This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. On November 13, Shanghai Oriental Art Center announced a "five-year" cooperation agreement with one of the world's most important ballet companies, the St. Petersburg Eifma

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. On November 13, Shanghai Oriental Art Center announced a "five-year" cooperation agreement with one of the world's most important ballet companies, the St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet. The two parties decided to formally establish a strategic partnership from now on, carry out comprehensive and in-depth cooperation, and jointly promote the exchange and dissemination of international art and culture.

At the media meeting, the Shanghai Oriental Art Center presented the Elfman Ballet with a gift of Peking Opera helmets representing the characteristics of Eastern culture, which not only showcased the charm of traditional Chinese culture, but also expressed the expectations for future multicultural integration.

As a participating project of the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival, the St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet will present two masterpieces from November 14th to 17th - "Anna Ka" which has received enthusiastic response after several performances. Lenina" and the revival of "Russian Hamlet" presented in Shanghai for the first time.

Regarding the return of "Anna Karenina" to Shanghai, Elfman once said: "This dance drama is based on Tolstoy's masterpiece and dances to the immortal melody of Tchaikovsky. This dance drama The work comprehensively and accurately reflects the aesthetic characteristics of our dance company, and is also the result of our long-term innovation and exploration.”

As a representative work that allows the audience to have the most intuitive understanding of Elfman's "psychological ballet" genre, a total of 17 Tchaikovsky music excerpts are selected as the background in the play, such as the "Sixth Symphony" "Pathétique" "" The third movement shows the scene of Anna being abandoned and isolated by the upper class society, and uses "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture" to highlight the tragic atmosphere of Anna's frequent hallucinations when she is desperate and helpless. Tolstoy's original work is full of dramatic tension, and the music of Russian composer Tchaikovsky makes the dance drama richer.

"Russian Hamlet" was created in 1999. As early as January 2012, "Russian Hamlet" had been staged at the Shanghai Grand Theater in the 1999 version. The version staged at Dongyi this time is Elfman's early version based on his The work was re-arranged and debuted in Shanghai in 2017.

In the play, Elfman takes Paul I, one of the most mysterious and contradictory figures in Russian history, as the protagonist, contrasting the heir to the throne whose fate is full of mysterious prophecies with Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet, and tells the story of A tragic story about power, lies, betrayal and loneliness, it explores the eternal proposition of "survival or destruction" through emotionally charged choreography and imaginative dramatic scenes.

Text丨Reporter He Jing
Picture丨The organizer provides