st Christophe Malliot (“The Taming of the Shrew” ); and Bolshoi Ballet premier dancer Denis Rodkin, for his role as Ferkhad, in “Legend of Love”). For details, go to: http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/about/press/articles/2015/3300/ Dates April 22 – Vladimir Krasnov, a baritone soloist of the Bolshoi's Opera, celebrated his birthday April 22 – Anniversary exhibition of Vladimir Vasiliev was opened in the Central State Theatre Museum of Bahrushin, with photographs, playbills, costumes, and Vasiliev's paintings on display April 24, 25 – the Bolshoi's tour in Saint Petersburg. In the Alexandrinsky Theatre, the ballet “The Taming of the Shrew” by Jean-Christophe Maillot was shown April 23 – 26 – the ballet “Marco Spada” by Pierre Lacotte on the Bolshoi Historic Stage April 25 – 30 – The New Stage the opening night of the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” (Mozart) th April 21 – 24 2015. Issue No. 482 Newsletter On April 24, in the Beethoven Salle the Clarentissimo! Concert, from the “Faces” of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra cycle was presented. The program included Concertino for clarinet, bassoon and harp (Richard Strauss); trio for piano, clarinet and violoncello (Beethoven); Vincenzo Bellini, Concert Fantasia on themes from Norma; Guisganderie of the Jean-Jean brothers; and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholody performed by the clarinet soloist Sergei Petrov and clarinetists Mikhail Mering and Denis Bokarev. Soloists of the Orchestra Sergei Lysenko (oboe), Aleksey Bazhalkin and Andrey Rudometkin (bassoon), Boris Lefanovsky (violoncello), and the Chamber Orchestra of the Bolshoi under Mikhail Tsinman, the concertmaster, also performed. The Bolshoi Museum takes part in Moscow and Klin exhibitions On April 22, The State Tretyakov Gallery presents an exhibition of the work of Georgy Yakulov, Master of Multicolored Suns, dedicated to the famous artist. In the Bolshoi Theatre, Yakulov had a chance to stage his single unique operetta “The Beautiful Helen” by Jacques Offenbach, which was performed in 1924 on the Experimental Stage of the Bolshoi. Yakulov created a unique 'playing device' – a performing stage was dynamically moving over the central pillar, with spiral staircase attached to demonstrate all the variety of the main characters' grotesque costumes. The exhibition depicts the sketches of those decorations from the collection of The Bolshoi Museum. Debuts Marco Spada April 23 Nelli Kobakhidze – a Friend of Marchesa Sampietri Xenia Kern, Ilya Artamonov – Harlequins Maria Mishina – a Servant of the Marchesa Victoria Yakusheva – a Bandit April 24 Maria Mishina – a Harlequin Victoria Yakusheva, Xenia Kern – Servants of the Marchesa Xenia Zhiganshina – a Bandit April 25 Artur Mkrtchyan – a Friend of Marco Spada Olga Rezvova, Sergei Kuzmin – Harlequins April 26 Margarita Shrainer – the Bride Current news from the Bolshoi On April 25, on the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre the premiere of the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” (Mozart) performed by Evgeny Pisarev, with William Lacey (UK) as the music director and Zinovy Margoin as the set designer took place. The video of the preparation process is available on the Bolshoi's channel in YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFAGYLG0PCU On April 21, the press conference for the XXIII Benois de la Danse was held in the conference room of the Bolshoi Theatre. Celebrities of world ballet were nominated for awards there. The establishment of the mutual award of Benois de la Danse and Positano award was also announced. The Bolshoi nominated three applicants for Benois prize – the Bolshoi's prima Svetlana Zakharova (leading role in “La Dame aux Camellias” and “Legend of Love”); Jean- “La belle Hélène” by Jacques Offenbach. Scenery sketch. Georgy Yakulov The exposition is located at the State Tretyakov Gallery building, Krimsky Val 10, rooms 80 – 82. It is open to visitors until July 19. Beginning April 25, the Musical Spring of the World exhibition is open in the Museum of Tchaikovsky. The exposition is dedicated to one of the most prestigious music competitions – the Fifteenth International Petr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Music Competition. For this exhibition, the Museum of the Bolshoi introduces stage costumes of the fabulous soloists of the Theatre, who took their part in the Tchaikovsky Competition in previous years. Among the museum pieces are the splendid costumes of Vladimir Atlantov, Elena Obraztsova, Tamara Sinyavskaya, Evgeny Nesterenko, Irina Arhipova, and many others. For additional information, please contact The Bolshoi Theatre Press Office by e-mail: [email protected] tel.: + 7 495 692-0818, Fax: + 7 495 692 3367 st th April 21 – 24 2015 Newsletter http://www.utronews.ru/news/culture/001429627185439/ http://onf.ru/2015/04/21/v-bolshom-teatre-proydet-baletnyy-festival-benois-de-ladanse/ http://dni24.com/culture/38336-v-bolshom-teatre-v-konce-maya-proydetbaletnyyfestival-benois-de-la-danse.html http://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/132387 http://tass.ru/kultura/1919497 http://www.dance.ru/news/detail.php?ID=3324466 http://mir24.tv/news/culture/12454699 Dance Open International Festival held in Saint Petersburg in April 21 – 27. On April 24 and 25, the Bolshoi Theatre performed “The Taming of the Shrew” by JeanChristophe Maillot, which was previously awarded with the Golden Mask Prize as the best ballet performance of the year. Elena Obraztsova's costume for Lyubasha. “The Tsar's Bride” State Memorial House Museum of Tchaikovsky is located in Moskovskay Oblast, Klin, Tchaikovsky Street, 48. https://www.facebook.com/bolshoitheatre http://vk.com/bolshoitheatre https://twitter.com/BolshoiOfficial http://instagram.com/bolshoi_theatre Russian mass media: press analysis April 21st – 24th The press announces that International Ballet Festival Benois de la Danse and Benois de la Danse Nominees Gala Concert are to be held on Historic Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre, on May 26. On May 27, Benois de la Danse Laureats of Different Years Gala Concert will be performed. “The announcement of the establishment of a special prize will add a savour to the ceremony this year”, Regina Nekiforova, head of the Benois Center, said. “We made this decision last year. In Positano, this special prize has already been given to Marico Kida. Today, the prize ceremony is to be held in the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow”. According to the press, the International Association of Choreographers established the 'Ballet Oscar' prize in 1991 in Moscow to mark prominent dance performances of the past year. Among nominees are dancers, ballet masters, composers, set designers, and – starting from 2015 – librettists. Yury Grigorovich – the President of the International Choreography Union and prominent ballet master – is to be a member of the Jury. Alexander Vetrov – another member of the Jury – said that he was very glad to be invited 'to judge such a prominent contest', and that he 'looked forward to seeing all the nominees from the perspective of a ballet man, rather than as a member of the Jury'. Among the dancers' nominated, Vetrov mentioned Svetlana Zakharova and Denis Rodkin. http://ria.ru/culture/20150421/1059980586.html http://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/132429 http://www.mskagency.ru/materials/2160528 http://www.mk.ru/culture/2015/04/22/na-istoricheskoy-scene-bolshogo-teatranebudut-lit-vodu.html http://www.fashiontime.ru/lifestyle/exhibitions/1255200.html "Taming of the Shrew". Ekaterina Krysanova – Katarina, Vladislav Lantratov – Petruchio. Photo by Elena Fetisova http://topspb.tv/news/news71472/ http://www.teatral-online.ru/news/13623/ https://www.teatrall.ru/post/1934-startuet-xiv-mezhdunarodnyij-festivalbaletadance-open-/ https://www.teatrall.ru/post/1940-dance-open-dlya-vseh-zhelayuschih/ http://www.regnum.ru/news/cultura/1917483.html h t t p : / / v p p r e s s . r u / s t o r i e s / V- P e t e r b u r g e - u k r o t y a t - s t r o p t i v u y u - i predstavyatentciklopediyu-baleta-29711 http://calendar.fontanka.ru/articles/2424 http://www.baltinfo.ru/2015/04/21/Neobkhodimo-smotret-vsyu-programmuDANCE-OPEN---Komitet-po-kulture-Peterburga-490161 http://rustelegraph.ru/news/2015-04-21/Venskii-natcionalnyi-balet-vpervye-za400-let-istorii-priekhal-v-Peterburg-na-Dance-Open-29868/ http://piterets.ru/kultura/9907-mezhdunarodnyy-baletnyy-festival-dance-open.html http://www.newizv.ru/culture/2015-04-23/218709-s-klavesinom-nadruzheskojnoge.html http://www.spb.aif.ru/culture/event/1495971 A day before the premiere, Izvestiya newspaper published an interview with JeanChristophe Maillot. The choreographer expresses his views on the Festival and Russian ballet traditions, and announces his plans: -“The Taming of the Shrew” is the first ballet you have done with a foreign troupe. How did you like that experience? Are you going to repeat it again? - You are right; I always work in Monte Carlo, as I need my dancers to work in my own style. Besides, it always takes a long time to create a qualified performance working in some other theatre. We have been working on the “Taming of the Shrew” for almost two years. First, we met with the Bolshoi Theatre's representatives in Monte Carlo; then, I was learning every single detail of the Russian dancers' techniques. Finally, I even dropped out of my own troupe to work with the Bolshoi, and now, it makes me guilty in a way. I would hardly work outside my own theatre again. However, if I do, it would be the Bolshoi, again. There, I will not spend so much time fixing multiple working details of general preparation process. - It seems the Bolshoi has already suggested another project to you? For additional information, please contact The Bolshoi Theatre Press