ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

A Ballet Gala in memory of the legendary ballet star Rudolph Nureyev, celebrating his extraordinary career from Kirov soloist to masterly choreographer. After his defection to the West in 1961, Nureyev became a household name – delighting audiences with his electrifying and daring performances –  but he never forgot his roots and did much to revive the Russian tradition. Perhaps the greatest male dancer since Nijinsky, his longstanding partnership with Dame Margot Fonteyn of the Royal Ballet was one of the most famous in the history of dance.

The programme of the gala concert will include excerpts from such masterpieces as La Bayadère, Romeo and Juliet, Manon, Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, Le Corsair, as well as the short ballets The Moor’s Pavane (choreography by Jose Limon), Afternoon of a Faun (choreography by Jerome Robbins) and the last movement from Pierrot Lunaire (Choreography by Glen Tetley).

Nureyev's dance and choreographic repertoire will be performed by international stars from the Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and Berlin Staatsballet. Among them: Alina Cojocaru,  Olga Esina, Mara Galeazzi, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Dmitri Gudanov, Nina Kaptsova, Johan Kobborg, Ivan Kozlov, Manuel Legris, Ulyana Lopatkina, David Makhateli, Roberta Marquez, Andrei Merkuriev, Marianela Nunez, Ivan Putrov, Gil Roman, Farukh Ruzimatov, Polina Semionova, Vladimir Shishlov, Thiago Soares, Inaki Urlezaga, Edward Watson, Svetlana Zakharova and Igor Zelensky.

The ballet gala will be accompanied by the orchestra of the English National Ballet conducted by Valery Ovsyannikov.

For VIP packages (best seats in the auditorium, champagne in the interval and dinner in the company of ballet dancers and special guests) please contact Ensemble Productions

Presented by The Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan City Municipality, Alfa Bank and Ensemble Productions Ltd

Please note: There are no surtitles for this production

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