A ballet "The Golden Horde" staged at the M.Jalil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre recognized "The event of the year"

A ballet "The Golden Horde" staged at the M.Jalil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre was  recognized "The  event of the year ." This became known in ceremony of  the  IV Republican Theatre Award " Tantana(Tiumph)."  The jury decided to award the main nomination  "The event of the Year" to the theater.

A world premiere took place in September 2013. The  work on the show has been  conducted  by order of  the theater for more than three years – libretto was created   by a  national poet  of Tatarstan Renat Haris, the music was written by composer   Rezeda Akhiyarova , who also composed   staged in 2006 at the theater, the  opera " Poet's Love. "  Ballet-master of  a scale production  was  a  ​​famous Russian choreographer Georgi Kovtun , familiar to  Kazan audiences for productions of " Peer Gynt ", "The Legend of Yusuf" , "Spartacus", "Carmen" . The sets and costumes were made by Ukrainian artists Andrew  Zlobin    and Anna  Ipatieva.

The new ballet reflected last  years  of  state Golden Horde and the period of its decay. "This is not a political or historical drama. This artistic view of a great story " - the authors  emphasize.  In a monumental staging  ballet, choir, orchestra, mime theatre ensemble,  the  students of  Kazan Choreographic School .

The award "Tantana"  from the hands of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan  A.M.Sibagatullin  received  deputy director  G.M. Pervin  and pedagogue - tutor, People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan  L.I.Mukhametgaleeva. In her speech, Louisa Mukhametgaleeva noted that the performance of "The Golden Horde" turned shrill and powerful  because everyone involved in the creation of the ballet, beginning and ending with the authors,  artists and pedagogues  worked  in full force and put into play a piece of themselves. Louisa  Ildusovna thanked the jury and public appreciation for the new production.

In the near future the ballet "The Golden Horde" will be shown in May: the performance is included in the program of XXVII International Festival named after Rudolf Nuriev.

Press service Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan