Anna Karenina
In 1877 this monumental work was born.
It reached heights that Russian literature had never reached. The great writer Dostoevsky commented excitedly: "This is a perfect masterpiece of art, and there is no such thing in modern European literature that can be compared with it!" He even called Tolstoy the "god of art." The heroine of the book, Anna Karenina, has become one of the beautiful and plump female figures in the history of world literature.
For more than 100 years, writers from all over the world have put Anna on the stage, on the screen, and on the fluorescent screen according to their own understanding.
Vivien Leigh's version of Anna Karenina
Sophie Marceau's version of Anna Karenina
Kayla Knightley's version of Anna Karenina
As a performance commemorating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, this classic will be reinterpreted by the Russian Glinka State Model Opera- Ballet Theater, and the audience will have the opportunity to experience the original classics from Russia at the Beijing Tianqiao Theater!
Taste the classic original
In the nineteenth century, the Russian high-society noblewoman Anna Karenina pursued love, but in the face of Karenin's hypocrisy, Vronsky's indifference and selfishness, she ran into a bloody head, and finally ended up committing suicide on the track and dying at the station. The period, system, character, and psychology of contradictions make the whole book bump in the whirlpool of contradictions. The novel tells the story of Anna's tortuous and tragic life.
With the help of famous tragic stories, love and desire, hypocrisy and deception, despair and death are condensed into this ballet. It also shows the etiquette and life of the nobles of St. Petersburg and Moscow in the second half of the nineteenth century. This helps to understand the complex relationships of the characters, their unfulfilled hopes and dreams, their desire for the future, and their perception of the present. The choreographers did not force the audience to draw any conclusions, but only pushed people to think about this world masterpiece from an unusual perspective.
Ballet meets world famous books
How the artistic charm of "Anna Karenina" is displayed on the stage with ballet is one of the most anticipated focuses.
Anna's costume on the stage, with white, black and blood red symbolizing purity, darkness and passion, heralds Anna's fate and also metaphors the complex aspects of the characters' hearts. Anna is a dutiful wife and mother, as well as a passionate lover. The dancers are also sometimes tough, sometimes crazy, like the burning of spirit and flesh. Heavy snow in Russia, crowded train stations, and palatial attics are all presented in abstract and concise ways. The complex female heart - desire, repression, pleasure, unrestrained, is presented through the dancer's body language, pathetic and frightening, touching.
The screenwriter uses the language of dance to outline the rebirth of a woman. This work full of inner tension accurately grasps the psychological and emotional conflicts of the characters and presents them to the audience. The dance drama puts aside the side line and focuses on the emotional entanglement of the three "Anna Karenin-Vronsky", successfully depicting a woman who has been reborn by love. Rebel against society, let the motherly love fall, let the inner world collapse, and destroy it without hesitation. In addition, the screenwriter reflects the mysterious characters in the spiritual inner world of the characters and presents them as the main theme of the entire ballet. Dance dramas are not only about the past era, but also about the timeless emotional topics contained in the repertoire that resonate with today's audiences.
A world-class ballet company
Due to the particularity of the repertoire, only a few theaters performed. This world-class professional ballet company in China is not to be missed.
The Chelyabinsk Opera-Ballet Theatre was founded in 1956. With their unique style, dedication and classic performances, the first artists of the Ballet gave the Glinka Ballet Theatre a leading position in the national dance world. The annual "Ekaterina Maksimova Medal" ballet festival takes place at the theater. The performances of the theater are appreciated by audiences from different countries such as Russia, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, France, etc.
In recent years, the theater has adapted and produced the famous ballets "Maihime", "Pakita", "Notre Dame de Paris" and "The Poetry of Bran", which have been greatly successful.
Performance team
Vera Abdrowa
Artist of the Russian Federation, stage director of choreography;
Twice awarded the highest theatre award "Golden Pole" in St. Petersburg;
Soloist at Boris Eifman since 1992;
Since 2010, he has been the principal dancer and choreographer of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Anna (A) -
Catherine Jomokina Safronova
Winner of the first International Competition in Astana.
Since 2003, abbay State Academy of Opera and Ballet Theatre Ballet soloist; since 2009, Russian Glinka State Opera and Ballet Theatre Ballet Soloist.
Appeared in repertoire: "Swan Lake", "Fountain", "Legend of Love", "Sleeping Beauty", "Don Quixote", "Underwater Kingdom" and so on.
Touring experience: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker: China, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium; Minkus's Bahtah (Italy); Minkus's Maiko (Israel).
Anna (B) -
Valeria. Kryyeva
Graduated from the Belm International Dance School (Master Class of Meritorious Artists of the Russian Federation Gubina) as a ballerina soloist; in the same year was admitted to the Ballet Company of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Glinka.
Appeared in plays: "Swan Lake", "Don Quixote", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Nutcracker", "Romeo and Juliet", "Cat in the Boots", etc.
Vronsky: Zulap Mikiraj
Graduated from the Moscow State Dance Academy "Dance Art"; winner of the first international competition in Astana.
He has performed as a soloist at the National Model Theatre of Uzbekistan, a ballet soloist at the Cairo Opera House in Egypt, and a guest soloist at the Greco Theatre in Rome.
Appeared in plays: "The Nutcracker", "Romeo and Juliet", "Swan Lake", "Spartagus", "Amir's Night", "Zorba", etc.
Tour experience: Since 2001, he has toured Japan, Turkey, China, Germany, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Spain and other places.
Karenin: Mikhail Ferrato (played)
Winner of the New York International Ballet Dancer Competition; Winner of the Astana International Ballet Dancer Competition.
Since 2003 he has been a ballet soloist at the Glinka State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Russia.
Repertoire: "Pirate Ship", "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Nutcracker", "Faust", opera "Romeo and Juliet", "Spartacus", "Don Quixote", etc.
Tour experience: Toured with Chelsea Ballet in China, Italy, Israel and other countries.
State Model Opera and Dance Theatre in Glinka, Russia
Performance time: October 20, 2019 (Sunday) 19:30
Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Theater (No. 30 Beiwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing)
Ticket price: 680/580/380/280/180/100
Organizer: Shanghai Jingying Culture Media Co., Ltd
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