On the eve of the celebration of the day of the city of Shymkent, the creative team of the «Astana Ballet» Theater changed the capital's stage to the stage of the «Turkestan» Concert Hall. For two days, on June 17 and 18, residents and guests of the third metropolis of the Republic were able to see the best illustrations of choreographic art from the repertoire of the theater.
As a rule, gifts are pleasant to receive, but even more pleasant to give them. Artists of the «Astana Ballet» Theater will agree with this. They prepared a program for the Shymkent public, which included the national diversion «Heritage of the Great Steppe», as well as one-act ballets «Love Fear Loss» and «A Fuego Lento». The performance of the metropolitan team was accompanied by the incessant accompaniment of applause and cheers of «bravo».
«I can't even put into words the whole range of emotions that I received from the performances of the artists. This is something incredible, I felt like goosebumps running through me in especially strong moments, sometimes tears drew in - so exciting was the dancers! I hope that we will be able to see «Astana Ballet» Theater in Shymkent more than once, thank you for such a wonderful gift!» - a resident of Shymkent, Assel Spabekova, shared her impressions.
In Shymkent, arrived the theater team consisting of 62 people, including the technical team, dressers and make-up artists.
The visiting card of the theater is the program «The Heritage of the Great Steppe», in the author's interpretation of the ballet masters Aigul Tati, Mukaram Avakhri, Anvara Sadykova and Anna Tsoi are the best examples of modern and national choreographic art of Kazakhstan. In addition, the Shymkent public was presented the work of the guest choreographer of the theater - Ricardo Amarante. His one-act ballet «Love Fear Loss» tells the story of the love story of the famous French «Sparrow» - Edith Piaf. Gentle, sensual, fascinating - to the sounds of a soloing piano this ballet from the first notes captivated the public. The concert program closed the ballet «A Fuego Lento» - slow fire. This production always breaks the loudest applause in any halls of the world, and this time was no exception.
«We always try to take into account taste, mentality and understanding, because, it seems to me, as in other cases, the goal of art is to be understood and heard. We are completely directed to the hearts of the audience, and it is doubly pleasant for us when there is a return, when a dialogue is built. «The Heritage of the Great Steppe» is an obligatory part of our program, we carry it abroad, where it is perceived with great enthusiasm, and also in Kazakhstan. According to the national block, we brought an extensive program - it is not only a traditional style, the viewer can catch a certain synthesis of modern and neoclassical choreography with folklore. In this sense, the theater is diligently engaged in the search and continues to research in the field of choreography, artistic image» - said the chief choreographer of the «Astana Ballet» Theater Mukaram Avakhri.
To remind, this is not the first tour of the capital's theater in Shymkent. In 2015, on the stage of the Russian Drama Theater «Astana Ballet» performed with the ballet «Eastern Rhapsody».
The «Astana Ballet» Theater is not only talented artists, honored workers of Kazakhstan and laureates of international competitions. First of all, these are people who are not indifferent to art, advocating for the preservation and development of the country's cultural heritage. Every movement of the dancers, their every gesture is a beautiful ballet language that finds the key to the hearts of viewers around the world.
The «Astana Ballet» Theater had the honor to present its programs at numerous cultural venues in Kazakhstan, Russia, China, USA, Azerbaijan, France, Italy, Belarus, Belgium, Japan and Poland.