On December 16th, the classic ballet "Onegin" of the National Ballet of China premiered at the Beijing Tianqiao Theater and debuted as a key play in the 5th China International Ballet Season.
Photography: At that time
"The world ballet classic Onegin is a masterpiece of the brilliant wisdom of pushkin, Tchaikovsky and John Kranko, and since its introduction in 1965, it has influenced generations of dancers and choreographers around the world." Feng Ying, head of China Ballet and artistic director, introduced that in 2008, China Ballet first put this work on the Chinese stage. As a model of theatrical ballet, "Onegin" breaks the stylized expression of classical ballet, the action design and choreography are full of creativity, the dramatic conflict is strong and extreme, and it poses a double challenge to the dancers' dance skills and character portrayal ability.
For more than a decade, "Onegin" has witnessed the continuous growth of Chinese ballet dancers. In this round of rehearsals, due to the impact of the epidemic, German artists who had planned to participate in the rehearsal could not come to China, and Reed Anderson, artistic director of the Johann Kranko Foundation, conducted a directed rehearsal online. In the process, artists from both countries need to constantly overcome the time difference and language barriers, through the small screen, accurately docking every detail.
On the night of the premiere, Zhang Jian and Ma Xiaodong, the chief actors of ChinaBa, played the heroine Dagjana and the male protagonist Onegin respectively, and the three double dances portrayed the characters' inner entanglement and forbearance to the fullest. The young actors who play Olga, Leninsky and the Duke of Gleming, Zhan Lilu, Zheng Yu and Wu Dianyu, also performed well. Musically, under the leadership of Music Director Zhang Yi, the China Ballet Symphony Orchestra played the picturesque music of Tchaikovsky.
"Onegin" will continue to be staged until December 19, and three different casts will take turns on stage.