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Valentina Bonelli's artical about "Requiem" (Italian language) http://it.rbth.com/cultura/2014/06/18/mozart_requiem_un_capolavoro_che_vale_leternita_31549.html

Up & Down pictures and information by Jack Devant: http://www.jackdevant.com/eifman-up-and-down-overview/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLMaSfm518#t=37

This is also part of new ballet "Up & Down"! This episod was made in cooperation with Petersburg State Institutee of Cinema and TV. Welcom to 20-th! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLMaSfm518#t=37

American photographer Michael Khoury visited Up & Down premiere, and soon his photos will publish on his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/souheilmichael.khoury and also on official Eifman ballet Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/spb.eifmanballet?ref=hl Now we can see Michael photo of Alexandrinsky thater where Up & Down premiere took place

Russian TV chanel reports about Up & Down premiere (Russian language) But you can see video TV Kultura - http://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/127307 TOPSPb TV - http://www.topspb.tv/news/news63967/ 5-th chanal TV - http://5-tv.ru/news/93693/

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Up & Down premieres in St. Petersburg! Fantastic triumph of Eifman Ballet! We'll send you more information, links and reports about the premiere in coming days!

Russian Art and Culture magazine about Up & Down premiere: http://www.russianartandculture.com/theatre-up-down-a-ballet-by-boris-eifman-premier-on-27-28-january-at-the-alexandrinsky-theatre/

There day before Up & Down premiere. To-morrow will be general run - through! Music: George Gershwin, Franz Schibert, Alban Berg

Foretasting the Up & Down premiere: Lyubov Andreyeva and Oleg Gabyshev rehearsing the main roles in Boris Eifman's new production. Up & Down to be premiered on January 27 and 28 at the Alexandrinsky Theatre. Photo by Irina Tuminene

Eifman Ballet performed a flash mob at the Pulkovo Airport and presented a swing dance from the upcoming production Up & Down that will be premiered in January 2015. For a few unforgettable minutes the amazed passengers were immersed in the stunning atmosphere of the Jazz Age.

Exclusive pictures from Up & Down ballet rehearsal

Mounting Up & Down sets at DK Lensoveta where the Company commences stage rehearsals of Boris Eifman's new production.

"The ballet Up & Down is a tragic and bright chronicle of a person’s spiritual death. The story about how a dream of happiness turns into a disaster, and an externally beautiful and carefree life flowing to the rhythms of jazz – into a nightmare."

EIFMAN BALLET - Danse - Sortir à Cannes 2014-2015

Bratislava is waiting for the Up & Down premiere. The new Boris Eifman's production will be presented at the Slovenské národné divadlo on February 14 and 15.

Eifman Ballet soloist Oleg Gabyshev received the honorary title of Honoured Artist of Russia. Our sincere congratulations to Oleg!

Graham Watts 2014 big ballet review. Oleg Gabyshev as Rodin (in Boris Eifman’s Rodin) on Top Ten Performances of the Year http://londondance.com/articles/features/graham-watts-dance-highlights-2014/#.VLPI4qCSLNY.twitter

Dear Friends! We would like to invite you to participate in the 2014 Boris Eifman Review Contest organized by the Eifman Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. This contest open to every follower of Boris Eifman ballet. There are a few simple steps you have to take to join the contest: 1) 1) Join our Facebook group, Boris Eifman St. Petersburg (https://www.facebook.com/spb.eifmanballet) 2) Write a review about any Boris Eifman ballet that was presented on world stage during 2014 (Rodin, Anna Karenina, Beyond Sin, Requiem). The text should not be longer than 2400 characters (Times New Roman 12 pt.) Language: English or Russian. 3) Send your review before February 15, 2015. ... Ten best reviews will appear on Eifman Ballet's official web-page for public voting. The results of the poll will be presented on World Theatre Day on March 27, 2015. The winner will receive our new book «Eifman Ballet. Another Realm for the World». This book was presented during the III St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum. «Eifman Ballet. Another Realm for the World» is a gift edition with Russian and English text and dozens of high quality illustrations... and Boris Eifman’s personal autograph! More information about the Contest you can find on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1559999767578179/

