The ballet "Sleeping Beauty" on stage on April 10
News публикувана на: 04.04.2024
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The ballet "Sleeping Beauty" by P. И. Tchaikovsky will be shown on 10 April /Wednesday/ at 7 pm on the stage of the State Opera - Stara Zagora.
"Sleeping Beauty" is considered the most beautiful ballet music written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and became one of the most famous ballets of the world classical repertoire. Along with the great composer's ballet masterpieces Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty is a must-see in the repertoire of every prestigious world theatre. First staged in 1890 on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre-St. Petersburg, to this day this title is among the most beloved of ballets large and small. Charles Perrault's fairy tale, presented through the language of dance, captivates with its magnificent music, virtuosity of dance, as well as the variety of fairy tale characters, which, in addition to the dance challenge, offers vivid acting performances. Stara Zagora Opera's ballet "Sleeping Beauty" is set in a classical style, the choreography is based on Marius Petipa's brilliant interpretation. The staging and direction are by the great Russian dancer, choreographer, film actor and renowned ballet entrepreneur and teacher Andrei Bosov, who came to Stara Zagora at the invitation of prima ballerina Sylvia Tomova - artistic director of the Stara Zagora Opera Ballet. The sets of "Sleeping Beauty" are the work of the famous Bulgarian scenographer Ivan Tokadzhiev, and the fairy-tale costumes are designed by Maria Blazheva, for whom this is the second production of "Sleeping Beauty" /in 2004 she designed the costumes for the production of the National Ballet-Sofia/.
The performance of the ballet "Sleeping Beauty" involves the entire multinational ballet company of the State Opera-Stara Zagora, which in recent creative seasons has marked an amazing leap in its professional growth. The achievements of the young troupe under the direction of prima ballerina and pedagogue Sylvia Tomova are highly appreciated by professional critics, connoisseurs and spectators in all parts of Bulgaria and Europe.
On April 10, 2024, the roles of Aurora and Prince Desiree will be danced by Akari Morimatsu and Tomoki Ishigo, Yukari Mizu will be Fairy Lilac, Romina Slavova will take on the role of the evil fairy Karabos, Blue Bird and Florina will be performed by Jorge Barani and Tsao-Yu Chen.
The action transports the viewer to the 17th century, to the time of Louis XIV, one of the founders of the art of ballet. It was a time marked by fairy-tale glamour, filled with art, music, literature, dance, fashion and leisure for pleasure. Characters from Charles Perrault's fairy tales - The Blue Bird, Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood - also appear in the production during the courtly ball scenes. The action is transported to the castle of Jusset, the Loire Valley and the Forest of Sleep with Princess Aurora (Dawn) and Prince Désirée (Desire). The viewer encounters the conflicting elements in the world - the bearers of good, the Lilac Fairy (the violet flame ) and the Fairy of evil (Fairy Carabosse).
"The Sleeping Beauty is the fourth major classical ballet to enter the repertoire of the talented ballet company of the Stara Zagora Opera in 2021.