Characters and performers
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Russian Seasons
Ballet in one act
Music by Leonid
Desyatnikov
Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky
Music Director: Igor
Dronov
Costume designer: Galina Solovieva
Lighting designer: Mark
Stanley
Artist for adaptation of lighting design: Sergei Shevchenko
Will
be premiered on November 15, 2008.
Photo © 2008 by Marc Haegeman. Bolshoi Theatre
In the Upper Room
Ballet in one act
to music of Philip Glass
Choreography by Twyla Tharp (1986)
"Choreographic abstraction "In the Upper Room"- the embodiment of
entire American: victorious confidence in itself and impregnable perseverance,
passion for records and capability to assimilate any culture, usual readiness
for the hard work and some of separately devil-may-care independence. In the 40-
minute mad Marathon of thirteen soloists, dressed as the famous designer Norma
Kamali in the striped guard house haute couture, they are obligated to
demonstrate the miracles of technology and plastic freedom. Strictly adjusted
chaos of composition, artists, who jump out it seems immediately from all sides,
stunning puantnaya and buckle classics, jazz sving, Black step, aerobika and
acrobatics, mixed in the raciest proportions and intensified by trance
electronics Glassa... "
"For this 40- minute ballet, which consists of nine swift parts, not burdened
by subject, are necessary two desperate ballerinas even eleven soloists both
floor, prepared for any risk. Storming age-old America, large relies on its
fearless young people and not less fearless public".
Tatiana Kuznetsov "Kommersant" "and "Kommersant-Weekend"