Krzysztof Pastor

Director of the Polish National Ballet
Krzysztof Pastor
Photo by Łukasz Murgrabia
Born17 December 1956 (1956-12-17) (age 67)
Gdańsk, Poland
Occupation(s)Dancer, choreographer, ballet director
Years active1975-present
Notable work
  • In Light and Shadow (2000)
  • Kurt Weill (2001)
  • Tristan (2006)
  • Romeo and Juliet (2008, with new libretto)
  • Moving Rooms (2008)
  • The Tempest (2014)
  • Casanova in Warsaw (2015)
  • Swan Lake (2017, with new libretto)
Spouse(s)Simonetta Lysy, dancer, ballet mistress

Krzysztof Pastor (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkʐɨʂtɔf ˈpastɔr]; born 17 December 1956 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish dancer, choreographer and ballet director. He was resident choreographer with the Dutch National Ballet[1] in Amsterdam from 2003 to 2017,[2] director of the Polish National Ballet[3] in Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw since 2009 and at the same time from 2011 until 2020 was the artistic director of the ballet of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre[4] in Vilnius.

  1. ^ "Krzysztof Pastor | Nationale Opera & Ballet". www.operaballet.nl. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Krzysztof Pastor Leaves HNB". Grand Theatre, Warsaw. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Krzysztof Pastor". Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Krzysztof Pastor - The New Ballet Artistic Director of The Lithuanian National Theatre". www.opera.lt. Retrieved 27 October 2019.