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Archive listings for The Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet

Work type: Dance or ballet.

The Firebird/Marguerite and Armand/Concerto DSCH - T0227910230

A spectacular programme of three great ballets. The powerful splendour of Mikhail Fokine's The Firebird, to Stravinsky's glittering score, vividly evokes the mystery and colour of mediaeval Russia. Marguerite and Armand is Frederick Ashton's celebrated version of Duma fils's tale of passion and loss. Set to Liszt's romantic music, the ballet contains two of the greatest roles in the ballet repertory. Enthralling, tender, exhilarating, Alexei Ratmansky's acclaimed Concerto DSCH, to a thrilling score by Shostakovich, displays the breathtaking versatility of the Mariinsky dancers.Presented byVictor Hochhauser. Performer Ekaterina Kondaurova.
11 Aug 14 to 12 Aug 14Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L01555292435

The Genius of Balanchine: Apollo/A Midsummer Night's Dream - T0120363586

Two spellbinding ballets by the great 20th-century choreographer, George Balanchine. The Mariinsky's acclaimed 2012 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream will be performed for the first time outside Russia. Balanchine's joyous transformation of Shakespeare's comedy of romantic love, mishap, illusion and magic is set to Mendelssohn's enchanting music. Apollo, inspired by Stravinsky's radiant score, portrays the mythological Greek god of music in scenes of exquisite classical beauty.Presented byVictor Hochhauser. Performer Valentin Baranovsky.
8 Aug 14 to 9 Aug 14Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L1990543313

Anna Karenina - T423114815

The Mariinsky Ballet’s acclaimed staging of Tolstoy’s epic novel Anna Karenina receives its British premiere. Choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky to Rodion Shchedrin’s powerful score, the ballet's extraordinary heroine breaks all moral and social conventions with devastating consequences. Tolstoy’s magnificent portrayal of a tormented woman, brought to ruin by the abandonment of her passionless marriage for the dashing Count Vronsky, gives an opportunity for two great ballerinas, Diana Vishneva and Uliana Lopatkina, to display their unparalleled dramatic and expressive gifts.
9 Aug 11 to 10 Aug 11Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L0380776970

Balanchine/Robbins: Scotch Symphony/In the Night/Ballet Imperial - T496284808

Two of ballet’s greatest choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, share a fascinating triple bill. Set to Mendelssohn’s vibrant music and inspired by nineteenth-century romantic ballet, Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony is a poetic vision of the rugged Scottish landscape and its colourful military tattoos. The grandeur of imperial St. Petersburg infuses the Mariinsky’s performances of Ballet Imperial, Balanchine’s great tribute to Petipa and Tchaikovsky. The centrepiece of the programme, In the Night, set to Chopin’s nocturnes, is Jerome Robbins’ mesmerising exploration of the ecstasies and sufferings of three couples, in turn passionate, lyrical, turbulent and sensual.
4 Aug 11 to 5 Aug 11Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L049460733

Homage to Fokine: Chopiniana/Scheherazade/The Firebird - T950621022

Homage to Fokine opens with Chopiniana, a ballet of ethereal beauty displaying the Company’s corps de ballet to stunning effect. In complete contrast, mediaeval Russia is evoked in the powerful splendour of Mikhael Fokine’s The Firebird, created for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes to Stravinsky’s brilliant score. The final work in the programme Scheherazade is another extraordinary work created for the Ballet Russes. Fokine’s sensual choreography and Rimsky-Korsakov’s glittering music create a fantasy of visual extravagance enhanced by the Mariinsky’s great stars, Diana Vishneva, Uliana Lopatkina, Igor Kolb and Igor Zelensky.
29 Jul 11 to 1 Aug 11Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L01880879119

