The Nutcracker at the Stara Zagora Opera House
News публикувана на: 17.12.2015
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"The Foxcatcher" Contemporary dance performance
Co-production of Ballet "Arabesque"and Ballet of State Opera-Stara Zagora
Ballet "Arabesque" and the Ballet of the State Opera-Stara Zagora will present their version of the popular ballet "The Nutcracker" to music by P. И. Tchaikovsky. Choreographer Boryana Sechanova chooses to make an interesting contemporary performance without changing the plot of the work. The fairytale picture is shaped by the beautiful set design by the artist Boris Stoynov and the glamorous costumes by Tsvetanka Petkova-Stoynova. In the performance, besides the artists from the two ballet companies, also children from the Children and Youth Opera and Ballet Studio "Margaritki"-Stara Zagora dance. The main roles will be performed by the soloists of the Ballet "Arabesque" - Marina Popova will be Marie, Fritz - Philip Milanov, Drosselmaer - Assen Nakov, Nutcracker - Vasil Dipchikov, Princess Mishonka - Mariana Kruncheva, Mama Stalbaum, Snow Queen - Petya. Koleva, Daddy Stalbaum - Stefan Vuchov. The cast also includes Maria Kasabova, Stefka Tabakova, Erwin Essen, Svetlozar Tinev, Andreya Andonova, Tsveta Zahova, Valeri Milenkov, Viktoria Petrova, Chan Tae Chung /Ballet"Arabesque"/, Romina Slavova, Yana Kafaliyeva, Ivelina Dimitrova, Kremena Kostova, Yuliana Vassileva, Anelia Dimitrova, Tsvetelina Teneva, Laura Georgieva, Penka Dimitrova, Petya Veneva /Ballet DO-Stara Zagora/ and others.
The Nutcracker ballet to music by Tchaikovsky is one of the most watched and beloved ballets in the world.
The libretto is based on Hoffmann's fairy tales "The Nutcracker" and "The King of Mice" and tells the story of a little girl Clara who receives a present for Christmas Eve - a nutcracker soldier in the splendid uniform of a royal guardsman.
The first performance of The Nutcracker was on December 18, 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Since the late 1960s, The Nutcracker has become the most performed ballet work - traditionally at Christmas and New Year's celebrations around the world.
As the curtain rises we see the Stalbaum family preparing for Christmas Eve. Clara, her younger brother Fritz, decorating the Christmas tree. The biggest surprise of the evening is the Christmas presents handed out by Clara's father, disguised as the mysterious wizard Drosselmeyer. There are presents for all the children and everyone is happy except Clara, who has not yet received a present. Drosselmeyer then whips out a toy nutcracker in the traditional form of a soldier, in a splendid uniform from the Royal Guard. Clara is over the moon with happiness, but out of jealousy, her brother Fritz breaks the toy. Drosselmeyer finds the broken toy and repairs it.
When the party ends and the Stalbaums go to sleep, Clara worries about her toy and goes to the Christmas tree to see it. She falls asleep under the tree with the nutcracker in her hands. The clock strikes midnight, Clara is dreaming. She hears the sound of mice and tries to escape, but the mice stop her. Then suddenly the Christmas tree begins to grow and fills the room, the nutcracker soldier comes to life and he and his soldiers defend Clara in battle with the Mouse King's army.
Then suddenly the Nutcracker becomes a prince. Clara and the prince travel to a world where they are greeted by dancing snowflakes and fairies.They continue their journey to the land of the Sugar Fairy, where sweets greet them with many dances.
There are Spanish chocolate dancers, Chinese tea dancers, Arabic coffee dancers, Russian candy cane dancers, the dance of the marzipan shepherds, the Sugar Fairy and the dance of the flowers. After the festival ends, Clara wakes up under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker in her hands.
A spectacle like this is the best gift for any child at Christmas...
The team preparing the show is confident that it will appeal to children. All the possibilities of multimedia and attractive lighting will be used on stage. The show is a extravaganza, with the beloved characters from Hoffmann's tale: the mice, the toys that come to life and Prince Nutcracker himself.
In the version by the Arabesque Ballet and the Stara Zagora State Opera Ballet, Drosselmeyer and Masha's father are in the same role - the father who creates this fairytale world for his daughter,
The message of the performance is:
Parents, participate in your children's games.They should be free to fantasize, confident that they can turn their dreams into reality and change the world around them as they see it in their dreams and as they recreate it in their games.