PROGRAMME:
I. ACT III OF THE BALLET THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Marius Petipa (revival of the 1890 production), directed by Sergei Vikharev
Performers:
Princess Aurora: Renata Shakirova
Prince Désiré: Philipp Stepin
The Lilac Fairy: Valeria Kuznetsova
The Diamond Fairy: Alexandra Khiteeva
Carabosse the Wicked Fairy: Islom Baimuradov
Princess Florine: Maria Shirinkina
Bluebird: Yevgeny Konovalov
II. THE GALA with the participation of soloists of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres
Performers:
Svetlana Zakharova
Artemy Belyakov
Igor Tsvirko
Vladislav Lantratov
Ekaterina Kondaurova
Konstantin Zverev
Timur Askerov
Kristina Shapran
Maria Shirinkina
Lyudmila Sveshnikova (piano)
Timofei Vladimirov (piano)
III. THE KINGDOM OF SHADES SCENE FROM THE BALLET LA BAYADÈRE
Music by Ludwig Minkus
Choreography by Marius Petipa (1877)
Performers:
Nikia: Viktoria Tereshkina
Solor: Kimin Kim
Trio of Shades: Vlada Borodulina, Daria Kulikova, May Nagahisa
Featuring students of the Vaganova Ballet Academy
The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Arseny Shuplyakov
Production Concept: Yuri Smekalov
Video Designer: Andrei Sevbo