Stanislavsky Theatre
The performance has 1 intermission Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre, located just 750 metres from the Bolshoi Theatre, proudly presents a new ballet evening "Stravinsky. Puppets. Dances" — a vibrant dialogue between classical heritage and contemporary theatrical language. Bringing together dancers of exceptional calibre — including artists who have performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre and graduates of the same leading academies that have shaped generations of Bolshoi performers — this premiere offers ballet at the highest professional level. The programme features Petrushka and The Firebird, two legendary ballets created by Igor Stravinsky for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in the early 20th century. On the stage of the Stanislavsky Theatre, they appear in bold new interpretations by director Alexey Frandetti and choreographers Konstantin Semyonov and Kirill Radev, with Timur Zangiev as conductor. Set design is by Viktor Nikonenko, with costumes by Anastasia Pugashkina and Ekaterina Gutkovskaya. A special highlight of the evening is the first collaboration between the Stanislavsky Theatre and the Obraztsov Puppet Theatre: expressive puppets created by Viktor Nikonenko become full-fledged stage partners of the dancers, embodying fairy-tale characters alongside living performers. In Petrushka, the production remains close to the original libretto by Alexandre Benois and Stravinsky himself, while modern choreographic language adds new psychological depth and contemporary resonance. The Firebird, by contrast, transports the fairy tale into the present day: Frandetti’s new libretto and Radev’s individualized movement vocabulary reinterpret the myth through the lens of modern life, its heroes, antiheroes, and inner conflicts. The evening unfolds as a journey across time, style, and meaning — two contrasting ballets separated by an interval, yet united by Stravinsky’s musical genius and the theatre’s distinctive artistic vision. Please note: the performance includes bright light flashes and high-frequency lighting effects. Premiere performances of Stravinsky. Puppets. Dances take place as part of the Cherry Forest Open Arts Festival. | Evening of ballet "Stravinsky. Puppets. Dances": Petrushka. The Firebird on the playbill
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