Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre from St. Petersburg tours in Minsk

At the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus, spectators were able to enjoy the two-act concert program EIFMAN GALA of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre Boris Eifman. The correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti” found out what the famous choreographer-philosopher, working in the genre of psychological ballet, this time surprises the Minsk audience.

The troupe triumphantly represents this program not only in Russia, but also in different parts of the world.

The audience had a unique opportunity to see in one evening fragments from the famous performances of the choreographer: “Tchaikovsky. PRO et CONTRA”, “Eugene Onegin”, “Master and Margarita”, “Passion for Moliere, or the Mask of Don Juan”, “Anna Karenina”, “Beyond sin”, “Red Giselle”, “My Jerusalem”, “The Seagull”. Ballet History, Crime and Punishment, Rodin, Her Eternal Idol, The Pygmalion Effect. The highest professionalism of the performers, the beauty of choreography, philosophical dramaturgy helped the audience to immerse themselves in the history of the theater, to feel its uniqueness and sophistication.

Leading soloist of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre Boris Eifman Vladimir Afonichkin said that it is customary for artists to dance a whole performance, living one role. In the gala, they are changing, so it can be difficult for some, but many have already become so accustomed to their parts that they have no difficulty changing them several times a night.

- We love coming to Minsk because it is a beautiful city with a good scene. For us, it is extremely important that it is comfortable and soft - here it meets these requests. In addition, we are always warmly greeted by the audience with loud applause, shared his impressions V. Afonichkin.

Leading soloist of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre Boris Eifman, Honored Artist of Russia Lyubov Andreeva was born in Minsk. She stressed that returning to the Bolshoi Theatre is always reverent and very responsible.

- You know, they look at you in a way that they don't look at my other colleagues. On the one hand, you feel warmth and support, and on the other - there is a special excitement, she admitted.

- The program has scenes with a huge intensity of passions: you need to play madness, then be beautiful, then love, suffer. In addition, you need to constantly change clothes and redo hairstyles, fix makeup, but Boris Eifman taught you to quickly switch in such situations, shared the secrets of L. Andreeva’s skill.

The EIFMAN GALA concert program can be seen on September 9.

Photo provided by the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus