Nurejews Hund (Nureyev’s Dog) wins over the critics!

"‘Nureyev’s Dog’ celebrated at the Vienna Volksoper." (APA, April 28, 2025)

"The story is told briskly in an hour and a half, with a few punchlines lightening the otherwise quite melancholic mood (the accompanying children really enjoyed it overall). In the end, there was a lot of applause." (Kurier, April 29, 2025)

"The Volksoper has turned Elke Heidenreich’s novella into a touching piece of musical theatre." (Die Presse, April 29, 2025)

"A poetic family piece about longing, friendship, and the world of ballet captivates the audience." (News Online, April 29, 2025)

"Florian Carove, who hardly ever moves on all fours yet conveys at every moment—through carefully considered, unobtrusive gestures—that he is a dog, expresses a deep connection to Nureyev through his intense performance. The ballet star himself, in his final days, is portrayed with great intensity by Sebastian Wendelin." (Die Presse, April 29, 2025)

"The family piece by Peter te Nuyl and Keren Kagarlitsky premiered at the Vienna Volksoper to great acclaim." (Österreich, April 29, 2025)

"Dog and narrator ‘Solor’, portrayed with impressive nuance by actor Florian Carove—who only rarely drops to all fours—opens this ninety-minute family piece." (APA, April 28, 2025)

"Dancers of the State Ballet show the young members of the audience how beautiful ballet can be. It's about beauty, about things lost (…) and about life: ‘Never stop searching,’ Nureyev tells the dog. And amid a picture-book-like set (Christof Hetzer), it is also about the value each individual holds." (Kurier, April 29, 2025)

"Dog and narrator Solor, brilliantly portrayed by Florian Carove, opens the piece." (Österreich, April 29, 2025)

"With the world premiere of ‘Nureyev’s Dog’, the Vienna Volksoper delivered an extraordinary highlight. (…) The premiere audience responded with enthusiastic applause, showing that ‘Nureyev’s Dog’ is a poetic homage to one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century—and a subtle reflection on what connects us all." (News Online, April 29, 2025)

"‘Nureyev’s Dog’ thus succeeds in moving its audience with just a few critical and comic moments, but many more melancholic ones. And it does so more powerfully than the label ‘family piece’ might initially suggest." (Die Presse, April 29, 2025)

"‘Nureyev’s Dog’ is a fairy tale with a real-life background, ethically impeccable content, much to touch the heart and plenty to engage the mind." (Der Standard, April 29, 2025)

"The music selected by Kagarlitsky—including ballet music by Jacques Offenbach, George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, operatic arias, Russian lullabies, and Tatar folk dances—lends the piece a buoyant flow. The Volksoper’s music director also contributed original compositions (…).” (APA, April 28, 2025)