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Ballet in two acts Diaghilev
Ballet in Two Acts DIAGILEV
To the music of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussyа
Director: Sergey Glazkov
Conductor: Pavel Sorokin
Choreographer: Alessandro Caggedi
About the Performance
The world premiere will take place on June 24, 2025, as part of the "We Need Diaghilev" festival. The performance will be presented with one intermission and accompanied by the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. "We Need Diaghilev" is a festival focused on a contemporary approach to promoting the arts. This project is infused with the spirit of the great impresario's vision. It aims to unite the legacy of Russian classics with the contradictory and relevant phenomena of today. The cultural exploration project will encompass cultural, exhibition, artistic, and educational events throughout the year at various venues in Russia and abroad.
Brief content
Prologue
The action unfolds in a backstage space that resembles either a room or the inner landscape of a person in turmoil. Amidst papers and sketches on the floor lies a figure. A demonic caricature appears on stage—a gypsy who once foretold Diaghilev’s death by water. She emanates an unknown force that awakens the figure from its slumber: it is Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev—helpless and confused. The mystical influence compels him to turn to his notes and immerse himself in creative exploration. The impresario seems to come alive, regaining his senses and strength.
Аct I
Diaghilev’s thoughts begin to take shape. The hero transitions into the recognizable "Diaghilev" image of the great impresario: despotic and contradictory. Diaghilev gathers around him individuals he deems worthy of participating in the creation of a new ballet, capable of tackling all the challenges ahead: Ravel, Bakst, Fokin, Karsavina, and Nijinsky. The work on Diaghilev’s vision begins. A presentation of the upcoming premiere takes place, after which Diaghilev sees the phantom again. Nijinsky rehearses in the ballet studio, oblivious to the presence of other dancers, including Karsavina and Fokin, who has long been in love with her. Nijinsky is tense. The dancer rejects the proposed stage costume, provoking an argument with Diaghilev. As the others leave the hall, Nijinsky is engulfed in a fit and collapses, powerless. Diaghilev and Karsavina return to find Nijinsky in a helpless state. The impresario accuses the artist of pretending. Karsavina takes Nijinsky away. Diaghilev fully feels his power over people and, at that moment, sees the gypsy again but finds the strength to confront his own fears.
Аct II
The final preparations before the ballet premiere take place. The performance begins. Diaghilev notices all the areas he perceives as underdeveloped and torments himself with thoughts of incompleteness, the rawness of his new ballet, constantly considering changes. After the premiere, the impresario feels his soul fragmenting into tiny pieces. Vague shadows, images, and memories swirl around him. A phantom flits by—a silent reminder of the inexorable power of fate that cannot be changed. The premiere is over. The ballet has been well-received by the audience and the press, but Diaghilev himself feels empty and drained. He realizes the exhaustion from the endless race he has turned his life into but cannot abandon his desire to outpace the time in which he lives.
Characters and Performers
Denis Rodkin Sergey Diaghilev
Dmitry Smilevski Vaclav Nijinsky
Eleonora Sevenard Tamara Karsavina
Semyon Chudin Mikhail Fokin
Vyacheslav Lopatin Maurice Ravel
Denis Savin Léon Bakst
Anastasia Meskov The Gypsy
Maria Dokuchaeva
Elizaveta Kiryakova
Olga Ladina
Alexandra Rakitina
Alexey Gainutdinov
Anton Gainutdinov
Nikita Oparin
Pavel Smirnov
Pavel Sorokin Conductor
To the music of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussyа
Director: Sergey Glazkov
Conductor: Pavel Sorokin
Choreographer: Alessandro Caggedi
About the Performance
The world premiere will take place on June 24, 2025, as part of the "We Need Diaghilev" festival. The performance will be presented with one intermission and accompanied by the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. "We Need Diaghilev" is a festival focused on a contemporary approach to promoting the arts. This project is infused with the spirit of the great impresario's vision. It aims to unite the legacy of Russian classics with the contradictory and relevant phenomena of today. The cultural exploration project will encompass cultural, exhibition, artistic, and educational events throughout the year at various venues in Russia and abroad.
Brief content
Prologue
The action unfolds in a backstage space that resembles either a room or the inner landscape of a person in turmoil. Amidst papers and sketches on the floor lies a figure. A demonic caricature appears on stage—a gypsy who once foretold Diaghilev’s death by water. She emanates an unknown force that awakens the figure from its slumber: it is Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev—helpless and confused. The mystical influence compels him to turn to his notes and immerse himself in creative exploration. The impresario seems to come alive, regaining his senses and strength.
Аct I
Diaghilev’s thoughts begin to take shape. The hero transitions into the recognizable "Diaghilev" image of the great impresario: despotic and contradictory. Diaghilev gathers around him individuals he deems worthy of participating in the creation of a new ballet, capable of tackling all the challenges ahead: Ravel, Bakst, Fokin, Karsavina, and Nijinsky. The work on Diaghilev’s vision begins. A presentation of the upcoming premiere takes place, after which Diaghilev sees the phantom again. Nijinsky rehearses in the ballet studio, oblivious to the presence of other dancers, including Karsavina and Fokin, who has long been in love with her. Nijinsky is tense. The dancer rejects the proposed stage costume, provoking an argument with Diaghilev. As the others leave the hall, Nijinsky is engulfed in a fit and collapses, powerless. Diaghilev and Karsavina return to find Nijinsky in a helpless state. The impresario accuses the artist of pretending. Karsavina takes Nijinsky away. Diaghilev fully feels his power over people and, at that moment, sees the gypsy again but finds the strength to confront his own fears.
Аct II
The final preparations before the ballet premiere take place. The performance begins. Diaghilev notices all the areas he perceives as underdeveloped and torments himself with thoughts of incompleteness, the rawness of his new ballet, constantly considering changes. After the premiere, the impresario feels his soul fragmenting into tiny pieces. Vague shadows, images, and memories swirl around him. A phantom flits by—a silent reminder of the inexorable power of fate that cannot be changed. The premiere is over. The ballet has been well-received by the audience and the press, but Diaghilev himself feels empty and drained. He realizes the exhaustion from the endless race he has turned his life into but cannot abandon his desire to outpace the time in which he lives.
Characters and Performers
Denis Rodkin Sergey Diaghilev
Dmitry Smilevski Vaclav Nijinsky
Eleonora Sevenard Tamara Karsavina
Semyon Chudin Mikhail Fokin
Vyacheslav Lopatin Maurice Ravel
Denis Savin Léon Bakst
Anastasia Meskov The Gypsy
Maria Dokuchaeva
Elizaveta Kiryakova
Olga Ladina
Alexandra Rakitina
Alexey Gainutdinov
Anton Gainutdinov
Nikita Oparin
Pavel Smirnov
Pavel Sorokin Conductor
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