GALA BALLET

 

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL “OPERALIA”

GALA BALLET

Souvenir de Danse

Valentino Zucchetti

THE CONCERT IS HELD IN KAZAKH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes (with one interval)

Please note that the age limit is 10+

Management reserves the right to substitute performers and works performed

A true celebration for ballet enthusiasts, the Gala Ballet on 29 June will feature performances by guest soloists from Russia and China, as well as artists of the Astana Opera House.

The first part of the concert will showcase the most dazzling performances from classical, contemporary and national choreography.

The second part will present the one-act ballet Souvenir de Danse, set to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky and choreographed by the renowned choreographer Valentino Zucchetti. This production features three pairs of dancers, each telling a unique love story through dance.

PERFORMERS:

First Part

Alisa BARINOVA, soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre (Russia)

Philipp STEPIN, principal dancer of the Mariinsky Theatre (Russia)

Mengying FANG, principal dancer of the National Ballet of China (China)

Zhuming CHEN, principal dancer of the National Ballet of China (China)

Second Part

Souvenir de Danse

Shugyla ADEPKHAN

Yerkin RAKHMATULLAYEV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Madina UNERBAYEVA, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Arman URAZOV

Moldir SHAKIMOVA

Galymzhan NURMUKHAMET

Sofiya ADILKHANOVA

Zhaksylyk SAUKYMBEKOV

Aigerim BEKETAYEVA, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Bakhtiyar ADAMZHAN, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

ASTANA OPERA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Elmar BURIBAYEV

Artistic Director of the Ballet Company:

Altynai ASYLMURATOVA, People’s Artist of Russia

Tickets purchased at the Astana Opera are exchangeable and refundable only in cases of cancelled or postponed performances. In all other cases, no refunds and exchanges are possible.