Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater invites to premiere ballets "Neighbors" and "1418" to Shostakovich music

On December 11, the Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater will host the season's premiere performances - the one-act ballets "Neighbors" and "1418".

The "Neighbors" ballet was created to the music of works by Dmitry Shostakovich - Waltz from Suite No. 2 for a jazz orchestra, Prelude No. 10 from the cycle "24 Preludes", II part of the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, "Waltz" and "Romance" from music to the film "The Gadfly". The works of the outstanding Soviet composer were supplemented by songs by cult performers of the 20th century Elvis Presley (Jailhouse Rock), Frank Sinatra (I've got you under my skin), and Ella Fitzgerald (Tea for two). The night's second performance was staged to the music of the famous 7th "Leningrad" Symphony by Dmitry Shostakovich.

The performances' libretto and choreography belong to the Honored Artist of Russia, invited by the chief ballet master of Bashkir Opera Ivan Vasiliev. The ballets' decoration was developed by the chief designer of the Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater, Ivan Skladchikov.

"In both performances, it was also important for me to realize a certain graphics, similar to book illustrations, to give the viewer a sense of transparency and awaken a sense of nostalgia for those times, which for me - a child born in the Soviet Union - became a warm, cozy story that warms the soul ", the production designer told about this new piece.

The premiere of the performances took place in Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater on November 15 and 17. On December 11, the leading parts of the performances will be performed by Liliya Zainigabdinova and Sergey Bikbulatov (Neighbors), Sofia Gavryushina, and Oleg Shaibakov (1418).