Ballet
Nureyev Legend and Legacy
"You live because you dance, you dance as long as you live" โ Rudolf Nureyev
As the inaugural Dubai Premiere edition of the ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ enters its second day, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ is thrilled to announce a special performance celebrating the life and legacy of the ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐-๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฏ. Widely regarded as the greatest ballet dancer in history, Nureyev transcended borders, helping to popularise ballet with audiences throughout the world with a unique artistry that continues to influence and inspire to this very day.
Now, UAE audiences will be given the unique opportunity to experience the magic and mastery of Nureyev for themselves through a new generation of dancers. ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ to present a dazzling array of highlights from his transformative career, combined with new contemporary pieces that will be performed by an international cast hailing from prestigious companies including; ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Munich state ballet, the Hamburg Ballet, Dutch National ballet ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐, the dancers shall interpret a number of pieces, each of which has been chosen to represent a ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฏ'๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, from the classical repertoire, which he worked so hard to preserve and invigorate, to contemporary pieces and choreographers, in homage to his indefatigable eagerness to try new things and expand his art to other forms of dance.
Prefacing the performance, meanwhile, will be a video introduction by the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, who herself partnered with Nureyev on a number of occasions, and the acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes, who directed and acted in The White Crow, which tells the story of Nureyev's defection from Russia to the West.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฏ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
"A fascinating program from outstanding dancers" โ The Times
โA fitting tribute to an extraordinary manโ โ The Guardian
โExcellence, talent and passionโ โ London Theatre Reviews
โDynamic and magicalโ โ Theatre Weekly
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Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes including an intermission
Gayane, Pas De Duex
Choreography: inspired by Rudolf Nureyev after Nina Anisimova
Music: Aram Khachaturian
Performing: Oleg Ivenko, Ksenia Shevtsova (the star of the movie โWhite Crowโ; Principal dancer at Munich State Ballet)
Romeo & Juliet, Act 1, Balcony Pas De Deux
Choreography: John Cranko Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Performing: Irina Burduja & Paul Irmatov (Principals, the Czech National Ballet)
La Bayadere, Act 3, Pas De Deux
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Performing: Yonah Acosta (Principal, The Munich State Ballet)
Yasmin Naghdi (Principal, The Royal Ballet)
Cinderella, Act 2, Pas De Deux
Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev Music:
Sergei Prokofiev
Performing: Alice Renavand (Etoile, The Paris Opera Ballet)
Florian Magnenet (Premier Soloist Paris Opera)
Don Quixote, Grand Pas De Deux
Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev Music:
Ludwig Minkus
Performing: Alexander Trusch, Madoka Sugai (Principals, The Hamburg Ballet)
INTERMISSION
Black Swan Pas De Deux Choreography:
Marius Petipa Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Performing: Jessica Xuan & Alejandro Virelles
Le Parc, Pas De Deux
Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj Music: Amadeus Mozart
Performing: Alice Renavand, Etoile (The Paris Opera Ballet)
Florian Magnenet (Premier Soloist Paris Opera)
The Nutcracker Pas De Deux
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Performing: Momoka Hirata, Mathias Dingman (Principals, The Royal Birmingham Ballet)
Don Juan (Excerpt) Choreography: John
Neumeier Music: Christoph Wilibald Gluck.
Thomas de Victoria
Performing: Alexander Trusch, Madoka Sugai (Principals, The Hamburg Ballet)
La Corsaire, Pas De Deux -10โโ
Choreography: Marius Petipa Music:
Adolphe Adam
Performing: Yonah Acosta (Principal, The Munich State Ballet)
Yasmin Naghdi, Principal (The Royal Ballet)
