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Why is the Moscow Ballet RFB loved so much by its audience?
Perfect! Extraordinary! Unique! Great! Sensual! Wonderful! Is said by
critics and audience alike. Last year there were more than a
hundred performances in the several different Spanish theaters,
contributing to the diffusion of ballet with their performances.
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Thursday, 21st April at 8 P.M.
SWAN LAKE
Choreography: Marius Petipa – Lev Ivanov
Music:
Piotr I. Tchaikovsky
Friday, 22nd April at 8 P.M.
SLEEPING BEAUTY
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Choreography: Marius Petipa – Lev Ivanov
Music:
Piotr I. Tchaikovsky
Collaboration:
The Company
Founded in 1989 by Russian choreographer and dancer Fayziev Timur. The
"Moscow Ballet" has leading dancers and choreographers from Russian Ballets
such as the Bolshoi and the Stanislavsky. Today it is one of the largest companies in
the country. Since its foundation it has given more than a thousand performances and
over 60 tours around the world: Japan, China, Taiwan, Italy,Switzerland, England,
Spain etc. In 1991, the company was chosen by the great Rudolf Nureyev for his
last tour of Europe. The Moscow Ballet has an extensive repertoire including pieces
such as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Midsummer´s Night Dream and
their latest productions: Carmen, Don Quixote and Romeo and Juliet.
Timur Fayziev.
Born in 1953, Timur graduated from the Academic School of Choreography Bolshoi Theatre of
Moscow in 1971. From 1971 to 1991 he worked as a soloist at the prestigious ballet Stanislavsky Nemirovich Danchenko of Moscow, in roles such as "The Firebird," "Cinderella" and "Giselle". In
1978 he was invited by the famous choreographer Tom Chilling to work as a dancer at the Berlin
Opera Komiche. In 1983 he joined the Russian company "Ballet Stars of Moscow" touring for two
years. In 1989, while still working as a soloist, he founded his own company "The Moscow Ballet"
touring with them in 60 countries worldwide and has performed in more than 1000 performances.
Last April he directed Don Quixote at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome.
THE SOLOISTS, THE MOSCOW BALLET RFB TOUR, APRIL 2011
Ekaterina Bortyakova
Born in Kazan, Russia, Ekaterina has been a soloist at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of
Tatarstan, in Kazan; principal ballet dancer at Swansea Ballet Russe, in Swansea, Wales; and
currently on tour with Moscow Ballet RFB. Her lead roles include "Giselle," "Cinderella," "Snow
White and Seven Dwarfs" and "Sleeping Beauty."
Ekaterina has won numerous prizes, including the Vaganova Prize (1998) and Prize for Artistic
Inspiration at the International Kazan Ballet Competition (2001) and "Best Couple Prize" at the
International Ballet Competition "Arabesque" in Perm (2002). She has participated in many
international festivals, and has toured in the U.S., The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Switzerland and Norway.
Akzhol Mussakhanov
A native of Kazakhstan, Akzhol has danced for the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Odessa,
and has been a soloist at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tatarstan in Kazan, Russia.
Currently on tour with Moscow Ballet RFB, he also was principal ballet dancer at Swansea Ballet
Russe in Wales, UK. His lead roles include "Nutcracker," "Swan Lake," "Cinderella," "Sleeping
Beauty" and "Snow White and Seven Dwarfs." Akzhol has competed at the IX International Ballet
Competition in Moscow (2001) and the Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kiev (2004),
and participated in the Festival of Independence of Kazakhstan (2006). He has toured the U.S.,
Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Canada, France, Holland, Greece, Norway and
Denmark.
Thursday, 21st April at 8 P.M.
SWAN LAKE
Original version
Choreography: Marius Petipa – Lev Ivanov
Music:
Piotr I. Tchaikovsky
Act I (The Garden of Prince Sigfried´s Castle)
After a glittering musical introduction, the first scene is set in a splendid park, with a fairy-tale castle in the background. Prince
Siegfried and his friends are drinking, and peasants enter to congratulate him; meanwhile, his friends dance for the young Prince's
entertainment.
A messanger presages the arrival of the young Prince's Mother. She follows to pronounce that her son should now marry, choosing
a bride from the young women to be presented to him at a ball the following evening. She leaves and the rustic dancing resumes
until darkness suddenly falls and a flock of swans appear. The court jester has an idea of shooting one of the noble birds and,
armed with a crossbow, sets off with his friends and heads to where the swans are heading.
Act II (The lake Shore)
By the banks of a lake by moonlight, a flight of swans glide past, led by their own Queen. The Prince's friends are eager for the
chase, but he begs them to leave him, and whilst he is alone the Swan Queen comes to him in the human form of Odette and tells
her story.
She is under the spell of an evil magician, Von Rothbart, and reveals that by day she and her friends are turned into swans. That
subjection will only end when she marries; until then she has only her crown to protect her.
The whole swan group arrives and they reproach the Prince for attempting to deprive them of their beloved leader. Odette
intercedes and the Prince discards his crossbow. He and Odette dance, professing their love. The entire flock joins in; and the act
ends as an owl (the wicked Van Rothbart) flaps heavily above.
