Otto Bubeníček

Education

• Conservatory of Music and Dance in Prague
• Master's Degree in Scenography at HFBK University of Fine Arts Hamburg (2020)

Professional Experience

• Hamburg Ballet: Principal Dancer (1997-2015)
• Guest in many reputable companies and ballet galas around the world (1997-2016)
• Les Ballet Bubeníček: Co-founder and performer in Europe and Asia

• Stage / Costume Designer (Since 2005)

Creative Work

• Music composition, short films, graphic, stage,
and costume design for various opera houses, including:

War Memorial Opera House San Francisco •
David H. Koch Theater New York •
Teatro alla Scala •
Vienna State Opera •
Zürich Opera House •
Royal Swedish Opera •
Semperoper Dresden •
Hamburg State Opera •
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe •
Berlin Philharmonic •
Other opera and philharmonic houses •

Awards

2017 Silver Medal of The City of Prague

City of Prague Embassy, Grants Prague City Prize, silver medal for Mr. Otto Bubeníček. As a special expression of respect and appreciation of the extraordinary merits of the development of the City of Prague in the field of ballet art and the spread of the reputation of the capital of Prague in the world.

For more information, please visit www.praha.eu

2016 The Gratias Agit award

The Gratias Agit has been awarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the promotion of the good name of the Czech Republic abroad ever since 1997 in appreciation of prominent personalities and organisations developing activities in nongovernmental fields. Along with the increasing role of civic society, this award, too, is becoming an ever more prestigious prize for the voluntary activities of people committed to working for the benefit of the whole society, for the promotion of friendship among nations and for the promotion of the good name of the Czech Republic in the world. At present, it is the only statutory prize awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2016 "Die Deutsche Bühne"

Otto's scenography for 'The Piano' was featured in Die Deutsche Bühne magazine and calendar.

“Bearer of Hope 2014” award

2014 Dance Magazine TANZ

2013 “The Tribute to...”

Golden Prag Award, 50th International Television Festival in Prag.

2012 The International Ballet Award

Category "Best Duet”, Dance Open St. Petersburg


2010 Nominated for Theatre Award of FAUST

Category of "Acting and Dance Performance”.



"Premio Danza & Danza"

The best dancer of 2009. Italy's most prestigious dance awards.

1992 "Prix Especes" award

Prix de Lausanne, an international competition for young dancers.

1992 "The Television Viewers Prize”

Prix de Lausanne, an international competition for young dancers.

Film / Documentary

"The Heart Dances
- the journey of The Piano: the ballet" (2018)

A film by Rebecca Tansley
1h 38min | Documentary | 28 July 2018 (New Zealand)

New Zealand Cinematographers Society 2018: Gold Award Simon Raby

An iconic film is re-imagined by celebrated Czech dancers Jirí and Otto Bubenicek for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, setting the stage for a voyage into uncharted territory for everyone involved.

Storyline
When Czech choreographer Jirí Bubeníček and his stage designer brother Otto arrive in New Zealand to re-stage an extended version of their work The Piano: the ballet for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the stage is set for a voyage into uncharted territory for everyone involved. The twins, both former Principal Dancers, are now sought-after by Europe's most eminent ballet companies for their choreography and staging, but they are unaware that in New Zealand their work raises questions of cultural appropriation. Over the coming weeks the brothers must work together with Maori cultural advisor Moss Te Ururangi Patterson to adapt the work for a New Zealand context, the very process challenging concepts of freedom of expression so important to them both. Meanwhile the dancers responsible for delivering the ballet face challenges of a different kind as they come to terms with the famous characters of Ada, Stewart and Baines and the love triangle they are caught up in. They also discover that... Written by Rebecca Tansley.

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2017 / GEN - Galerie elity národa
GEN - The elite nation's gallery
Jiří & Otto Bubeníček

Document about the elite of Czech republic. Czech TV 5. 3. 2017.
The largest documentary project of Czech Television, GEN - The National Elite Gallery - returns to the screen after 15 years. As of 15 January, Czech Television will offer portraits of prominent Czech personalities in the main broadcasting time, every Sunday from 8 pm on CT1, through the eyes of leading Czech directors as well as directorial debutants. The new gen series begins with a portrait of singer Hana Zagorová, which was directed by the author of GEN Fera Feniče.

Czech TV
Site of the show

“Jiří & Otto Bubeníček”

Film by Martin Kubala
63min | | Documentary | 08.11.2016

Produced by Jaroslav Bouček and directed by Martin Kubala, provides insight into the twins artistic and private lives during the last two and a half years. A period that captured their retirement from the companies they had called home – Otto from Hamburg Ballet – John Neumeier in July 2015, Jiří from Semperoper Ballet Dresden a few months later in November – only to hurl themselves into creating their own pieces.

buc film
film database (cz)

Světoznámí tanečníci – bratři Bubeníčkové — představí nový film a také krátce zatančí. Spolu s nimi bude debatě přítomen i prezident karlovarského festivalu Jiří Bartoška, producent Jaroslav Bouček, režisér filmu Martin Kubala a výkonná producentka ČT Veronika Slámová.
MFF Karlovy Vary / International Film Festival Karlovy Vary

Nachtrausch (Nocturnal Ecstasy)

Short | 2007
Film by Otto Bubenícek and Jana Pulkrábek

“Enlightened”

Short | 2006
Finalist online video competition SideBySide Art Centre E.V.

