Be wise, taste wines and adjusts your boundless hope to the cup of life, which is small. Even as we speak cruel time flees jealous. Harvest the present day, the morrow is uncertain. Seize the day. Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero. (Quintus Horatius Flaccus 65–8 b.C.)
Alina Kaicheva Алина Каичева as “Fairy of Diamonds”, “Sleeping Beauty Спящая красавица“, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky Иван Всеволожской, based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault, choreo by Marius Petipa, Andrey Petrov Андрей Петров, Natalia Kasatkina Наталия Касаткина and Vladimir Vasiliev Владимир Василёв, costume design by Olga Polyanskaya Ольга Полянская, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia (January 18, 2024).
Note I: Some links leading to the english version of the Kremlin Ballet website do not work or have incomplete information. For this reason, they are published in their russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
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Elena Solomyanko Елена Соломянко, “Autodance”, choreo by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, music by Ori Lichtik, costume design by Rebecca Hytting. As part of the program “Bloom. Tea or Coffee. Autodance”, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre (Stanmus) Музыкального театра им. К.С. Станиславского и Вл.И. Немировича Данченко (MAMT), Moscow, Russia (September 29, 2023).
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Anastasiya Zinchenko Анастасия Зинченко, “Nutcracker Щелкунчик”, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” (1816) by Ernst Hoffmann, choreo by Vasily Vainonen Василий Вайнонен, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, design bySimon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Liudmila Ulantseva Людміла Уланцева as “Odile”, “Swan Lake Лебединое Oзеро”, choreo by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov Лев Иванов and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, costume design by Galina Solovyova Галина Соловьева, Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus Большой театр Беларуси, Opierny Teatr Opera and Ballet Theatre, Minsk, Republic of Belarus (January 2020).
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Anastasia Teterina Анастасия Тетерина as “Lilac Fairy” (her debut in this character), “Sleeping Beauty Спящая красавица“, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky Иван Всеволожской, based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault, choreo by Marius Petipa, Andrey Petrov Андрей Петров, Natalia Kasatkina Наталия Касаткина and Vladimir Vasiliev Владимир Василёв, costume design by Olga Polyanskaya Ольга Полянская, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia (January 18, 2024).
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Francesca Hayward as “Manon Lescaut” and Marcelino Sambé as Chevalier Des Grieux, “Manon”, based on the novel “L’Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut” by Antoine François Prévost (Abbé Prévost), music by Gilles Massenet, choreo by Sir Kenneth McMillan, design by Nicholas Georgiadis, The Royal Ballet, London, England.
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Diana Vishneva Диана Вишнёва as “Carmen” and Igor Zelensky Игорь Зеленский as “José”, “Carmen“, music by Georges Bizet, libretto by Roland Petit based on the novel of the same name by Prosper Mérimée, choreo by Roland Petit, set design and costume by Antoni Clavé, lighting design by Roland Petit, with dancers of Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (Novat) Новосибирский Государственный Академический Театр Оперы и Балета (Hobat), 2014 Igor Zelensky Gala, Mariinsky Theatre Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (July 15, 2014).
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Alina Kaicheva Алина Каичева as “Pelageia”, “The Scarlet FlowerАленький цветочек”, music by Vladimir Kuptsov Владимир Купцов, libretto by Vladimir Kuptsov Владимир Купцов and Andrey Petrov Андрей Петров based on the fairy tale of the same name by Sergey Aksakov Сергей Аксаков, choreo by Andrey Petrov Андрей Петров, costume design by Olga Polyanskaya Ольга Полянская, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
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Valeriya Pobedinskaya Валерия Побединская, Aliya Khassenova Алия Хасенова and Yuliya Voronina Юлия Воронина, “The Three Odalisques”, “Schéhérazade Шехеразада”, choreo by Mikhail Fokine (1910) reconstruction by Isabelle Fokine and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (1994), music by Nikolay Rimsky Korsakov Николай Римский Корсаков, set and costume design by Anna Nezhnaya Анна Нежная, Anatoly Nezhny Анатолий Нежный (original set by Léon Bakst Леон Бакст), 2012 Russian Seasons of the XXI Century Festival, Mikhailovsky Theater Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 3-5, 2012).
Note I: I would like to express my gratitude to Valeriya Pobedinskaya for providing the info that allowed me to describe this post with data that was unknown for me.Thanks Valeriya!
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Alisa Voronova Алиса Воронова as “Giselle” and Nikolay Chevychelov Николай Чевычелов as “Count Albrecht”, “Giselle Жизель”, music by Adolphe Adam, libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jean Henry Saint Georges, choreo by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa, costume design by Elizaveta Dvorkina Елизавета Дворкина, Moscow Classical Ballet Theatre Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasiliev Театр классического балета Наталия Касаткина и Владимир Василёв, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia (December 4, 2023).
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Yekaterina Kondaurova Екатерина Кондаурова as “Carmen”, “Carmen Suite Кармен сюиты”, choreo and libretto by Alberto Alonso (libretto based on the story “Carmen” by Prosper Mérimée), music by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin Родион Щедрин, production design by Boris Messerer Борис Мессерер, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр (new stage), Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Polina Semionova Полина Семионова as “Nikiya Никия”, “La Bayadère Баядеркa”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, choreo by Marius Petipa (1877), Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани (1941), Konstantin Sergeyev Константин Сергеев and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский, music by Ludwig Minkus, costume by Evgeny Ponomarev Евгений Пономарёв, Mikhailovsky Theatre Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (March 2014).
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Zlata Dorofeeva Злата Дорофеева, “Cleopatra Клеопатра”, music by Vladimir Kachesov Владимиp Качесов, libretto and choreo by Andrey Petrov Андрей Петров, stage design by Grigory Belov Григорий Белов, costume design by Olga Polyanskaya Ольга Полянская, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
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Nadzeya Filipava Надзея Філіпавa as “The Firebird” and Oleg Eromkin Алег Яромкін as “Prince Ivan Tsarevich”, “The Firebird Жар птушка”, libretto and choreo by Mikhail Fokine reconstruction by Isabelle Fokine and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа, music by Igor Stravinsky Игорь Стравинский, costume by Léon Bakst Леон Бакст, Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus Большой театр Беларуси, Opierny Teatr Opera and Ballet Theatre, Minsk, Republic of Belarus (March 15, 2019).
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Maia Makhateli მაია მახათელი as “Raymonda” (niece of the Countess Sybil de Daurice) and Young Gyu Choi as “Abd al- Rahman”, “Raymonda”, music by Aleksandr Glazunov Александр Глазунов, libretto by Countess Lydia Pashkova Графиня Лидия Пашкова based on legends of medieval knights, choreo by Marius Petipa, production, concept and additional choreo by Rachel Beaujean, costume and set design by Jérôme Kaplan, Het Nationale Ballet Dutch National Ballet, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Eva Sergeenkova Ева Сергеенкова and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, new scenic version by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, scenes from productions by Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани, Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский, Konstantin Sergeev Константина Сергеев, supervisor of scenery and costume creation by Valery Levental Валерий Левенталь, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Irina Lipatova Ирина Липатова and Darya Sabitova Дарья Сабитова, “Cleopatra Клеопатра”, music by Vladimir Kachesov Владимиp Качесов, libretto and choreo by Andrey Petrov Андрей Петров, stage design by Grigory Belov Григорий Белов, costume design by Olga Polyanskaya Ольга Полянская, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
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Ballet: The Best Photographs 