The Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2011 will bring together a dazzling cast of dancers and leading figures from the world of ballet.
Arts promoters Ensemble Productions are proud to present this unique evening – believed to be the only centenary celebration of Galina’s life and the work taking place outside Russia of this scale – in association with the Galina Ulanova Foundation and the City of St Petersburg.
There will be rare video fragments played during the Gala, and an exhibition dedicated to Galina Ulanova will be held at the Coliseum on the day of the show. The performance will be followed by a dinner in the presence of the dancers and Russian and international celebrities; to book for the post-performance dinner please contact Ensemble Producions on 020 8832 7424 or 020 8832 7424 or email rsvp@russianballeticons.com
Here is the running order for the Gala taking place on Sunday 15th May, 7.00pm at the London Coliseum :
LES SYLPHIDES
Ulyana Lopatkina, Marat Shemiunov
Music: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine (1880-1942)
SINATRA VARIATIONS
Tatyana Gorokhova, Igor Zelensky
Music: Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
Choreography: Twyla Tharp (b. 1941)
ROMEO AND JULIET
Evgenia Obraztsova, David Makhateli
Music: Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1905-1967)
LE PARC
Nadia Saidakova, Vladimir Malakhov
Music:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj (b. 1957)
DIANA AND ACTEON
Dorothée Gilbert, Thiago Soares
Music: Cesare Pugni (1802-1870)
Choreography:
Agrippina Vaganova (1879-1951)
Vakhtang Chabukiani (1910-1992)
DVOŘÁK MELODY
Olga Smirnova, Sergey Strelkov
Music: Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904)
Choreography: Asaf Messerer (1903-1992)
THE DYING SWAN
Svetlana Zakharova
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine (1880-1942)
INTERVAL – 30 minutes
GISELLE PAS DE DEUX
Svetlana Lunkina, Dmitri Gudanov
Music: Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)
Choreography:
Marius Petipa (1818-1910)
TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX
Daria Klimentová, Vadim Muntagirov
Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Choreography:
George Balanchine (1904-1983)
MACBETH
Svetlana Zakharova, Andrei Uvarov
Music: Kirill Molchanov (1922-1982)
Choreography: Vladimir Vasiliev (b. 1940)
THE RED POPPY
GOLDEN FINGERS VARIATION
Darya Khokhlova
ADAGIO
Darya Khoklova, Vladislav Lantratov
Music: Reinhold Gliére (1875-1956)
Choreography: Vladimir Vasiliev (b. 1940)
LA BELLE PAS DE DEUX
Bernice Coppietres, Alexis Oliviera
Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Choreography:
Jean-Christophe Maillot (b. 1960)
FLAMES OF PARIS
Ekaterina Krysanova, Vladislav Lantratov
Music: Boris Asafiev (1884-1949)
Choreography:
Vassily Vainonen (1901-1964)
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
Ulyana Lopatkina, Marat Shemiunov
Music:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Choreography: Asaf Messerer (1903-1992)
Please note that casting is subject to change.
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May 15, 2011 at 5:33 am
So exciting!! Thank you for your sweet comment on my changes post!
October 21, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Rachel – thankS!