Office by e-mail: [email protected] tel.: + 7 495 692-0818, Fax: + 7 495 692 3367 st th April 21 – 24 2015 Newsletter - Yes, we have some ideas. I have suggestions both from Moscow and from Saint Petersburg, but my personal priority is the Bolshoi, of course. In the “Taming of the Shrew”, we came very close to my idea of authentic concepts of dance and theatre. The Bolshoi has some secret – a unique one. I ask you to keep it. For details: http://izvestia.ru/news/585713#ixzz3Y8ve32iG The Bolshoi presented a contemporary XXI century version of Mozart's opera “The Marriage of Figaro” which had its premiere on 25 April. Olga Svistunova (TASS Agency) says: “The Bolshoi Theatre presented a contemporary view on the “The Marriage of Figaro” story. The director of performance, Evgeny Pisarev, working for the Bolshoi for the first time, was the one who suggested this concept. On 23 April, the press had a chance to evaluate this modern take on Mozart's masterpiece. The following excerpt is from the article about Mozart's work: “It is known that Mozart was working on “The Marriage of Figaro” from October 1785 to April 1786. It was done after a comedy by Pierre de Beaumarchais (La Nozze de Figaro) with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. The premiere took place in the Vienna Burg Theatre on 1 May 1786. It was written Italian. More than two hundred years have passed since that day, but this great work of the great composer is still on at the most prestigious stages of the world”. The reviewer also notes that at Bolshoi, the performance was first presented in 1926. “At the Bolshoi Theatre, “The Marriage of Figaro” was performed four times. Under the guidance of Boris Pokrovsky, it became an absolute record breaker, being shown two hundred and ninety one times – from 1956 to 1978”. “When I started to prepare for the staging, I wanted to reveal the authentic drama of the story”, Evgeny Pisarev, the director of this new concept of the opera says. “Mozart himself definitely reinforced the ideas of Beaumarchais. However, when I was watching all the beautiful versions of this story, I realized all of them served that very purpose, while festive mood of the opera was somehow lost for the audience. All I wanted was to bring it back”. For details: http://tass.ru/kultura/1924357 Yaroslav Sedov (Nezavisimaya Newspaper) describes the premiere of the ballet “Giselle” in the San Carlo Theatre in Napoli. Lyudmila Semenyaka, a ballet master and People's Artist of USSR, was the director of the Italian performance. The Bolshoi soloists Svetlana Zakharova and Ruslan Skvortsov danced the leading roles. Sedov notes that due to the economic crisis the theatre is able to produce only a couple of performances a year. “Well, if a work is to be done, it has to be done with an absolute professionalism; it has to be truthful, authentic, and sincere. The Russian ballet works exactly this way”, Roberto Giovanardi, a member of ATER, the biggest Italian Theatrical Association, says. Mr. Giovanardi has a half of the century experience of working with Russian troupes. “That is why we invited masters of the Bolshoi Theatre to perform the Italian “Giselle” in the San Carlo Theatre in Napoli. The worldwide celebrity Svetlana Zakharova dances in the title role; Lyudmila Semenyaka, Svetlana's mentor, ballet master and the author of today's interpretation, inherited her best Giselle ever from the great Ulanova”. “Semenyaka's principles are hard to be applied in modern practice, when the troupe is often formed from dancers from different schools. She stands for an integrity of performance and a deep feeling in every single role, which is the solid basis of Russian theatrical tradition. And today, we enjoy witnessing the magic of this logical version and fundamental reconsideration of style and images made by Semenyaka, Natalia Viskubenko, her assistant and a Bolshoi ballerina, and all the artists of the Napoli “Giselle””. For details: http://www.ng.ru/culture/2015-04-23/8_balet.html st th International mass media: press analysis April 21 – 24 The daily UK newspaper The Telegraph publishes an article by Mark Monahan about the visit of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo to London. The ballet company will perform Roméo et Juliette choreographed by Jean Christophe Maillot at the London Coliseum 23-25 April. Monahan traveled to Monaco to interview Maillot before his visit to London. “Since taking the helm of the company, Maillot has been busy. As well as creating almost 30 ballets for it, he oversaw, in 1997, the construction of a new light-filled rehearsal base in the neighboring area of Beausoleil, known as “L'Atelier”. Three years later, Maillot founded the biennial Monaco Dance Forum, a festival designed to promote Monaco as a crucible of dance”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/11546386/Jean-ChristopheMaillot-What-about-people-who-dont-know-about-dance.html MonteCarloNews.It the online