Full length story ballets inspired by world literature, mythology and fairy tales.
- Trials of Tamara- drama based on Lermontov's Poem "The Demon".
- Snow Maiden- cosmic tragedy drawn from slavic mythology.
- Hansel and Gretel- a familiar story with a new twist.
- The Nutcracker- the world classic.
- The Unicorn, The Gorgon and the Manticore- a medieval legend.
Excerpts from classical ballets of the XIX century:
- Giselle (Act I and Act II)
- Sleeping Beauty
- Bayadere (Kingdom of the Shades)
- Swan Lake
Contemporary Works:
Solitude in Three
Danse Macabre
Invitation au Voyage
What I'm Gothere
The light of the Blue Candle
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Malice Exchange
Spanish Pas de Deux
Separation
Sarabande
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Sacred Dance
Shubert Pas de Deux
A buzz at the party
Spanish Fantasia
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The Trials Of Tamara
A Fallen Angel- a demon that is used to causing destruction, death and deceit,
catches sight of the innocent and heavenly fair TAMARA...
The scenario is based on an epic poem by Michael Lermontov.
Circa 1885 Anton Rubenstein composed the opera The Demon
Ballet in three parts. Duration, 25 minutes. Six professional dancers.
Music by Felix Mendelssohn, Max Bruch and Alfred Schnittke.
Hansel and Gretel
Scenario based on the Grimm Brothers Tale- A "WITCH" recognizes the perfect crime candidate.
For the promise of a fortune, the stepmother of Hansel and Gretel is easily convinced to sell her
children....A malicious contract is made between the two women!
Music by C.Saint Saens, E.Grieg and A. Schnittke
Ballet in two acts. Duration, 50 minutes. Seven professional dancers and 16 trainees. Collaborating choreographer: Ventislav Petrov
A-Buzz at the Party
The story has a moral. The protagonists are , THE FLY, THE MOSQUITO, and THE SPIDER.
All the others are insects. The story depicts a birthday party and what happens when an
intruder disrupts the festivities.
Music by Offenback, Pugni and Harold
Ballet in one act. Choreographed primarily for students.
The Unicorn, The Gorgon and the Manticore
(or The Three Sundays of a Poet )
The scenario unfolds in a town whose population, the Townsfolk, includes the Count and the Countess.
The protagonist of the story is the Man in the Castle.
Music by: G.C. Menotti
The Snowmaiden (Snegurochka)
SNOWMAIDEN- is the daughter of two opposite forces of nature: austere WINTER
and joyful SPRING. Snowmaiden's drama is the conflict between her longing for
human passion and the vulnerability of her snowflake-like fragility.
Music by: N. Rimsky Korsakov, P.Tchaikovsky, F. Shubert, & S. Schnittke
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