Details

Programme 1: 2 - 4 Mar at 19:30 Features Green, a one-act neo-classical ballet created for Ananiashvili by Australian choreographer Stanton Welsh and inspired by Antonio Vivaldi's violin concertos. Second Before the Ground, choreographed by Trey McIntire, explores human emotions and is based on the belief of some African tribes that one second before death a man remembers all the happiest and most important moments of his life. Finally Leah is created by Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky to Leonard Bertstein's Dibbuk. Based on the story of the same title, Leah is a traditional tale, full of magic, love and tragedy. Programme 2: 5 & 6 Mar at 19:30 & Sat Mat 14:30 Features Charms of Mannerism, created by Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky and using harpsicord pieces of 17th century French court composer Francois Couperin. Four dancers are transformed from mannequins into performers in a display of neo-classical steps. Three Preludes is one of the most famous classical ballets of Ben Stevenson and is set to music by Sergei Rachmaninov. Dreams about Japan combines the traditional forms of Kabuki Theatre with a musical score by the Japanese Taiko drumming group Kodo.

Cast/Performers

Inna Petrova, Eilina Palshina, Sergei Pilin, Andrei Uvarov, Yuri Klevtsov, Dmitri Belogolovtsev, Nina Ananiashvili, Maria Alexandrova, Dmitri Gudanov

Creatives/Company

Choreographer(s): Stanton Welch, Trey McIntyre, Alexei Ratmansky
Design(s): Mikhail Makharadze, Stanton Welch
Lighting: Vyacheslav Kuteev
Costume(s): Galina Babaeva, Nadejda Babenkova