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.)
Viktorina Kapitonova Викторина Капитонова (then at Ballett Zürich, today at Boston Ballet) and Alexander Jones (former principal dancer Stuttgarter Ballett), “Le Grand Pas De Deux”, choreography by Christian Spuck and music by Gioachino Rossini, 2016 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia. (April 25).
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Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (Act I: as “Frida Kahlo” vision in Liza’s dreams; Act II: artist “Liza”) and Beatrice Knop as “Death” (friend of Frida), “Infinita Frida”, music by Alexander Maev Александр Маев, concept and choreography by Yury Smekalov Юрий Смекалов, costume and scenery by Elisey Shepelev Елисей Шепелев, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (July 5, 2015).
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Viktoria Tereshkina Виктория Терёшкина (principal dancer of Mariinsky Ballet), “Grand Pas Classique” (also know as “Classical Pas de deux”), choreography by Victor Gsovky Виктор Гсовский, music by Daniel Auber, 2017 Dance Open Ballet Festival Gala, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 24).
Sarah Lamb as “Masha Prozorova Маша Прозорова” and Vadim Muntagirov Вадим Мунтагиров as Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandr Vershinin Александр Вершинин, “Farewell Pas de Deux” from “Winter Dreams”, libretto and choreo by Sir Kenneth MacMillan based on the play “Three Sisters Три Cестры” by Anton Chekhov Антон Чехов, music “Romance in F Major op. 51” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, set and costume design by Peter Farmer, 2015 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 27, 2015).
Note I: Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov Вадим Мунтагиров are principal dancers from The Royal Ballet, London, England.
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Viktoria Brileva Виктория Брилёва (Act I: as “Christina”, sister of “Frida Kahlo”; Act II: Green Сolor) and Mikhail Kaniskin (Act I: as “Diego Rivera”; Act II: Yellow Color), “Infinita Frida”, music by Alexander Maev Александр Маев, concept and choreography by Yury Smekalov Юрий Смекалов, costume and scenery by Elisey Shepelev Елисей Шепелев, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (July 5, 2015).
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (Act I: as “Frida Kahlo” (vision in Liza’s dreams; Act II: artist “Liza”), “Infinita Frida”, music by Alexander Maev Александр Маев, concept and choreography by Yury Smekalov Юрий Смекалов, costume and scenery by Elisey Shepelev Елисей Шепелев, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (July 5, 2015).
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Jurgita Dronina Юргита Дронина (Het Nationale Ballet Dutch National Ballet), “Minos”, choreography by Juanjo Arqués, music byRyuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, costume by Oliver Haller, 2015 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 21).
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Yekaterina Shipulina Екатерина Шипулина (Bolshoi Ballet) as “Anna Karenina”, “Anna Karenina Анна Каренина” (rehearsal) based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy Лев Толстой, choreography by Boris Eifman Борис Эйфман, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Eifman Ballet Театр балета Бориса Эйфман, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Melissa Hamilton and Eric Underwood (dancers from The Royal Ballet), “Raven Girl”, direction and choreography by Wayne McGregor, original music by Gabriel Yared, set and costume design by Vicki Mortimer. Based on the novel of the same name by Audrey Niffenegger, 2014 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 28).
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Viktoria Tereshkina Виктория Терёшкина and Vladimir Shklyarov Владимир Шкляров are principal dancers from Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Nina Zmievets Нина Змиевец as “Anna Karenina Анна Каренина”, Sergey Volobuev Сергей Волобуев as “Count Alexey Vronsky Граф Алексей Вронский” and Oleg Markov Олег Марков as “Alexey Karenin Алексей Каренин”, “Anna Karenina Анна Каренина” (based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy Лев Толстой), choreography by Boris Eifman Борис Эйфман, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Eifman Ballet Театр балета Бориса Эйфман, Aleksandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Iana Salenko Яна Саленко as “Gulnare” (StaatsBallett Berlin Berlin State Ballet), “Pas d’Esclave” from “Le Corsaire Корсар”, music by Adolphe Adam, choreography by Marius Petipa, new version by Pyotr Gusev Петр Гусев, 2014 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 28).
