Ballet "Arabesque" visits the Opera House
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Gala evening - 50 years of Ballet "Arabesque"
28 May,
Stara Zagora State Opera
Since its foundation in 1967, Ballet Arabesque has established itself as the most prestigious contemporary dance company in Bulgaria.
Today, Arabesque is not only a world-class company, but also a kind of school for performers and choreographers, a generator of ideas, a source of information about what is happening in the world of contemporary dance.
Over the years of its existence, Ballet Arabesque and its artists have been repeated winners of the Crystal Lyre Award of the SBMTD, the Golden Feather Award of FM Classic. 2015. Ballet "Arabesque" receives the award of Sofia Municipality for outstanding achievements in the field of culture, and 2017 - Diploma for contribution to the development of Bulgarian culture from the Ministry of Culture.
Ballet Arabesque will present, especially for the residents of Stara Zagora, an attractive program filled with love, passion, beauty, humor and a little sadness, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the company. In the Gala evening you will see pieces by Bulgarian and foreign choreographers from Germany, the USA, and the United Kingdom."
Treat yourself to a beautiful emotion with the inspiring performance of the dancers of Ballet Arabesque on the stage of Stara Zagora Opera House.
"FREE THOUGHTS"
Music Nils Frahm, Lambert, Socrates, Sinopoulos Quartet, Max Richter
Choreography - Arshak Galumyan, Germany
Scenography - Nikola Nalbantov
Costumes - Yana Salenko
Tutor - Olesya Pantikina
Performers: Andrea Andonova, Victoria Petrova, Daniela Ivanova, Petya Koleva
Vasil Dipchikov, Stefan Vuchev, Filip Milanov
A performance about Time that flows and never stops, but also about the time of our human life. "Free-spirited thoughts" captures moments in the life of a human being, man or woman, and how time meets them. In the center of the stage space is placed a tree, but also an hourglass at the same time - an eternal symbol and a kind of model of the universe and of man according to the principle of likeness. The performance is abstract and allows the audience to create their own stories.
"DUALITY"
Music by Astor Piazzolla
Choreography - Liz Lee (UK)
and the dancers of Ballet Arabesque
Costumes - Tsvetanka Petkova Stoynova
Tutor - Olesya Pantikina
Performed by: the entire cast of Ballet Arabesque
The dancers of Arabesque Ballet created "Duality" based on Pablo Neruda's poems, based on a workshop conducted by British choreographer Liz Lea with the company, as well as their own training and experience. Liz Leigh has modelled the dancers' movements and says their commitment to new ways of working and their enthusiasm has been a real joy for her.
The language of the work combines the traditions of East and West, dance and martial arts in a very attractive way.
It is a piece that the company has danced with gusto and almost without interruption for over 10 years.
"MY WAY WITH YOU"
Choreography - Angelina Gavrilova
Teacher - Olesya Pantikina
Starring.
We will walk together to the end, which will catch up with us in a different time for me and for you.
"BLA, BLA..."
Music by Johnny Trank and the Juice Ensemble
Choreography - Maurice Causey (USA)
Teacher - Olesya Pantikina
Performers.
Vasil Dipchikov, Stefan Vuchov, Filip Milanov
Choreographer Maurice Causey turns kiddie carefree, youthful freshness, the cult of being cool, soi-disant and cheerful non-pukism into an ironic and ruthless tool for exposing the luck of living in post-postmodern times. The show is breathlessly, almost frenetically paced, colourful, colourful and cheeky
"DANTZON 2"
Music by Arturo Marquez,
Choreography - Boryana Sechanova
Teacher - Olesya Pantikina
Performed by Daniela Ivanova and Erwin Essen
"We saw an orchestra in which the musicians literally did not touch the ground [...] And above all, I saw on every single face something that I have always believed music to be - pure joy. Communication and joy."
It's music that makes you turn around, notice the person walking by, smile, want to touch them and dance...
"WATER"
Music- Yeghish Manukyan
Idea and choreography - Filip Milanov
Performed by - Konstantina Handjieva and Valery Milenkov
It makes its way through everything, leaving a mark behind!
"Water" is a contemporary dance miniature, the subject of which is the personality and its personal and intimate environment. The miniature explores the self-modelling of the individual - how the decisions they make to move through certain situations and conditions of physical space influence their internal environment of perceptions, emotions and sensations.
"DROP IN THE OCEAN"
Music - Dobrinka Tabakova
Choreography - Anthony Middleton (UK)
Costumes - Yana Dvoretska
Tutor - Olesya Pantikina
Performed by: Daniela Ivanova, Petya Koleva, Stefka Tabakova
"Drop in the Ocean explores loneliness and emptiness, the feeling that there is something missing from our lives.
The choreographer is interested in the paradox of how this feeling of emptiness can be so profound for any individual, yet in a fast-paced chaotic world can seem so insignificant, like a drop in the ocean.
Three dancers in space, each of them trapped in their own existence, search for a way to make connections.
"BOLERO"
Music by Maurice Ravel
Choreography - Margarita Arnaudova
Costumes - Maria Trendafilova
Tutor - Olesya Pantikina
Soloists,
Starring: Andreya Andonova, Victoria Petrova, Elizabeth Yakimova, Petya Koleva, Stefka Tabakova, Teodora Drumeva and Valery Milenkov, Ervin Essen, Svetlozar Tinev, Philip Milanov
"Bolero has a strong programmatic character and an impressive atmosphere, where the ballet movement is stylized to the rhythm of Spanish dance. Credit for the expressive colourfulness of the dance goes to the polyphonic nature of Margarita Arnaudova's choreography.
This performance in Ballet Arabesque's 50th anniversary season is our deepest bow to her original talent.
"BOLERO" is one of the iconic performances of the Arabesque Ballet, a legacy of the great choreographer and director of the company, Margarita Arnaudova. "BOLERO is one of the most played performances left in the repertoire of the Arabesque Ballet. It has always been present in the ballet's poster when it performs its programs not only in the country, but also in almost all overseas tours. Maria Trendafilova's costumes also contribute to the originality and colourfulness of the performance. The show was first staged in 1987.