The Russian ballet theatre Talarium et Lux (Ballet and Light) will stagea special performance of the classic ballet Swan Lake with 3D animatedgraphics in Hanoi on August 1.
Choreographed by Marina YurievnaAleksandrova and Yuriy Anatolievich Romashko – former principal dancersof the Bolshoi Theatre – the ballet will feature principal dancers E.Nebesnaya and S. Smirnov with more than 100 other performers.
Nebesnayawill take the lead role of Odette/Odile, the white and black swan, theultimate role any ballerina would dream to perform.
Legendarydancer Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky – a State Awards laureate of theSoviet Union and People's Artist of the Soviet Union – is the ballet'sart director.
According to the vice director of the Talarium etLux Theatre, Sergey Baturin, the theatre wishes to add more vitality toits classical ballets with the 3D graphics.
"Modern technologiesand gadgets have long influenced modern viewers' – and especiallychildren's – perceptions of the world," Baturin said.
"A goodproduction and masterful choreography are no longer enough to draw youngpeople and children to the ballet. That's why, since the theatre'sfoundation in 2012, we have realised that our most important task is todraw in even those who have never been interested in ballet by producingnew shows using multimedia technology."
After its debut in June 23, 2014 in Moscow, the ballet received critical and popular acclaim.
Thenewspaper Kommersant wrote: "The magical 3D scenery has been presentedon five huge screens. Magnific images and scenes were changed in frontof the eyes of hundreds of audience members.
"They [theaudience] don't need to wear 3D glasses to enjoy those spectacularscenes. Multimedia technology, computer graphics and classicalchoreography work all together to create a brilliant performance onstage."
Anna Khmelenina, who saw the ballet in the Bolsoi Theatrein Moscow, said she is not very interested in ballet, but still enjoyedthe performance.
"The combination of classic ballet and 3D animated graphics is surprising," Khemenina said.
"That's why I decided to bring my two-year-old son with me to see the ballet. It was his first time ever."
Basedon a Russian folk tale, Swan Lake tells the story of Odette, a princesswho was turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. Composed in 1875, it isconsidered one of the most technically and emotionally challengingballets of all time, but one of the most loved.
In Hanoi, the ballet will be presented at the My Dinh National Convention Hall.-VNA
Choreographed by Marina YurievnaAleksandrova and Yuriy Anatolievich Romashko – former principal dancersof the Bolshoi Theatre – the ballet will feature principal dancers E.Nebesnaya and S. Smirnov with more than 100 other performers.
Nebesnayawill take the lead role of Odette/Odile, the white and black swan, theultimate role any ballerina would dream to perform.
Legendarydancer Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky – a State Awards laureate of theSoviet Union and People's Artist of the Soviet Union – is the ballet'sart director.
According to the vice director of the Talarium etLux Theatre, Sergey Baturin, the theatre wishes to add more vitality toits classical ballets with the 3D graphics.
"Modern technologiesand gadgets have long influenced modern viewers' – and especiallychildren's – perceptions of the world," Baturin said.
"A goodproduction and masterful choreography are no longer enough to draw youngpeople and children to the ballet. That's why, since the theatre'sfoundation in 2012, we have realised that our most important task is todraw in even those who have never been interested in ballet by producingnew shows using multimedia technology."
After its debut in June 23, 2014 in Moscow, the ballet received critical and popular acclaim.
Thenewspaper Kommersant wrote: "The magical 3D scenery has been presentedon five huge screens. Magnific images and scenes were changed in frontof the eyes of hundreds of audience members.
"They [theaudience] don't need to wear 3D glasses to enjoy those spectacularscenes. Multimedia technology, computer graphics and classicalchoreography work all together to create a brilliant performance onstage."
Anna Khmelenina, who saw the ballet in the Bolsoi Theatrein Moscow, said she is not very interested in ballet, but still enjoyedthe performance.
"The combination of classic ballet and 3D animated graphics is surprising," Khemenina said.
"That's why I decided to bring my two-year-old son with me to see the ballet. It was his first time ever."
Basedon a Russian folk tale, Swan Lake tells the story of Odette, a princesswho was turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. Composed in 1875, it isconsidered one of the most technically and emotionally challengingballets of all time, but one of the most loved.
In Hanoi, the ballet will be presented at the My Dinh National Convention Hall.-VNA