Italian language news service about events in Monte Carlo reports about Jean-Christophe Maillot, the choreographer and director of the Ballets de Monte Carlo being awarded at the “Golden Mask” ceremony in Moscow for his The Taming of the Shrew at the Bolshoi Theatre. “The prestigious "Golden Mask" has just ended in Moscow. It is a Russian festival created in 1994 and boasting a prestigious award, the equivalent of the Oscars for the world of performing arts. These prestigious awards crown the successful work done in 2014 by JeanChristophe Maillot and dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet. For the main roles Krysanova Ekaterina (Catherine), Vladislav Lantratov (Petruchio), Olga Smirnova (White) and Semion Chudin (Lucentio) were chosen. It is the first time since his appointment as Director-Choreographer in 1993 that Jean-Christophe Maillot has created a show for another company that is not the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, and is the first time that the Bolshoi has invited a foreign choreographer to create a full evening ballet with the dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet. The new challenge was made possible thanks to the bonds of friendship woven from the meeting in 2009 between Jean-Christophe Maillot and Sergei Filin, director of the Bolshoi Ballet”. http://www.montecarlonews.it/2015/04/23/notizie/argomenti/altre-notizie1/articolo/il-coreografo-e-direttore-dei-balletti-di-monte-carlo-premiato-inrussia.html The Hong Kong Economic Journal one of the largest Chinese language daily newspapers in Hong Kong in an article written by Wu Jiarong reviews the recent performances of the Bolshoi Ballet as part of the Hong Kong Arts Festival. “The end of the treasure hunt at the festival was the Bolshoi Ballet performance of Balanchine's three part masterpiece Jewels. Balanchine's choreography for Jewels is something that you never really get tired of; it is also a comprehensive display of the extraordinary skill of today's Bolshoi theatre troupe. Kaptsova danced the lead in Emeralds on the first night. Her gestures are so touching, each dance is seductive, charming Italianate. Lantratov as her partner was elegant. Kretova as the second heroine was delicate. She walked onto the stage to leave scattered moments that seemed like clouds. Stashkevich shines in her role with playful and lively dancing. Lopatin as the male soloist, was also skilled. In Diamonds the images were rich and extremely exciting. The Polonaise was a spirited emotional ending, letting the audience go home with a feeling of excitement”. “In Flames of Paris Alexei Ratmansky's choreography is a rich feast. The leading role on the first night by was danced by Lantratov. The handsome dancer has impeccable technique and his performance was memorable. However Krysanova lacks charm, the choreography is too modest, there was less scope to show off her skills”. http://www1.hkej.com/dailynews/arts/article/1034315/%E7%8F%A0%E5%AF%B6 %EF%BC%8E%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0+%E8%8A%AD%E8%95%BE%E7%9 B%9B%E5%AE%B4 Many local online editions and local newspaper editions announce screenings in local cinemas of Bolshoi Ballet performances. The Londonist a local online news publication with information about entertainment in London reports about the opening of the new East Dulwich Picture House cinema where the programming promises a range from blockbusters to foreign language films, documentaries and stuff for kids. Plus live broadcasts from the NT, RSC, Bolshoi Ballet and New York Met Opera. http://londonist.com/2015/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-londons-newestcinema.php Naszemiasto (Poland) an online daily regional information publication announces the screening of live performances of Bolshoi Ballet performances in local Polish cinemas. “Cinema Praha begins its third season broadcasting live ballet performances from the "Bolshoi Ballet Live”. The Bolshoi Theatre has prepared for the season 2015/2016 real ballet hits "Don Quixote", "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Lady of the Camellias" and "The Nutcracker" choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich. The ballet company of the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow is huge and famous. For the more than two centuries of its existence the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow has made its mark not only among fans of the art of dance. Viewers around the world know that "Bolshoi" means the highest quality, technical mastery and unique beauty of ballet. The annual cycle of transmission and retransmission of the most beautiful ballets in Moscow has become a real treat for the audiences around the world. http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/najslynniejszy-balet-obejrzymy-w-polscekino-praha-pokaze,3358056,art,t,id,tm.html The daily Argentine newspaper La Razon publishes an article by Paula Conde who writes