Football en pointe will be shown in Ufa

UFA, 2 October 2018. /Bashinform News Agency, Leila Aralbaeva/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/. Ufa residents will be able to see football en pointe. A unique ballet-match in the wake of the World Cup held in Russia is being prepared by the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater. The premiere will be held on October 7th.

The famous choreographer Alexey Ischuk (Moscow) became the coach of the Bashkir Ballet Theater football team. The orchestra of the theater will perform original contemporary music by composer Ruslan Mursyakaev (Moscow), specially written for the ballet. The artist Irina Deryabina (Moscow) is responsible for the design of the stadium, the costumes of the participants and the fans. Conductor – will be the Honored Art Worker of Bashkortostan Herman Kim.

The leading soloists of the ballet troupe are engaged in the performance – the Honored Artist of Bashkortostan, laureate of the national competition Rustam Iskhakov, the honored artist of Bashkortostan Oleg Shaibakov, winner of international competitions Liliya Zaynigabdinova, winner of the All-Russia competitions Artem Dobrohvalov, diploma holder of 15th E.Maksimova Russian Open Ballet Competition "Arabesque-2018" Alisa Alekseeva.

“Not long ago, the whole country was inspired by football, and the Russian team achieved an outstanding result. On the back of this success, we decided to continue the game and create our own team! The unique ballet match entered the Top-5 of the world ballet productions about football”, commented on the press service of the theater.

A story about the love of a modern guy and a girl who came to a football match and found themselves in opposite groups of fans is at the heart of the plot.