Swan Lake. Russian Classic Grand Ballet
Ballet "Swan Lake" from the Russian Classic Grand Ballet - leading roles performed by soloists of the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater- November 8, 2011 on the stage of the Russian Drama Theater (Lugansk). The organizer is the concert agency "Master Show".
The performances and gala concerts of the "Russian Classic Grand Ballet" unite the ballet traditions of the leading theaters of Russia - the Bolshoi TheaterRussia, St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater and leading theaters in Italy,Germany, Japan and USA.
Russia n Classic Grand Ballet - anti-reprise theater "Russian Classical Grand Ballet". Artistic director - Konstantin Pinchuk.
The idea of creating the "Russian Classic Grand Ballet" is to maintain the traditions of classical art. Theater choreographers -Vladimir Troshchenko and Alexander Sokolov are graduates of two world famous Russiansschools of classical ballet. Vladimir Troshchenko - Leningrad choreographicschool named after A. Vaganova, Alexander Sokolov - course of choreographers of the Moscowchoreographic school, class of Y. Grigorovich.
The repertoire of the "Russian Classic Grand Ballet" includes classical ballet performances - "Swan Lake", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sleepingbeauty”, “Giselle”, “The Nutcracker”, “Spartacus”, “Don Quixote”, opera productions –"La traviata", "Cio-Cio-San", "The Queen of Spades", "Eugene Onegin", musicals - "MyCarmen", "The Bremen Town Musicians", the rock opera "Juno and Avos".
Tours of the "Russian Classic Grand Ballet" with a program of gala concerts are held in countries near and farabroad - Italy, Spain, France, Israel, Germany - countries in which"Russian Seasons" were presented.Among the invited soloists are Ilze Liepa, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, NinaSemizorova, Mark Peretokin, Aidar Akhmetov, Julia Makhalina, Anastasia Volochkova,Evgeny Ivanchenko, Danil Korsuntsev, Ilya Kuznetsov, Feton Miozzi, Jessica
Mezey, Elena Filipieva, Gennady Zhalo,Irina Surneva, Ivato Marihito, Denis Matvienko.
The first musical of the theater was the musical performance "My Carmen" -a combination of opera, classical ballet and contemporary stage. Director - YuriSeagull, producer - Konstantin Pinchuk, main parts - Tamara Gverdtsiteli andGiovanni Ribichiesu.
In the productions of "Russian Classic Grand Ballet" you can see both accomplished world stars and those who make their ownfirst professional steps.
Rising stars of the classicalballet - now winners of international competitions - Yana Solenko, Ivan Vasiliev,Oksana Bondareva, Solfi Kim, Viktor Ischuk, Artem Alifanov, Natalya Matsak and a lot others.
Konstantin Pinchuk: “Ballet is beauty, grace, a fairy tale! The magical world of art, which once touched the soul of a person, no longer leaves it. It is impossible to talk about him, you need to watch and admire him.
Ballet "Swan Lake" - libretto by Vladimir Begichev, Vasily Geltser, music -Pyotr Tchaikovsky, revised by Ricardo Drigo, choreography by Marius Petipa, Leo Ivanov.
The premiere took place on March 4, 1877 at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. "Swan Lake" was divided into 4 acts, one picture pereveryone. Resinger's production was considered a failure and was not a success.In 1882, choreographer I. Gansen renewed and partially edited the oldperformance. In 1894, in a concert dedicated to the memory of P. I. Tchaikovsky,the second act of the ballet directed by Lev Ivanov is shown. The main parties wereinvolved Italian dancer P. Legnani and Soloist of His Imperial Majesty P. A. Gerdt.
On January 15, 1895, the performance was staged at the Mariinsky Theaterentirely. The libretto was revised anew by Marius Petipa and M. I. Tchaikovsky.Score - Marius Petipa and Ricardo Drigo. The choreography belonged to (firstpicture of the first act, the second act, except for the Venetian and Hungariandances and apotheosis) Petipa and Lev Ivanov (the second picture of the first act,Venetian and Hungarian dances - in the second and third acts).
Pierina Legnani- Italian ballerina and ballet teacher, for some time wassoloist of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, performing a number of historical roles andmaking a significant contribution to Russian ballet art. A prominent representative of the Italianballet school, which was characterized by a virtuoso dance technique bordering onacrobatics. In 1893-1901, Legnani held the title of Prima Ballerina of the Mariinskytheatre." In this capacity, she participated in the premiere production of "Raymonda" by A.K. Glazunov and "Swan Lake" by P. I. Tchaikovsky. In the ballets "Harlemtulip" (1887) and "Swan Lake" by Legnani one of the first in Russia she performed 32 fouettes.
The performance was recognized as the lyrical pinnacle of the Russian classicalballet. The triumphal procession of the "Swan Lake" - one of the best romanticballets, continues for more than 100 years and to this day remains a real gemclassical ballet.
The plot of "Swan Lake" is based on many folkloremotifs, including an old German legend about a beautifulPrincess Odette, turned into a swan by the curse of an evil sorcerer - knight Rothbart.
Main characters: Prince Siegfried, Odette-Odile, Rothbard.
The plot of the ballet "Swan Lake"
Act one
Picture 1.Prince Siegfried is celebrating his coming of age. Friends invite the prince to hunt.
Picture 2. Night. There are swans on the shore of the lake. These are girls bewitched by the evil wizard Rothbart. Only at night does he return the human form to the swan girls. With bated breath, the prince watches the white swan transform into a beautiful girl. This is Odette, the swan queen. Siegfried is fascinated by her beauty. Odette tells the princesad story of witchcraft. Only deep and devoted love can bring girls deliverance from evil spells. Siegfried swears love and fidelity to Odette.
Action two
Scene 3. Ball in the castle of the princess. Siegfried must choose his bride. Rothbart appears in disguise. With him is his daughter Odile. She is so similar to Odette that Siegfried takes her for his beloved and is ready to call Odile his bride. A vision of Odette arises and Siegfried realizes that he has been deceived by Rothbart.
Act Three
Scene 4. Lake Shore. The swan girls are waiting for Odette. Odette returns and tells about Siegfried's betrayal. Siegfried runs in. He begs Odette for forgiveness. The prince engages in battle with the wizard who has appeared. Seeing that the young man is threatened with death, Odette rushes to his aid. To save her beloved, she is ready to sacrifice herself. Odette and Siegfried win. The girls are free. The anthem of love, youth and beauty sounds.
Life is perpetual motion
Don't Look for Beauty
Stop for a moment
When she's on top.
Stop sometimes
That moment is dangerous
She is always on the move
And that's why she's beautiful!
Oh, just don't stop... (Valentin Gaft "Fuete")
Ekaterina Nasredinova