Dance Open Announces Ballet Festival Program
Organizers of the international Dance Open ballet festival have unveiled the program for upcoming performances. World-renowned troupes will perform on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg from 4 to 17 April.
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Chinese company HUHU Dance performs the acrobatic piece «Song of the Wanderer».
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The Dance Open festival, taking place in April, has announced its lineup. All performances will be held at the Alexandrinsky Theatre; the age limit is 12+.
Hungarian company Inversedance stages «Ten Little Sins» based on Agatha Christie.
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The festival opens on 4 April with the Hungarian company Inversedance performing «Ten Little Sins» based on Agatha Christie«s novel. Artistic director Zoltán Fodor combines contemporary dance and dance theatre. Organizers note: «The focus is not on the investigation, but on the interconnection of crime and punishment, guilt as an internal process, and responsibility arising not only from action but also from inaction.»
Ballet Moscow presents a modern interpretation of Stravinsky«s »The Wedding«.
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On 7 April, the Ballet Moscow theatre, directed by Pavel Glukhov, will present «The Wedding» — a modern interpretation of Stravinsky«s score. The choreographer explores the theme of the Domostroy patriarchal order, «in which a woman is sacrificed to tradition.» The musical accompaniment will include the folk ensemble Hodila Izba with laments, incantations, and authentic wind instruments.
French company Käfig performs «Beauséjour / Beautiful Time» about aging.
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On 9 April, the Russian premiere of «Beauséjour / Beautiful Time» by the French company Käfig and choreographer Mourad Merzouki will take place. The production addresses aging and is a battle of «youth versus old age.» «The dancers deliberately «age» themselves with makeup and prosthetics, exploring how movement, energy, and bodily presence change when the cult of virtuosic physical power is removed,» explain the organizers. The musical foundation was created by Müller & Makaroff musique, pioneers of electronic tango reinterpretation.
National Dance Company of Mexico presents four one-act ballets including «Vértigo».
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On 11 April, the National Dance Company of Mexico will perform for the first time in Russia with four one-act ballets:
HUHU Dance performs the acrobatic spectacle «Song of the Wanderer / NOMADIC».
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- «Vértigo» by Sonia Jimenez — dramatic contemporary dance about internal crises;
- «Déjà» by Edgar Zendejas — minimalist intellectual choreography;
- «Gnawa» by Nacho Duato — a cult work from 2005, previously not shown in St. Petersburg;
- «Hikarizatto» by Itzik Galili — a piece built on light and virtuosity.
On 13 April, the Chinese dance company HUHU Dance will present the acrobatic piece «Song of the Wanderer / NOMADIC» by choreographer Hu Shengyuan. This is a hypnotic combination of folk plasticity and modern expression, also performed for the first time in Russia.
On 15 April, audiences will see «Return / Querencia» by the Antonio Najarro Company, where traditional Spanish dance enters a dialogue with flamenco. The word «Querencia» in Andalusian tradition means a place of strength and inner balance.
The festival will conclude on 17 April with the traditional Gala Concert, featuring the best numbers of contemporary ballet.
The international Dance Open ballet festival has been held for 25 years. Performances are shown in their original form — with sets, costumes, musicians, and dancers as conceived by the creators.
Closed ticket sales for the Friends Club begin on 5 February, general sales on 10 February. Detailed information about the productions is available on the festival«s official website.
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