The 2015 Nureyev’s festival has invited soloists of Covent Garden, the New York City Ballet, the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres
From May 15 to 29, 2015, on the stage of the M.Jalil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre the XXVIII International Festival of Classical Ballet named after Rudolf Nureyev takes place.
The Forum named after the great dancer is opened by a premiere of the ballet by L. Minkus "Don Quixote." The part of Kitri on May 15 will perform a prima ballerina M. Jalil TASTOiB Kristina Andreeva, May 16 - soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre Anastasia Matvienko. The audience will see the soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre Kimin Kim in a of Basil. Queen of the Dryads - Katherina Chebykina (Mariinsky Theatre), Espada – Prime of M. Jalil TASTOiB Artem Belov, The role of Don Quixote to be played by a soloist of M. Jalil TASTOiB Gleb Korablev.
The poster of the Festival will continue the world classic of ballet - the ballet "Swan Lake" by P.I.Tchaikovsky and "Giselle" by A.Adan. The "Swan Lake" starring soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Ekaterina Shipulina and Dennis Rodkin, in parts of Rothbart and Jester - soloists of M. Jalil TASTOiB Artem Belov and Koya Okawa respectively. The ballet "Giselle" to be performed by soloists of the leading parties from Covent Garden (London) Itsiar Mendisabal (Giselle) and Nehemiah Kish (Count Albrecht). In the role of empress of wilis Myrtha will perform a soloist of "Kremlin Ballet" Irina Ablitsova.
Modern choreography is presented in a poster of the festival performances author’s plays «Karmina Burana, or Wheel of Fortune" (choreography by Alexander Polubentsev to music by Carl Orff) "Golden Horde" (music by Rezeda Ahiyarova, stahed by Georgy Kovtun) and the one-act ballet of the National Bolshoi Theater of Belarus "Carmen -syuita "(choreography by Valentina Yelizaryeva)," Bolero "(choreography by Valentina Yelizaryeva), and" Six Dances "(choreographed by Jiri Kylian). In the first two performances the soloists of M. Jalil TASTOiB Kristina Andreeva, Nurlan Canet, Mikhail Timaev, Artem Belov, Alexander Elagin, Alina Steinberg et al. are engaged. Performances of the Belarusian Opera will present the ballet troupe of the theater (42 people), the performances of Minskers will pass under sound track.
The poster of the festival also presents the ballet "Annyuta" to music by Valery Gavrilin, staged by Vladimir Vasiliev. The performance of the Bolshoi Theater Russia involves the soloists Kristina Kretova (Annyuta), Gennady Yanin (Modest Alekseevich.), Andrei Merkuriev (student). In the role of Pyotr Leontiyevich. - Konstantin Kuznetsov (National Grand Theatre of the Republic of Belarus), Artynov - Anton Polodyuk ( M.Jalil TASTOiB ).
The final performance will be "La Bayadere" by L. Minkus. Nikia to be performed by a soloist of the Vienna State Opera Liudmila Konovalova. In the role of Solor again in Kazan will make Matthew Golding (Covent Garden, London). Gamzatti`s to be performed by Oksana Kardash (Moscow Academic State Opera of n.a. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko).
Performances will be held under the direction of the chief conductor of M. Jalil TASTOiB Renat Salavatov, Nurzhan Baybusinov (Kazakh Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Abay), Andrei Anikhanov (Rostov musical theater) and Valentin Uryupin (Perm Opera and Ballet n.a. P.I. Tchaikovsky).
The gala concert will be attended by world ballet stars: Ana Sophia Scheller (New York City Ballet), Matthew Golding (Covent Garden, London), Denis Matvienko, Oksana Bondareva (Mariinsky Theatre), Rachel Buriassi, Alexander Jones (Stuttgart Ballet ), Philip de Castro, Carlos Pinillos (National Ballet of Portugal), Viktor Lebedev (Mikhailovsky Theatre), Dmitry Semionov (Berlin State Ballet), Monica Fotesku Yuta (Dortmund Ballet), Liudmila Konovalova (Vienna State Opera), Nicolo Gorodiski ( Teatro Colon, Buenos Ayros), as well as soloists of the M. Jalil Tatar Opera and Ballet.