Act III
It is the following evening and in a luxurious hall in the Prince's castle preparations are underway for the feast. The court jester
orders the servants around; guests start to materialise; and finally, the Princess-Mother and her entourage. A sequence of turns
commences until the Princess asks her son which of the women he favours. 'None', he replies to her annoyance.
At a sudden fanfare Baron Rothbart enters with his daughter Odile, whose resemblance to Odette strikes the Prince. Odile herself
dances enticingly, followed by an elaborate sequence of national dances by the company. The Princess-Mother is pleased to see
that Odile has caught her son's favour. The young couple themselves conjoin together and the Princess-Mother and Rothbart
advance to centre-stage to announce a betrothal.
With that, the scene ominously darkens, an agitated version of the principal swan theme is heard; a window flies open noisily and
through it can be seen a white swan replete with crown. Horrified, the Prince pushes Odile away and rushes out amid general
confusion.
Act IV
The girls, including Odette, gather around the lake. Odette is heartbroken. Prince Siegfried finds them consoling each other. He
explains to Odette the trickery of Von Rothbart and she grants him her forgiveness. It isn’t long before Von Rothbart appears and
tells the prince that he must honour his word and marry his daughter or both he and Odette will die. Prince Siegfried refuses. A fight
follows, Von Rothbart’s evil spell is broken by the power of Odette and Siegfried’s love for each other and the swans, are r eleased
from their enslavement.
Friday, 22nd April at 8 P.M
SLEEPING BEAUTY
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Original version
Choreography: Marius Petipa – Lev Ivanov
Music: Piotr I. Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty is one of the great ballet scores (along with Swan Lake and
Nutcracker) composed by Tchaikovsky.
Dating from 1890 and as such comes from to a late Romanticism. Perrault's story
is based on inspired and luminous music , choreographed by Marius Petipa, who
created an unsurpassed model and a masterpiece of classical ballet, marking the key scenes,
offering a true academic exhibition in the final divertissement.
SYNOPSIS
I Act
King Florestan declares a christening ceremony to be held in honor of the birth of his daughter, Princess Aurora. An entourage of
six fairies are invited to the Christening to be godmothers to the child. As the fairies are happily granting gifts of honesty, grace,
prosperity, song and generosity, they are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of the wicked fairy Carabosse, who is furious at the
King's failure to invite her to the ceremony. The King and Queen begin to remonstrate. With spite and rage, Carabosse declares
her curse on Princess Aurora: she will prick her finger on her sixteenth birthday and die. But all is not lost: the Lilac Fairy,
fortunately, has not yet granted her gift to the Princess. She acknowledges that Carabosse's power is immense and she cannot
completely reverse the curse. However, she declares, though the Princess shall indeed prick her finger, she will not die, but instead
sleep for 100 years until she is awakened by the kiss of a prince. Carabosse departs, and the curtain falls as the good fairies
surround the cradle.
II Act
It is Princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday. Celebrations are already underway: the atmosphere is festive. Aurora receives her four
royal suitors and their gifts of exquisite roses. Soon after, Aurora is presented with a spindle as a gift from a disguised Carabosse—
an object which she has never before seen. Carelessly, she dances with it despite her mother and father's warnings before
accidentally pricking herself. She faints. To the horror of all, Carabosse immediately reveals her true wicked self triumphantly. At
that very moment, the Lilac Fairy appears as she had promised. She reminds the remaining guests and the King and Queen of her
gift—Aurora will not die, but merely sleep. She then casts a spell of slumber upon the entire kingdom so that they will only awake
when Aurora does.
III Act
One hundred years later, the prince Désiré, is at a hunting party with his companions. Désiré sees the Lilac Fairy who presents him
with a vision of Aurora and he is entranced by her beauty. The Prince pleads with the Lilac Fairy to bring him to see Princess
Aurora, to which the latter consents.
IV Act
The Prince discovers the castle, which is now overgrown in thick vines. His first act is to defeat Carabosse. Once past her
and inside the castle, the Prince finds Aurora and awakens her with a kiss. The entire kingdom awakes with her. The Prince then
declares his love for Aurora and proposes to her. The King and the Queen are happy to give their blessings.
V Act
Preparations for the wedding are made. On the day of the festivities, different fairies are invited. These are the fairies to bless the
marriage. Also many fairytale characters come to the wedding, such as Puss in Boots and The White Cat are also among the
guests. A golden chain of dances is held: Puss in Boots and the White Cat,the Bluebird and Princess Florine, Little Red Riding
Hood and the Wolf Cinderella and Prince. The Prince and the Princess are wed, and the Lilac Fairy blesses their marriage. The
ballet ends with all the characters making a final bow.
Why is the Moscow Ballet RFB loved so much by its audience?
Perfect! Extraordinary! Unique! Great! Sensual! Wonderful! Is said by
critics and audience alike. Last year there were more than a
hundred performances in the several different Spanish theaters,
contributing to the diffusion of ballet with their performances.
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Auditorio Alfredo Kraus
Magma (Costa Adeje)
Teatro Guimerá
Auditorio Insular -Fuerteventura
Auditorio Gran Tarajal
Recinto Lucha Canaria -Tías (Lanzarote)
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