Crown of the Russian Ballet
Would
you like 2 tickets to the ballet?
Royal Moscow Ballet will be in Durban in July with 'Crown of the Russian Ballet' on Saturday July 28th at 2pm and 6pm. It will be performed at the Playhouse Opera.
This time they bring a ballet
programme featuring new works not brought to Durban before, Paquita with music by Ludwig Minkus
choreographed after Marius Petipa; and The
Firebird – a one act ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography
by Anatoly Emelianov.
Paquita is the creation
of French composer Édouard Deldevez and Paris Opéra Ballet Master Joseph
Mazilier. In 1847, Paquita was staged for the
first time in Russia for the Imperial Ballet of St Petersburg by MariusPetipa and Pierre-Frédéric
Malavergne, being the first work ever staged by Petipa in Russia. In 1881,
Petipa produced a revival of the ballet for which he added new pieces specially
composed by Ludwig Minkus. This included the Paquita pas de trois for
the first act and the Paquita grand pas classique and
the Mazurka des enfants for the last act. Petipa's version
of Paquita was retained in the repertory of the Mariinsky
Theatre until 1926.
Petipa's
1881 additions for Paquita survived long after
the full-length ballet left the stage. Today these pieces, particularly
the Grand pas classique, are major cornerstones of the traditional
classical ballet repertory and have been staged by ballet companies throughout
the world.
The Firebird is a ballet and
orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season
of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes company; the original choreography was
by Michel Fokine, with a scenario by Alexandre Benois and Fokine
based on the Russian fairy tales of the Firebird and the blessing and
curse it possesses for its owner. When first performed at the Opéra de
Paris on 25 June 1910, the work was an instant success with both audience and
critics.
The ballet has
historic significance not only as Stravinsky's breakthrough piece, but also as
the beginning of the collaboration between Diaghilev and Stravinsky that would
also produce the acclaimed ballets Petrushka
(1911) and The Rite of Spring
(1913).
In a country starved of professional ballet, the
regular visits from dancers of the Royal Moscow Ballet are always a treat. The
company arrives in the country for a six city tour in July covering
Johannesburg, Sasolburg, Gaborone; Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.
Royal Moscow Ballet has toured successfully around the
globe presenting more than a thousand performances. The company, which consists
of graduates of the best Russian choreography, ballet and dance schools,
premiered as the Royal Moscow Ballet on the 12 August 2002. The founders
are Anatoly Emelianov and Anna Aleksidze.
In
2018 the Royal Moscow Ballet will be
celebrating its 16th anniversary. The company has created more than
20 modern and 15 classical ballets. The ballets were created by choreographers
/ founders Anatoly and Aleksidze.
The
Royal Moscow Ballet has visited countries such as Tanzania, Zambia and Kenya –
the first visit of a Russian ballet company to East Africa, The dancers
performed on specially built stages near Victoria Falls.
In
honour of their contribution to the furthering of Russian Culture both Anna
Alexidze and Anatoly Emelianov were awarded the prestigious Knight of the
Second Order of Dyagilev in 2007.
Royal
Moscow Ballet is presented by Edouard Miasnikov Agency whose objective remains
to widen cultural exchange and sharing between Russia and South Africa: www.russianartists.co.za.
National Tour
Johannesburg:
Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace: 21 July @ 3pm and 7pm; 22 July @ 3pm
Sasolburg:
Etienne Rousseau Theatre: 23 July @ 7pm
Gabarone:
International Convention Centre, Grand Palm – 25 July @ 7pm
Durban: Playhouse Opera: 28 July @
2pm and 6pm
Bloemfontein:
Sand du Plessis Theatre: 30 July @ 7pm
Port
Elizabeth: Opera House: 31 July at 5pm @ 8pm
Book
nationally through Computicket
(Bloemfontein
tickets at PACOFS ticket office)
Giveaway: Win 2 tickets to the Royal
Moscow Ballet show in Durban.
One lucky winner will win 2 tickets
to the Durban show. It’s the perfect romantic evening for you and that someone
special.
Just answer this easy question:
Where is the show playing in Durban?
1.
Playhouse
Opera
2.
Wavehouse
3.
The
Funhouse
This competition is only for the
Durban show and only for the evening show.
Closing date: Early July 2018.
Ts and Cs apply.
