by Krzysztof Pastor, Polish National Ballet: Maksim Woitiul & Vladimir Yaroshenko
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