Choreographer-director: Kristina Paulin, Germany
Scenography: Otto Bubeniček, Germany
Music: Sergei Prokofiev, Edward William Elgar, George Frideric Handel, Davidson Giaconello
Costume Designer: Dennis Peschke, Germany
Stage Designer: Askar Iskakov
A choreographic interpretation of the myth of Ancient Greece in the neoclassical style with elements of modernity will be presented on the stage of the Astana Ballet Theatre. The basis of the plot goes back to the story of Orpheus, who lost his beloved Eurydice. This tragic love story has been of interest to people of art down the ages.
The story told by the director does not have a happy ending. Her Orpheus is a famous writer, and Eurydice, his beloved one, is his muse and a source of inspiration. In the ballet, the choreographer answers philosophical and spiritual questions about the meaning of life and the immortality of love and the soul, praises the sincerity of feelings, the supremacy of the power of love and art. The performance opens with a retrospective: Orpheus dreams of the impossible in the monastery – to meet the deceased Eurydice again. The theme of separation and loss of a loved one will find a response in the heart of every spectator.
The stage costumes reflect the symbolism of this myth, and uneven mirror geometric images resembling mountains are used in the stage design. What is happening on stage will grip the attention of the audience with an interesting plot, will attract all attention to the powerful impulse that comes from the dancers.
