Eifman Ballet Theatre of St Petersburg
T01695211342
Having worked for the Kirov and the Maly Ballets, Boris Eifman left to found his own company in 1977. Eifman proceeded to confound Soviet authorities by systematically breaking every tenet of the Russian classical dance canon. His work, standing apart from his contemporaries in its constant emphasis on theatre, drama, spectacle, narrative and literature was, of course, an instant hit. Eifman's work now regularly plays to packed houses in New York.
Archive :: production:T01695211342, dance or ballet:S0173002682, venue:V224
Tchaikovsky
In the second programme,
Tchaikovsky explores the dilemma of the Russian composer, craving acceptance and regard, yet irresistibly drawn to inner desires which appall and enthrall him. The swans, demons and wicked fairies of his own creation turn against him leading him inexorably to face his own desires in the shape of a beautiful doppelganger.