UP & DOWN A ballet by Boris Eifman Music: George Gershwin, Franz Schubert, Alban Berg Sets: Zinovy Margolin Costumes: Olga Shaishmelashvili Light: Gleb Filshtinsky, Boris Eifman The ballet will premiere on January 27, 2015 at the Alexandrinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg) Boris Eifman is justly called a “choreographer-philosopher”. However, a much more subtle definition that accurately captures the aesthetic individuality of the Maestro would be a “choreographer-psychoanalyst”. Rightly believing that ballet tools open truly unlimited research opportunities before a dance creator, Eifman plunges into the unknown depths of his characters’ inner worlds and penetrates into the most hidden places of the subconscious. The quintessence of the choreographer’s psychoanalytic research has become the ballet Up & Down. The semantic space of the performance encompassed between two oppositely directed vectors of the plot (the degradation of the talented young doctor and the ascension of his wife and patient), is turned into a field for surrealistic experiments. With the help of the original plastic vocabulary Eifman depicts the disintegration of characters’ consciousness, bringing their nightmares and delusions to the surface. The choreographer emphasizes rather ironically: the ballet Up & Down is not just a full point but a blot in his many years of psychiatric ballet epic. The characters’ ups and downs take place in the magnificent Jazz Age – the unstoppable feast of life; the era of freedom, sensuality, and hedonism, masterfully recreated by Boris Eifman and his dancers. “Our fate is woven of cruel ironies. Wealth can be more unbearable than the most terrible poverty, and a clear and sharp mind is vulnerable to the chaos of the unconscious. The ballet Up & Down is a tragic and bright chronicle of a person’s spiritual death. The story about how a dream of happiness turns into a disaster, and an externally beautiful and carefree life flowing to the rhythms of jazz – into a nightmare. The ballet’s main character – a charming socialite and talented psychiatrist – has everything to realize his gift and make a great academic career. However, in the world enslaved by money and dark instincts a true harmony is impossible. The kingdom of luxury, in which the doctor immerses, turns out a perilous morass. An attempt to find a balance between his inner world and reality goes into collapse. Concession after concession – and the character loses his identity, actually leaving the profession and becoming a nurse for his half-mad wife. His mind, charisma, and career fall into pieces. Having lost everything, the doctor becomes an outcast in the society where there is no place for the weak. A person that forgets his mission and destroys his talent is doomed, and a compromise with the treacherous world full of temptations is always wrecking. The ballet Up & Down is to remind of the fatal consequences of a man betraying himself.” Boris Eifman

UP & DOWN A ballet by Boris Eifman Music: George Gershwin, Franz Schubert, Alban Berg Sets: Zinovy Margolin Costumes: Olga Shaishmelashvili Light: Gleb Filshtinsky, Boris Eifman The ballet will premiere on January 27, 2015 at the Alexandrinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg) Boris Eifman is justly called a “choreographer-philosopher”. However, a much more subtle definition that accurately captures the aesthetic individuality of the Maestro would be a “choreographer-psychoanalyst”. Rightly believing that ballet tools open truly unlimited research opportunities before a dance creator, Eifman plunges into the unknown depths of his characters’ inner worlds and penetrates into the most hidden places of the subconscious. The quintessence of the choreographer’s psychoanalytic research has become the ballet Up & Down. The semantic space of the performance encompassed between two oppositely directed vectors of the plot (the degradation of the talented young doctor and the ascension of his wife and patient), is turned into a field for surrealistic experiments. With the help of the original plastic vocabulary Eifman depicts the disintegration of characters’ consciousness, bringing their nightmares and delusions to the surface. The choreographer emphasizes rather ironically: the ballet Up & Down is not just a full point but a blot in his many years of psychiatric ballet epic. The characters’ ups and downs take place in the magnificent Jazz Age – the unstoppable feast of life; the era of freedom, sensuality, and hedonism, masterfully recreated by Boris Eifman and his dancers. “Our fate is woven of cruel ironies. Wealth can be more unbearable than the most terrible poverty, and a clear and sharp mind is vulnerable to the chaos of the unconscious. The ballet Up & Down is a tragic and bright chronicle of a person’s spiritual death. The story about how a dream of happiness turns into a disaster, and an externally beautiful and carefree life flowing to the rhythms of jazz – into a nightmare. The ballet’s main character – a charming socialite and talented psychiatrist – has everything to realize his gift and make a great academic career. However, in the world enslaved by money and dark instincts a true harmony is impossible. The kingdom of luxury, in which the doctor immerses, turns out a perilous morass. An attempt to find a balance between his inner world and reality goes into collapse. Concession after concession – and the character loses his identity, actually leaving the profession and becoming a nurse for his half-mad wife. His mind, charisma, and career fall into pieces. Having lost everything, the doctor becomes an outcast in the society where there is no place for the weak. A person that forgets his mission and destroys his talent is doomed, and a compromise with the treacherous world full of temptations is always wrecking. The ballet Up & Down is to remind of the fatal consequences of a man betraying himself.” Boris Eifman

Boris Eifman making rehearsals. Leningrad 1980-th Eifman Theater Arhive ©