Spartacus
 Photos by Marina Bakanova




Spartacus        


ballet in two acts
Music: Aram Khachaturian
Libretto: George Kovtun
Choreography: George Kovtun
Set and costumes designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Premiere of the production: April 29, 2008

Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes





Under the artistic direction of Farukh Ruzimatov, choreographer Georgy Kovtun’s new production of Spartacus is a full-length entertainment extravaganza.

With elaborate gilded sets and matching gold costumes by Vyacheslav Okunev and an onstage opera chorus a Roman drama unfolds on a grand scale.
The choreography includes high, stage-sweeping jumps and difficult lifts. Metal swords splay out sparks as the gladiators and centurions go for each, and the crowd, so crucial to any portrayal of Rome, moves like a menacing, single organism, flowing across the stage.

The production proceeds in high-energy mode from start to finish. Kovtun’s Spartacus captures the flavour of Rome and the feel and energy of the circus in a Coliseum, effectively garnished with a Bacchanalian orgy. Those looking for emotional depth and a dramatic connection to the artists won’t be left disappointed.


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