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Kristián Pokorný

© Andreas Jakwerth

The Czech Kristián Pokorný received his training from 2010 to 2018 at the Prague Dance Conservatory and from 2018 to 2019 at the Academy of Dance Mannheim. Already during his studies, he was able to gain stage experience with performances at the Prague National Theatre, but also on guest performances in Japan – including leading roles in Jana Kubicová’s »Carmina Burana«, Marius Petipa’s »Paquita« and Jiří Horák’s »Rhapsody in Blue«. In 2018 he became a member of the Badisches Staatsballett Karlsruhe under Birgit Keil and danced in works by Kenneth MacMillan and Christopher Wheeldon. In 2019/20 he danced with the Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg in works by George Balanchine and Martin Schläpfer.

Since the 2020/21 season Kristián Pokorný has been a member of the Corps the ballet of the Vienna State Ballet where he danced, among others, the faun and one of the four princes in Martin Schläpferʼs »The Sleeping Beauty«, a young cock in Frederick Ashton's »La Fille mal gardée«, Clown in Christopher Wheeldonʼs »The Winterʼs Tale«, Count N. in Neumeierʼs »Lady of the Camellias« as well as in George Balanchine's »Jewels«, Jerome Robbins' »Glass Pieces« and »The Concert«, John Cranko's »Onegin«, Lucinda Childs' »Concerto«, Marco Goecke's »Fly Paper Bird«, Elena Tchernichova's »Giselle«, Rudolf Nureyev's »Swan Lake« and »Don Quixote«, Merce Cunningham's »Duets«, Mark Morris' »Beaux«, Ohad Naharin’s »Tabula Rasa«, Pierre Lacotte’s »Coppélia« and John Neumeierʼs »Lady of the Camellias«.

Performances with Kristián Pokorný

Saison 2025-26
Number of events listed below: 1
Fri
10 Apr
19:00—21:30
Ö1 U27
Abo 7

Ticket information

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

24. Oktober 2025Die Entführung aus dem Serail
16. Jänner 2026Idomeneo
13. März 2026Don Pasquale
10. April 2026Visionary Dances (Ballett)
12. Juni 2026Animal Farm
Tue
14 Apr
19:00—21:30
Ö1 U27
Abo 2

Ticket information

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

16. September 2025Iolanta
03. März 2026Carmen
14. April 2026Visionary Dances (Ballett)
26. Mai 2026Les Pêcheurs de perles
23. Juni 2026Animal Farm

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