«She Who Worked a Miracle, or What Is Love»
Director Gulnaz Balpeissova presents a musical drama in which the story of Helen Keller, an American writer who lost both sight and hearing in childhood, becomes a starting point for an artistic exploration of the power of the human spirit. The journey out of isolation through the pedagogical gift of Anne Sullivan, known from Keller’s autobiography and William Gibson’s play, finds a universal resonance on stage.
The director’s vision moves beyond a biographical retelling, shaping a multidimensional statement about love as a transformative force. The production closely examines the psychology of a person living in physical isolation, the dramatic currents of family relationships, and the forging of character in the face of seemingly insurmountable circumstances.
A special artistic strength lies in the synthesis of expressive means:
• The musical score becomes the voice of the heroine’s inner world, guiding the audience across a full emotional spectrum-from existential despair to illumination
• The choreography gives form to inner torment, where bodily movement creates a visual metaphor of struggle and faith.
The scenography, created by the creative tandem of Gulnaz Balpeissova and Kanat Maksutov, builds a space poised between chaos and harmony, visualizing the heroine’s inner landscape through the dialectic of darkness and light.
The performance becomes a hymn to human resilience, telling how love and patience can build a bridge between different worlds.