about an interview with the ballerina Nadia Muzyca who is prima ballerina of the Teatro Colón. . “Nadia Muzyca last year was named one of the six best dancers in the world winning the prize the "Benois de la Danse", "The Oscar of dance, "says Nadia, always with a smile. “The gala, of course, was at the Bolshoi in Moscow”. Muzyca describes receiving the Benois de la Danse as one of her dreams come true. www.larazon.com.ar/cultura/encanta-protagonista-pase-muera-final_0_671700012.html For additional information, please contact The Bolshoi Theatre Press Office by e-mail: [email protected] tel.: + 7 495 692-0818, Fax: + 7 495 692 3367 st The online entertainment news publication Broadway World publishes two different reviews of the recent Youth Grand Prix (YAGP) Galas in New York. In an article by Melia Kraus-har about the YAGP Gala at the David H Koch Theatre on 16 April writes “Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP Founders Larissa and Gennadi Saveliev distinguished YAGP from other competitions by focusing on relationship building and collaboration. The gala night celebrated the potential of the dance community and affirmed the legacy of YAGP alumni. (Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, is one of the members of the jury of the competition Youth America Grand Prix – editor's note). The shared bill of YAGP winners and professional dancers defined the arc of development in dance performance. Of the artists from around the world, the audience noticeably reveled in Bolshoi Ballet stars Evgenia Obraztsova and Semyon Chudin's pas de deux from The Pharaoh's Daughter. The Bolshoi dancers' exceptional batterie turned the smallest of actions, like Obraztsova's sur le coup de pied and Chudin's entrecôte jumps into magnificent moments”. In another article Rose Marija writes “On April 17, 2015, David Hallberg Presents: Legacy, was presented as the final performance of the Youth America Grand Prix. Hallberg himself served as moderator, introducing the evening's participating dancers and the companies: the Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Mariinsky Ballet, Tokyo Ballet in their U.S. debut, ABT Studio Company, and the Australian Ballet. Yekaterina Kondaurova of the Mariinsky Ballet was lovely, dancing Balanchine's Diamonds Pas De Deux, partnered by Semyon Chudin of the Bolshoi Ballet. Russian dancers put their own stamp on the Balanchine works. Kondaurova is beautiful in body and spirit. She would do well to extend her lower leg beyond the knee as fully as she does with every other body part. This presentation was a certainly a success. Chudin and Evgenia Obraztsova, of the Bolshoi Ballet, exhibited Russian technique, performing a pas de deux from The Pharaoh's Daughter, choreography by Pierre Lacotte”. http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/BWW -Reviews-David-HallbergPresents-LEGACY-20150423 http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/BWW-Reviews-Youth-AmericaGrand-Prixs-Starry-Night-of-a-Gala-20150422-page2 th April 21 – 24 2015 Newsletter The New York Times publishes an article by Roslyn Sulcas that announces, “Mikhail Baryshnikov will perform in a new solo work based on the poems of Joseph Brodsky, created for him by Alvis Hermanis, the director of the New Riga Theatre in Riga, Latvia, where Mr. Baryshnikov was born. Called “Brodsky/Baryshnikov”, the piece will have its premiere in Riga on Oct. 15. A tour to the United States, as part of an international tour, is planned for 2016. “Alvis knew that I had been very lucky to be next to Joseph for 20-plus years, and he had grown up reading his work, which had a big impact on his life and creative credo”, Mr. Baryshnikov said”. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/baryshnikov-to-perform-in-a-showbased-on-brodskys-poetry/?ref=dance&_r=1 In brief On April 22, the Samara Theater of Opera and Ballet presented the opera The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov after a story of Ostrovsky. Maxim Paster (the Bolshoi Theatre) played the part of Tsar Berendey. http://samara.ru/read/79210 Interfax announces: in honor of the 70th Anniversary of the Great Victory, new apple trees will be planted on the territory of the Bolshoi Theatre. http://www.interfax-russia.ru/Moscow/special.asp?id=605279&sec=1729 Всеmaterials All материалы, used inиспользованные the digest are the public в обзоре domain находятся of information в Большой балет кино открытом agencies, mass доступе media, на civil официальных society organizations сайтахвинформационных and government agencies official web sites and may not correspond to the digest’s агентств, средств массовой информации, общественных Редактура: Роман Малый editorial opinion. организаций и государственных ведомств и могут не совпадать Photos: Damir Yusupov and Mikhail Logvinov additional information, please contact The Bolshoi Theatre сFor мнением редакции. 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