chiapuris Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I just received this from the ticket office of the Mariinsky Theatre: VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 13 - 23 March 2008 Thu, 13 Mar 2008, 19:00 Opening of the VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY Glass Heart ballet in two acts Music: Alexander von Zemlinsky Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2008) Irina Golub Yekaterina Kondaurova Yana Selina Islom Baimuradov Anton Pimonov Maxim Zyuzin Conductor: Mikhail Agrest Fri, 14 Mar 2008, 19:00 Glass Heart ballet in two acts Music: Alexander von Zemlinsky Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2008) Yekaterina Osmolkina Nadezhda Gonchar Alina Somova Anton Pimonov Alexei Nedviga Alexei Timofeyev Conductor: Mikhail Agrest Sat, 15 Mar 2008, 19:00 Swan Lake fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes) Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895) revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950) Diana Vishnjova Jerve Moro Sun, 16 Mar 2008, 19:00 Swan Lake Gillian Murphy Andrian Fadeev Tue, 18 Mar 2008, 19:00 Swan Lake Maria Alexandrova (Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow) Danila Korsuntsev Wed, 19 Mar 2008, 19:00 Swan Lake Viktorija Tereshkina Anhel Korejja Thu, 20 Mar 2008, 19:00 Swan Lake Tamara Roho Igor Kolb Fri, 21 Mar 2008, 19:00 Swan Lake Ulyana Lopatkina Roberto Bolle (La Scala, London Royal Ballet) 22 March Carnaval. For Four. Le Reveil de Flore Yekaterina Osmolkina Yevgenia Obraztsova Andrian Fadeyev Leonid Sarafanov Vladimir Shklyarov Islom Baimuradov Filipp Stepin Sun, 23 Mar 2008, 19:00 Close of the VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY Gala concert With international ballet stars. Cast to be announced Link to comment
Rosa Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I don't see Corella listed for the 19th... Link to comment
chiapuris Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 I don't see Corella listed for the 19th... They wrote his name phonetically: Anhel Korejja Link to comment
Rosa Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I don't see Corella listed for the 19th... They wrote his name phonetically: Anhel Korejja Ah! Thank you for the clarification. Link to comment
Natalia Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I'm reposting from a different thread about the Festival: Am I the only one who thinks that a Festival consisting of multiple showings of the same production of Swan Lake is downright boring? Here you have one of the last great theaters that has a repertory system -- rarely is the same ballet performed twice in a month, hardly ever on two consecutive nights -- 'going Western' for the Festival, the way that the rest of us do it all over the world (block programming)??? I bet that the Kirov corps dancers are hating it -- doing what they have to do on tour...same thing night after night....but now having to do it at home!? Sounds as if programmers at the K-M Theater are going a bit lazy, IMO. Link to comment
chiapuris Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks that a Festival consisting of multiple showings of the same production of Swan Lake is downright boring? ...............Sounds as if programmers at the K-M Theater are going a bit lazy, IMO. I agree with your opening and closing sentences. Not very festive for the corps either. I would still like to understand the programmers' rationale for this unfestive programming. As a workshop maybe.... Link to comment
ina Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks that a Festival consisting of multiple showings of the same production of Swan Lake is downright boring? No, you are not alone. The core conception of this festival didn't meet any enthusiasm among Moscow balletomanes. As a result I for example am skipping this event - the first time in past 8 years. But balletomanes are not numerous, while for most of the tourists Russian ballet=Swan Lake. So this may be a very wise marketing approach of the organizers. Never mind serious creativity goals and other crap of the sort. Link to comment
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