Celestial Odyssey

The harpsichord is like a spaceship travelling through space. Cosmic ballerinas transform into robots with antennae, communicating through hieroglyphic dance. A virtuoso harpsichordist’s fingers dance across the keys from the Baroque to the contemporary. 

The harpsichord is like a spaceship travelling through space. Cosmic ballerinas transform into robots with antennae, communicating through hieroglyphic dance. A virtuoso harpsichordist’s fingers dance across the keys from the Baroque to the contemporary. The music opens a portal to infinity, offering a celestial concert for the eyes and an exceptional visual and musical experience in a galactic world created by lighting design.

Andrea Miltnerová is a British dancer and choreographer of Czech origin based in Prague. Born and trained in London, she came to Prague to dance with the Ballet of the National Theatre. Her contemporary dance solos Dance of the Magnetic Ballerina (selected by the prestigious European network Aerowaves) and Tranzmutation (European Move-Award quality label) have been presented to critical acclaim at numerous festivals and theatres throughout Europe.

Her deep interest in the baroque led her to collaborate as a director and choreographer with a number of early music ensembles: Collegium 1704, Musica Florea, Collegium Marianum and Aalto Theater, Essen. As a dancer she regularly worked with French choreographer Françoise Denieau, performing in her opera collaborations throughout France, including Paris (Opéra Comique) and Versailles (Opéra Royale) and in Luxembourg, Switzerland (Opéra Lausanne), Seoul, London (The Barbican), Moscow (Bolshoi) and New York (BAM).

Awards and press

Czech Dance Platform Award 2022
Special Mention Award by the Jury of the Czech Dance Platform 2022 for harpsichordist Monika Knoblochová
Celestial Odyssey was invited to the prestigious international theatre festival Unidram in Germany

“Celestial Odyssey offers an appealing escape into art, which is as necessary as sault in our demanding times.” – Jana Bohutínská, Reflex
https://www.reflex.cz/clanek/kultura/111707/krajina-svetla-hudby-a-tel-andrea-miltnerova-v-ponci-roztancila-i-cembalo.html

“The artists managed to create their own galaxy in defiance of physics; a space made of bodies, sounds and corridors of light. A galaxy at peace, without the turmoil of human wars and heartbreak.” – Antonie Holubová, Divá báze
https://divabaze.cz/celestial-odyssey-umeni-ve-smiru/

“Exceptional artistry and musical experience complete the meaning of this production to the fullest.” – Lucie Kocourková, OperaPlus