Дягилев PS 2014 Дневник фестиваля

In 2014 as part of the UK-Russia Year of Culture, two British ballet companies appeared as special guests of the Festival with performances FAR (choreography by Wayne McGregor | Random Dance) and Sutra (choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui).

The ballet Sutra was premiėred in 2008 in London, and thereafter shown immediately around the world to an enthusiastic reception. The participation of 17 monks from Shaolin Temple brings Kung Fu techniques into the heart of the choreography, and combined with an extravagant set design by the outstanding modern sculptor Antony Gormley they make this ballet one of the most powerful and thought-provoking in the modern repertory.

Wayne McGregor's choreography establishes its own unique and independent dance system. It has been described as the "higher mathematics" of modern choreography, bringing to it the latest scientific advances in the realm of the human body's bio-rhythms.

A Conference - ANATOMY OF DANCE – with the participation of established choreographers, including Wayne McGregor, and a range of other researchers into the language of ballet aroused intense interest from an international audience.

The Festival gave a major focus to the Perm Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet at the Grand Hall of Petersburg Academic Philharmonic, with concert performances conducted by Teodor Currentzis, and with the premieres of the Ballet Russes’ Heritage: ballets “The Jester” (Prokofiev / Miroshnichenko) and “Les Noces” (Stravinsky / Kylián).

The 110th anniversary of the birth of George Balanchine was celebrated with a photo exhibition by that eminent chronicler of New York City Ballet - American photographer Paul Kolnik in the Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy and at the Mikhailovsky Theatre.

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