2002 NDR/ARTE – "The Ballet Twins”

A film by Peter Schlögl
52 min | Documentary | 2002
ARTE, a TV channel celebrated for its interest and focus on the arts,
produced a film documentary about Otto and his twin brother Jiří.
a&o büro

Music clip"

Je rêve

Matthias Arfmann Presents Ballet Jeunesse

Berlin, Germany. (Deluxe Version) CD 2016

Matthias Arfmann, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Bernd Ruf, Onejiru Schindler
Label: Universal Music Classics
Choreography Jiří and Otto Bubeníček

TV Talk Shows and Radio Interviews"

ORFEUS

Události v kultuře / Cultural TV news channel - ČT Art

TĚŽKEJ POKONDR

Na Frekvenci 1 / Jiří a Otto Bubeníčkovi / 11. srpen 2016

SHOW JANA KRAUSE

Otázky Jiří a Otto Bubeníčkovi / 8.6.2016

UVOLNĚTE SE PROSÍM / JAN KRAUS

Otázky Jiří a Otto Bubeníčkovi / 2008

STUDIO 6

Česká televize / Czech Television / ČT1 16.5.2016

MITTELFEST HIGHTLIGHTS

19.7.2014

MITTELFEST

Le souffle de l'esprit

art

Les Ballets Bubeníček / Události - Téma dne (Events - Theme of the day)

art

Les Ballets Bubeníček / Události v kultuře (Cultural events)

SLAVNÍ BRATŘI JIŘÍ a OTTO BUBENÍČKOVI
ZATANČILI V NÁRODNÍM DIVADLE

Autor: Marina Feltlová, Helena Petáková Pořad: Mozaika | Stanice: ČRo Vltava

TANEČNÍ PANORAMA S JANOU NÁVRATOVOU

Hostování Les Ballets Bubeníček v ND v Praze Mozaika / 15.01.2014 15:00
Autor: Marina Feltlová, Helena Petáková Pořad: Mozaika | Stanice: ČRo Vltava

BUBENÍČEK NEW YEAR GALA - CANON

Bunkamura Orchard Hall Tokyo, Japan / January 5, 6, 7, 2013

art / TERRA MUSICA

Česká televize / Czech Television 2013

BUBENÍČEK IN PRAG NATIONAL THEATER

Česká televize 2 / Czech Television 2 / 2013

FAUN

Česká televize 2 / Czech Television 2 / 2013

LES BALLETS BUBENÍČEK

TV Premiere 11.10.2014 ČT art

LE SOUFFLE DE L’ESPRIT

20. 6. 2014 ČT art

FAUN

TV Premiere 1.1.2019 ČT art

DVD "LES BALLETS BUBENÍČEK"

©Česká televize 2014 ℗Česká televize 2015
Actor Jiří Bubeníček, Otto Bubeníček
Director Gustav Skála

Taught Ballet Classes in

2017 STUDIOARCHITANZ | TOKYO

Website

2017 “ART of”

Summer courses Madrid | Website

2012 “ART of”

Summer Course Berlin | Website

2006 International Ballet Masterclasses in Prague

By Daria Klimentova | Website

2005 Sapporo/Japan

Ballet Class Workshop

2004 International Ballet Masterclasses in Prague

by Daria Klimentova | Website

Ballett für Japan or Dance for the Land of the Rising Sun

May 2011 Otto helped his brother Jiří to organize charity ballet gala | Facebook

Performances of Les Ballets Bubeníček

"LES BALLETS BUBENÍČEK / ORFEUS”

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater
Oldenburg, Germany (May 12, 13, 14, 2017)

"LES BALLETS BUBENÍČEK / ORFEUS”

HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden
Dresden, Germany
 (March 3, 4, 14, 2017)

"LES BALLETS BUBENÍČEK”

Theater Bonn
LE SOUFFLE DE L‘ESPRIT / TOCCATA / FAUN / THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
Bonn, Germany (February 14, 15, 2017)

“ORFEUS”

National Theatre / New Stage
International Television Festival - Golden Prague
Prague, Czech Republic (September 28, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Nové Divadlo
Plzeň, Czech Republic (September 26, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Divadlo na Vinohradech
Prague, Czech Republic (September 25, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Nové Divadlo
Plzeň, Czech Republic (September 19, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Divadlo na Vinohradech
Prague, Czech Republic (September 18, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Metropol
České Budějovice, Czech Republic (September 16, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Slovenské národné divadlo
Bratislava, Slovak Republic (September 14, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Janáčkovo divadlo
Brno, Czech Republic (September 12, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

multifunkční aula Gong
Ostrava, Czech Republic (September 10, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Výstaviště Flora Olomouc, a. s.
Olomouce, Czech Republic (September 8, 2016)

“ORFEUS”

Nové divadlo
Plzeň, Czech Republic (Saturday, Sunday, July 18, 19, 20, 2015)

"LE SOUFFLE DE L’ESPRIT"

Festival Mittelfest
Cividale del Fruili, Italy (July 19, 2014)

"LES BALLETS BUBENÍČEK"

National Theater
Prague, Czech Republic (January 11, 12, 2014)

“BUBENÍČEK NEW YEAR GALA - CANON”

Bunkamura Orchard Hall
Tokyo, Japan (January 5, 6, 7, 2013)

“BUBENÍČEK BALLET WORLD”

Castel Sternberk
Šternberk, Czech Republic (July 17, 2012)

“JIŘÍ E OTTO BUBENÍČEK”

Auditorium Conciliazione
Roma, Italy (October 11, 2011)

“BUBENÍČEK BALLET WORLD”

Castle Velke Losiny

Velke Losiny, Czech Republic (July 16, 2011)

“JIŘÍ + OTTO BUBENÍČEK
& SELECTED DANCERS OF THE DRESDEN SEMPEROPER BALLET”

Saitama Arts Theatre
Tokyo, Japan (January 23, 24, 2010)

“BUBENÍČEK & FRIENDS”

National Theater
Prague, Czech Republic (May 15, 16, 2009)