On video HD 1080p (partnered with Joseph Gatti as slave trader “Lankendem” )
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Alina Petrovskaya Алина Петровская as “Irina Arkadina (Trepleva) Ирина Аркадина (Треплева)”, “The Seagull. A Ballet Story Чайка. Балетная история”, choreography and libreto by Boris Eifman Борис Эйфман based on the play of the same name by Anton Chekhov Антон Чехов, music by Sergey Rachmaninoff Сергей Рахманинов and Alexander Sitkovetsky Александр Ситковецкий, costume by Olga Shaishmelashvili Ольга Шайшмелашвили, Eifman Ballet Театр балета Борис Эйфман, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Melissa Hamilton and Eric Underwood (dancers from The Royal Ballet), “Raven Girl”, direction and choreography by Wayne McGregor, original music by Gabriel Yared, set and costume design by Vicki Mortimer. Based on the novel of the same name by Audrey Niffenegger, 2014 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 28).
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Sarah Lamb as “Masha Prozorova Маша Прозорова” and Vadim Muntagirov Вадим Мунтагиров as Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandr Vershinin Александр Вершинин, “Farewell Pas de Deux” from “Winter Dreams”, libretto and choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan based on the play “Three Sisters Три Cестры” by Anton Chekhov Антон Чехов, music “Romance in F Major op. 51” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, set and costume design by Peter Farmer, 2015 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 27).
Note I: Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov Вадим Мунтагиров are principal dancers from The Royal Ballet, London, England.
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Oksana Kardash Оксана Кардаш as “Juliet” and Evgeny Zhukov Евгений Жуков as “Romeo”, “Romeo and Juliet Ромео и Джульетта”, choreography by Maxim Sevagin Максим Севагин, music by Sergei Prokofiev Сергей Прокофьев, costume by Igor Chapurin Игоря Чапурин, 2022 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 24).
Oksana Kardash Оксана Кардаш is Principal Dancer and Evgeny Zhukov Евгений Жуков is Leading Soloist from Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre (Stanmus) Музыкального театра им. К.С. Станиславского и Вл.И. Немировича-Данченко (MAMT), Moscow, Russia.
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Anna Ol Анна Оль (principal dancer from Het Nationale Ballet Dutch National Ballet), “Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher”, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky Алексей Ратманский, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Souvenir d’un lieu cher) arranged by Alexander Glazunov Александр Глазунов from program “Made in Amsterdam”, 2018 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 10).
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Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (Act I: as “Frida Kahlo” (vision in Liza’s dreams; Act II: artist “Liza”) and Maria Koshkaryova Мария Кошкарёва as “Liza” (in her childhood), “Infinita Frida”, music by Aleksandr Maev Александр Маев, concept and choreography by Yury Smekalov Юрий Смекалов, costume and scenery by Elisey Shepelev Елисей Шепелев, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia. (July 5, 2015).
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Sarah Lamb as “Masha Prozorova Маша Прозорова” and Vadim Muntagirov Вадим Мунтагиров as Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandr Vershinin Александр Вершинин, “Farewell Pas de Deux” from “Winter Dreams”, libretto and choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan based on the play “Three Sisters Три Cестры” by Anton Chekhov Антон Чехов, music “Romance in F Major op. 51” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, set and costume design by Peter Farmer, 2015 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 27).
Note I: Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov Вадим Мунтагиров are principal dancers from The Royal Ballet, London, England.
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Anna Lavrinenko Анна Лавриненко (Act I as “Natalia Sedova”, wife of “Leon Trotsky”; Act II as Dark Blue Color) and Vladimir Shklyarov Владимир Шкляров (Act I as “Leon Trotsky”; Act II as Red Color), “Infinita Frida”, music by Alexander Maev Александр Маев, concept and choreography by Yury Smekalov Юрий Смекалов, costume and scenery by Elisey Shepelev Елисей Шепелев, Alexandrinsky Theatre Александринский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia. (July 5, 2015).
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