25.02.2011
New production of Le Corsaire
13, 14, 15, 28, 29.03.2009
Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Ballet Farukh Ruzimatov presents his rendition of the famous title.
On 13, 14, 15 March the Mikhailovsky Ballet is presenting new production of Le Corsaire in choreography revised by Farukh Ruzimatov, Artistic Director of the company.
Farukh Ruzimatov is widely considered as one of the greatest Ali ever — now the internationally renowned dancer and artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Ballet presents his own rendition of the famous ballet. «Our starting point is the existing ballet by Marius Petipa and Pyotr Gusev. We have tried to create a new version of the famous ballet: on one hand, a more dynamic, bright and showy one, on the other hand, more approximate to the original ballet», he comments. The new production of Le Corsaire to be premiered at the Mikhailovsky Theatre consists of two acts instead of three as the most common version performed across the globe does.
The sets and costumes for the new production were created by the renowned theatre artist Valery Levental, who had been working as an art director of the Bolshoi Theatre for many years. «Valery Levental is a brilliant designer who has worked with many famous choreographers in many theatres. The important quality of the designer is his willing to create the sets and costumes that would attract both experienced and new public», Farukh Ruzimatov admits.
World famous principals of the Mikhailovsky Denis Matvienko, Irina Perren, Semyon Chudin and Anastasia Matvienko will take the leading roles in the premiere performances of the production.
• Farukh Ruzimatov has been appointed Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Ballet in 2007. Since that time the company presented four new productions — Giselle, Spartacus, Cipollino and Romeo and Juliet to a much public acclaim both in Russia and abroad. The Mikhailovsky Ballet recently performed to a great success in London, Venice and in Japan. The company has been nominated for Best Foreign Dance Company in Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards in 2008.
• The plot of the ballet Le Corsaire is based on the poem by George Gordon Byron, though, unlike the original story, is crowned with a happy end. The ballet Le Corsaire set to the music by Adolphe Adam was first staged by Joseph Mazilier in 1856 in Paris. Two years later it appeared in St Petersburg in the chorographical version by Jules Perrot. In 1868 Marius Petipa premiered his own version of the ballet, adding some new dances, e.g. the famous pas d’esclaves. The music was several times revised by such composers as Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pyotr Oldenburgsky.
On 13, 14, 15 March the Mikhailovsky Ballet is presenting new production of Le Corsaire in choreography revised by Farukh Ruzimatov, Artistic Director of the company.
Farukh Ruzimatov is widely considered as one of the greatest Ali ever — now the internationally renowned dancer and artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Ballet presents his own rendition of the famous ballet. «Our starting point is the existing ballet by Marius Petipa and Pyotr Gusev. We have tried to create a new version of the famous ballet: on one hand, a more dynamic, bright and showy one, on the other hand, more approximate to the original ballet», he comments. The new production of Le Corsaire to be premiered at the Mikhailovsky Theatre consists of two acts instead of three as the most common version performed across the globe does.
The sets and costumes for the new production were created by the renowned theatre artist Valery Levental, who had been working as an art director of the Bolshoi Theatre for many years. «Valery Levental is a brilliant designer who has worked with many famous choreographers in many theatres. The important quality of the designer is his willing to create the sets and costumes that would attract both experienced and new public», Farukh Ruzimatov admits.
World famous principals of the Mikhailovsky Denis Matvienko, Irina Perren, Semyon Chudin and Anastasia Matvienko will take the leading roles in the premiere performances of the production.
• Farukh Ruzimatov has been appointed Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Ballet in 2007. Since that time the company presented four new productions — Giselle, Spartacus, Cipollino and Romeo and Juliet to a much public acclaim both in Russia and abroad. The Mikhailovsky Ballet recently performed to a great success in London, Venice and in Japan. The company has been nominated for Best Foreign Dance Company in Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards in 2008.
• The plot of the ballet Le Corsaire is based on the poem by George Gordon Byron, though, unlike the original story, is crowned with a happy end. The ballet Le Corsaire set to the music by Adolphe Adam was first staged by Joseph Mazilier in 1856 in Paris. Two years later it appeared in St Petersburg in the chorographical version by Jules Perrot. In 1868 Marius Petipa premiered his own version of the ballet, adding some new dances, e.g. the famous pas d’esclaves. The music was several times revised by such composers as Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pyotr Oldenburgsky.