Homage to Balanchine - Serenade/Rubies/Symphony in C - T431085980

An exhilarating evening pays homage to George Balanchine, one of the greatest choreographers in the history of ballet. Revelatory performances from the dancers of the Mariinsky Ballet display their celebrated elegance and beauty in three of Balanchine’s inspirational, groundbreaking masterpieces of imagination and originality. Serenade is a milestone in the history of dance, a magical fusion of Balanchine’s choreographic genius with Tchaikovsky’s poetry and drama. Rubies, the witty central section of Balanchine’s sparkling three-act ballet Jewels, was inspired by the brilliance of the gemstone and by Stravinsky’s vibrant, jazzy score. The final work in this wonderful evening is a setting of Bizet’s effervescent Symphony in C in which the great Balanchine achieved a brilliant symbiosis of dance and music.Music Igor Stravinsky. Music Georges Bizet. Music Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Choreographer George Balanchine. Performer Alina Somova (Serenade). Performer Daniil Korsuntsev (Serenade). Performer Evgeny Ivanchenko (Serenade). Performer Irina Golub (Serenade). Performer Ekaterina Osmolkina (Serenade). Performer Daria Vasnetsova (Serenade). Performer Yulianna Chereshkevitch (Serenade). Performer Denis Firsov (Serenade). Performer Irina Golub (Rubies). Performer Viktoria Tereshkina (Rubies). Performer Alexander Sergeyev (Rubies). Performer Ekaterina Kondaurova (Rubies). Performer Anastasia Lishyuk (Rubies). Performer Viktoria Tereshkina (Symphony in C). Performer Alina Somova (Symphony in C). Performer Anton Korsakov (Symphony in C). Performer Maxim Zuzin (Symphony in C). Performer Uliana Lopatkina (Symphony in C). Performer Ekaterina Kondaurova (Symphony in C). Performer Daniil Korsuntsev (Symphony in C). Performer Evgeny Ivanchenko (Symphony in C). Performer Ekaterina Osmolkina (Symphony in C). Performer Olesya Novikova (Symphony in C). Performer Filip Stepin (Symphony in C). Performer Vladimir Shklyarov (Symphony in C). Performer Evgenia Obraztsova (Symphony in C). Performer Nadezhda Gonchar (Symphony in C). Performer Alexei Timofeyev (Symphony in C).
12 Aug 09 to 13 Aug 09Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L294790119

Programme 2 - Apollo/Middle Duet/Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux/The Prodigal Son - T01363708947

Programme 2 - The second programme features the UK premiere of [Alexei Ratmansky]'s Pierrot Lunaire, presented at New York City Center earlier in 2008. Pierrot Lunaire was choreographed on Mariinsky prima ballerina Diana Vishneva, who dances this role again in London. The evening is completed by two of [George Balanchine]'s timeless works Apollo and The Prodigal Son - set to scores by two of the 20th Century's greatest Russian composers, Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev.Choreographer George Balanchine. Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Performer Igor Zelensky. Performer Ekaterina Osmolkina. Performer Nadezhda Gonchar. Performer Irina Golub. Performer Anastasia Petushkova. Performer Ryu Ji Yeon. Performer Ksenia Dubrovina. Performer Ekaterina Kondaurova. Performer Islom Baimuradov. Performer Ksenia Dubrovina. Performer Ivan Sitnikov. Performer Alexander Sergeyev. Performer Andrey Ushakov. Performer Vladimir Shklyrov. Performer Olesya Novikova. Performer Mikhail Lobukhin. Performer Anton Pimonov. Performer Grigory Popov. Performer Petr Stasyunas.
14 Oct 08 to 16 Oct 08Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L526859496

Programme 1 - Forsythe/Ratmansky/Balanchin - T01900253166

Programme 1 - Launching Sadler's Wells' Focus on Forsythe 08/09, the ballet company presents a programme of seminal works by [William Forsythe]. Steptext, set to Bach's Chaconne, is a series of duets performed by one woman and three men. Approximate Sonata combines five pas de deux with a thrilling score by Thom Willems. The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude is Forsythe's playful twist on the classical style, as the tutu-clad ballerinas move with fearsome velocity. Completing the Forsythe repertoire is the magnificent In the middle, somewhat elevated. Programme 2 - The second programme features the UK premiere of [Alexei Ratmansky]'s Pierrot Lunaire, presented at New York City Center earlier in 2008. Pierrot Lunaire was choreographed on Mariinsky prima ballerina Diana Vishneva, who dances this role again in London. The evening is completed by two of [George Balanchine]'s timeless works Apollo and The Prodigal Son - set to scores by two of the 20th Century's greatest Russian composers, Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev.Choreographer William Forsythe. Performer Ekaterina Kondaurova. Performer Irina Golub. Performer Olesya Novikova. Performer Elena Sheshina. Performer Mikhail Lobukhin. Performer Alexander Sergeyev. Performer Andrey Ivanov. Performer Ryu Ji Yeon. Performer Islom Baimuradov. Performer Anastasia Petushkova. Performer Anton Pimonov. Performer Ksenia Dubrovina. Performer Alexey Nedviga. Performer Elena Androsova Nadezhda Gonchar. Performer Evgenya Obraztsova. Performer Vladimir Shklyarov. Performer Maksim Zyuzin. Performer Anton Pimonov.
13 Oct 08 to 14 Oct 08Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L1315206703
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