19TH/20TH/21ST at Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

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Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre is the premiere one-Act Ballets "XIX/XX/XXI. Three centuries, three ballets, three styles»

"Conservatory" choreographed by the Danish choreographer August Burnonvilâ – classic masterpiece, an example of strict academism. It is one of the oldest ballets, dating from the year 1848. Yekaterinburg theater will show viewers only the most interesting part of it is a divertissement, a lesson in classical dance. Seen in theatrical form, as artists grind their skills in dance halls, will certainly be interesting to everyone. Of course, the choreography of Burnonvilâ gives you an idea of what looked like a ballet lesson in the 19th century, but it must be said that, with regard to the classics, since then very little has changed.

Dean Byrne Ballet puts Larsen, a recognized expert on heritage August Burnonvilâ, representative of the famous ballet dynasty, former soloist of the Royal Danish Ballet. Not only she, but her father was researching works Burnonvilâ, so our artists received this choreography, as the saying goes, "first hand". Creators of the scenography and costumes were the artists from the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Al?ona P. and Elena Zaytseva, which the audience remembers the good work in the ballet «La Bayadere».

"Five Argentinean tango music composer Astor Piazzolla, staged by Hans van Manen first enters the Repertoire of Russian Theatre (world premiere of the Ballet took place in the year 1977 in Amsterdam). Choreographer Hans van Manen is one of the pillars of European neo-classical dance, and this setting has already become a classic of the 20th century. It has a totally different style, different aesthetics – external purity of shape, concision, minimalism. The dance of van Manen has strong internal stress and it conquers. "Five Tango is a ballet of zataennoj passions boiling inside and outside very low-key. "Hot ice" – so briefly and precisely described style van Manen. This northern European perception of Argentine Tango dance is like a ice block, which slowly melts from the inside, "says artistic director of Ballet Theater, Vyacheslav Samodurov.

MEA Venema, assistant choreographer, the Dutch's first collaboration with the Russian company over the staging of the "five Tango». MEA danced in twenty three ballets Van Manen, most of which have been specially for her. She also participated in productions of Ji?í Kylián, John Butler, Jerome Robbins and many others prominent European choreographers. On completion of her performing career, Mea Venema completely devoted herself to choreography Hans van Manen – for thirty years she taught his style of dancers around the world. Rehearse with the Prime ekaterinburgskimi artists and the Dutch National Ballet, Alexander Žembrovskij.

Artist Jean-Paul Vroom was the author of the scenography and costumes the first staging of the "five Tango». In the workshop of the Dutch theatre have created designs that were manufactured in the workshops of our theatre costumes for all participants of the Yekaterinburg productions. Jan Hofstra has reproduced a light score the performance.

"Arsticus" Santus staged Ballet Theater artistic director Vyacheslav Samodurov. Actually, this is a work of contemporary Finnish composer Rautavaara Èjnoûhani symphonic composition is an unconventional, which uses the record of singing birds from the Arctic.

As if the work continues the theme of "Five Tango is a ballet about self-control and restraint of emotion, the complexities of relationships, thin Fantasia on the theme of sensuality.

"Santus Arsticus» together with Vyacheslav Samodurovym prepared the British designer Anthony Makiluèjn, already known for his work on called the play" Vuffo "Amore and costume designer of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Elena Zaitseva.