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.)
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “Stone Flower Каменный цветок”, music by Sergey Prokofiev Сергей Прокофьев, libretto by Mira Mendelssohn Prokofieva Мира Мендельсон Прокофьева and Leonid Lavrovsky Леонид Лавровский, revised by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович after motifs of the Ural tales “Malachite Box” (also known as “Malachite Casket”) by Pavel Bazhov Павел Бажов, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, revival design by Mikhail Sapozhnikov Михаил Сапожников, costume revival design and technician by Elena Netsvetaeva Dolgalyova Елена Нецветаева Долгалева, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 11, 2024).
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “Stone Flower Каменный цветок”, music by Sergey Prokofiev Сергей Прокофьев, libretto by Mira Mendelssohn Prokofieva Мира Мендельсон Прокофьева and Leonid Lavrovsky Леонид Лавровский, revised by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович after motifs of the Ural tales “Malachite Box” (also known as “Malachite Casket”) by Pavel Bazhov Павел Бажов, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, revival design by Mikhail Sapozhnikov Михаил Сапожников, costume revival design and technician by Elena Netsvetaeva Dolgalyova Елена Нецветаева Долгалева, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 11, 2024).
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “Stone Flower Каменный цветок”, music by Sergey Prokofiev Сергей Прокофьев, libretto by Mira Mendelssohn Prokofieva Мира Мендельсон Прокофьева and Leonid Lavrovsky Леонид Лавровский, revised by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович after motifs of the Ural tales “Malachite Box” (also known as “Malachite Casket”) by Pavel Bazhov Павел Бажов, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, revival design by Mikhail Sapozhnikov Михаил Сапожников, costume revival design and technician by Elena Netsvetaeva Dolgalyova Елена Нецветаева Долгалева, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 11, 2024).
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Odile” and Yevgeny Konovalov Евгений Коновалов as “Prince Siegfried”, “Swan Lake Лебединое Oзеро”, choreo by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov Лев Иванов and Konstantin Sergeev Константин Сергеев, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, costume design by Galina Solovyova Галина Соловьева, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Odette” and Yevgeny Konovalov Евгений Коновалов as “Prince Siegfried”, “Swan Lake Лебединое Oзеро”, choreo by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov Лев Иванов and Konstantin Sergeev Константин Сергеев, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, costume design by Galina Solovyova Галина Соловьева, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Zobeide” and Timur Askerov Тимур Аскеров as “Zobeide’s Slave”, “SchéhérazadeШехеразада”, choreo by Mikhail Fokine (1910), 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), scenario by Léon Bakst Леон Бакст and Mikhail Fokine based on arabian nights fairytales. As part of the program “The Ball of Fairy Tales Бал Cказок”, Oktyabrsky Concert Hall Большой Концертный Зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (November 10-11, 2023).
Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Zobeide” and Timur Askerov Тимур Аскеров as “Zobeide’s Slave”, “SchéhérazadeШехеразада”, choreo by Mikhail Fokine (1910), 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), scenario by Léon Bakst Леон Бакст and Mikhail Fokine based on arabian nights fairytales. As part of the program “The Ball of Fairy Tales Бал Cказок”, Oktyabrsky Concert Hall Большой Концертный Зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (November 10-11, 2023).
Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Zobeide” and Timur Askerov Тимур Аскеров as “Zobeide’s Slave”, “SchéhérazadeШехеразада”, choreo by Mikhail Fokine (1910), 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), scenario by Léon Bakst Леон Бакст and Mikhail Fokine based on arabian nights fairytales. As part of the program “The Ball of Fairy Tales Бал Cказок”, Oktyabrsky Concert Hall Большой Концертный Зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (November 10-11, 2023).
Viktoria Tereshkina Виктория Терёшкина as “Princess Aspicia” and Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Ramzé” (Aspiccia’s confidante), “La Fille du PharaonДочь фараона” (Pharaoh’s Daughter), libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint Georges based on the historical novel “Le Roman de la Momie” by Théophile Gautier, choreography by Marius Petipa and Toni Candeloro, music by Cesare Pugni, set and costume design by Robert Perdziola, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Viktoria Tereshkina Виктория Терёшкина as “Princess Aspiccia” and Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Ramzé” (Aspiccia’s confidante), “La Fille du Pharaon Дочь фараона”, libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint Georges based on the historical novel “Le Roman de la Momie” by Théophile Gautier, choreography by Marius Petipa and Toni Candeloro, music by Cesare Pugni, set and costume design by Robert Perdziola, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (March 24, Mariinsky II).
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Viktoria Tereshkina Виктория Терёшкина as “Princess Aspicia” and Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Ramzé” (Aspiccia’s confidante), “La Fille du PharaonДочь фараона” (Pharaoh’s Daughter), libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint Georges based on the historical novel “Le Roman de la Momie” by Théophile Gautier, choreography by Marius Petipa and Toni Candeloro, music by Cesare Pugni, set and costume design by Robert Perdziola, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (March 24, Mariinsky II).
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Princess Aurora” and Vladimir Shklyarov Владимир Шкляров as “Prince Désiré”, “The Sleeping Beauty Спящая Kрасавица”, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky Иван Всеволожской and Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault, choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeev Константина Сергеев (1952), set and costume design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (December 2).
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Nikiya”and Vladimir Shklyarov Владимир Шкляров as “Solor”, “La Bayadère Баядеркa”, choreography by Marius Petipa (1877), revised choreography by 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, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (November 18).
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Diana Vishneva Диана Вишнёва as Giselle”, “Giselle Жизель” (rehearsal), choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa, music by Adolphe Adam, libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Théophile Gautier and Jean Coralli, set design by Igor Ivanov Игорь Иванов, costume design by Irina Press Ирины Пресс, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Giselle”, “Giselle Жизель”, choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa, music by Adolphe Adam, libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Théophile Gautier and Jean Coralli, set design by Igor Ivanov Игорь Иванов, costume design by Irina Press Ирины Пресс, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Giselle”, “Giselle Жизель”, choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa, music by Adolphe Adam, libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Théophile Gautier and Jean Coralli, set design by Igor Ivanov Игорь Иванов, costume design by Irina Press Ирины Пресс, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Princess Aurora”, “The Sleeping Beauty Спящая красавица“, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky Иван Всеволожской and Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault, choreography by Marius Petipa revised version by Konstantin Sergeev Константина Сергеев (1952), set and costume design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, The Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia (January 14, 2022).
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Nikiya”, “La Bayadère”, choreography by Marius Petipa (1877), revised choreography by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв and Vakhtang Chabukiani, Konstantin Sergeyev Константин Сергеев and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский, music by Ludwig Minkus, costumes by Evgeny Ponomarev Евгений Пономарёв, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov Сергея Худеков, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Renata Shakirova Рената Шакирова as “Kitri” and Kimin Kim as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote – Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreography by Alexander Gorsky Александр Горский and Marius Petipa, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), costume design by Konstantin Korovin Константин Коровин, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Ballet: The Best Photographs 