"POLOVTSIAN DANCES" one-act ballet

"The Polovtsian dances" ballet
by composer Alexander Borodin

Art Director - Kamilla Huseynova
Ballet Tutor - Naila Mamedzade

FEATURING:
Anar Tahirov
Alsu Gimadiyeva
Tamilla Mamedzade
Anar Mikayilov

"The Polovtsian Dances" is an exotic scene at the end of Act II of Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor.

The work remained unfinished when the composer died in 1887, although he had worked on it for more than a decade.

A performing version was prepared by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov, appearing in 1890. Several other versions, or "completions," of the opera have been made. The dances are performed with chorus and last between 11 and 14 minutes.

They occur in Act I or Act II, depending on which version of the opera is being used. Their music is popular and sometimes given in concert as an orchestral showpiece. At such performances the choral parts are often omitted.

The ballet fascinates with its beautiful Orient motives.

Видео "POLOVTSIAN DANCES" one-act ballet канала Anar Tahirov