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An exhibition of photographs taken by photographer Nikolett Papp of ballet dancers of the Hungarian State Opera House and students of the National Ballet Institute, will open to encourage the adoption of “orphaned” dogs. The photographs will be on display from December 3 at the Hungarian State Opera House.
The exhibition celebrates the joint power of animal protection and art, the organizer Vigyél Haza Foundation (“Take Me Home Foundation”) said. They stressed that ballet dancers from the Hungarian State Opera House and students from the National Ballet Institute posed in front of the lens of photographer Nikolett Papp to encourage animal lovers to adopt dogs.
For 16 years, the Foundation has been working with its volunteers to help orphaned, injured and elderly dogs and to increase their chances of adoption.
Not only do they help the most vulnerable animals, but they also look for solutions to national problems. Their free microchip scanning network, now available in 285 locations, returns thousands of stray dogs to their owners every year. Over the years, their campaigns to promote adoption and acceptance of mixed breeds and older dogs have won them numerous national and international creative awards, their statement said.
The Foundation described photographer Nikolett Papp as “sensitive to the personalities of animals and their relationship with their owners through her images.” In recent years, she has revealed the stories of hundreds of dogs and their owners to the world.
They also mentioned that the most popular piece in the repertoire of the Hungarian National Ballet is The Nutcracker. The work, whose 1200th performance will take place at Christmas, will be performed more than 40 times this season. The Hungarian State Opera House founded its ballet school in 2016 under the name of the Hungarian National Ballet Institute, that helps train the company’s future talents.
Calendars made of the exhibition’s pictures will be available for purchase on site, with proceeds going to help rescue animals.
The exhibition will be open from December 3 to 12 January every day – except on December 24 – between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Hungarian State Opera House.
Via MTI, Featured image: MTI/Lakatos Péter