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CAST:
(Artists
of Mariinsky Ballet
and Students of the Academy of
Russian Ballet)
Olga Balinskaya
(The
Sugar Plum Fairy)
Irina
Golub (Masha)
Alexander
Kulikov (The
Nutcracker)
Ekaterina
Kondaurova (The
Queen of
the Snowflakes)
Leonid
Sarafanov (The
Nutcracker Prince)
Anton
Adasinsky (Herr Drosselmeyer,
Masha’s
Godfather)
Vladimir
Ponomarev (Herr
Stahlbaum,
Counsellor of State, The Rat Emperor)
Elena
Bazhenova (Frau
Stahlbaum,
his Wife, The Rat Empress)
Anton Lukovkin (Fritz,
Nopoleon,
Commander
of the
Rat Army)
Andrei Yakovlev (Kryselieu,
the
Rat Cardinal)
Natalia Sveshnikova (The
Nanny)
Igor Petrov (The
Cook)
Tatiana Goryunova, Ilmira
Bagautdinova
(Two
Kitchen Maids)
Eduard Gusev (The
Fly-Person)
Elena Androsova, Daria Vasnetsova
and Ekaterina
Petina (The
Nutcracket’s
Sisters)
PRODUCTION:
Music: Pyotr
Tchaikovsky
Choreographer:
Kirill Simonov
Conductor:
Valery Gergiev
Scenographer:
Mihail Chemiakin
Costume Designer:
Mihail Chemiakin
Lighting:
Vladimir Lukasevich
Running time: 90 minutes
Photos: © N. Razina
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The
premier of what is known to be one
of the world’s most famous ballets,
the Nutcracker, took place at the
Mariinsky Theater of Russia in 1892.
Mikhail Shemiakin, Russian émigré
and world-renowned avant-garde
artist and sculptor reinterpreted
the historical ballet to suit a more
colorful audience. Known as the
sophisticated and witty Nutcracker,
Mikhail Shemiakin’s version is a
more unconventional production
different from the traditional
versions popular at Christmas.
This unique interpretation was
filmed in the Mariinsky Theater in
St. Petersburg, home of the Kirov
Ballet Academy and the Nutcracker’s
original stage. The 2007 production
showcases the eye-catching costumes
and startling staging designed by
Mikhail Shemiakin. An exhibition of
Shemiakin’s costume and design
sketches used in the staging of the
ballet was presented in the private
collections of the Russian Museum in
St.Petersburg.
“First-rate performances by the
principals, Irina Golub as Masha,
Leonid Sarafanov as the Prince and
fabulous Anton Adasinsky as
Drosselmeyer. Golub has childlike
charm and sparkling dancing. The
most delightful surprise is the
eloquently expansive performance of
Ekaterina Kondaurova as the Queen of
Snows.” - Ballettalk.com |
