November, 26 2014 He mentioned: "A whole generation of our composers, artists, actors, musicians and ballet masters learnt from Russian masters of art; therefore, I would like to express the deepest gratitude to Russia for having made such valuable contributions into the development classical art in Mongolia". Munkhzul Chuluunbat, the General Director of the Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, continued the same idea. She reminded the audience that the company was founded in 1963, and Tchaikovsky's opera "Eugene Onegin" became its first production. She added: "Since that time the theatre has staged over 50 opera productions, and as many ballets; the company has been mastering the classical heritage, and has reached the international level". She then said that all this success would have been impossible to achieve but for the impact that Russian pedagogues had had. The General Director of the theatre concluded: "We remember their invaluable help and support, and we are extremely grateful and respectful for that". Photo: Damir Yusupov One could make conclusions about achievements of the Mongolian performing school by merely looking at the playbill of the gala concert; the concert title - "Golden V oices of Mongolia" - spoke for itself as well. The gala starred winners of prestigious international vocal competitions and festivals. For instance, the baritone Enkhbat Amartuvshin, who is only 24 years old, is the winner of the 2nd prize and the Audience Award of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition and the winner of the Placido Domingo competition OPERALIA (2012). Uyanga Unushikhbayar (soprano), Gombo-Ochir Byambajav (tenor), Dorjkhorloo Regzen (mezzo-soprano), Enkhbold Ankhbayar (baritone) and other famous Mongolian singers performed in the concert as well. They presented masterpieces of the world opera classics - arias from operas by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, V erdi, Puccini and Saint-SaГ«ns. The singers were accompanied by the Russian National Orchestra. Anna Aglatova, a Bolshoi Theatre soloist, and an Honored Artist of Russia Elena Manistina were special guests of the concert. Elena Manistina mentioned: "Mongolian singers have remarkable voices and wonderful energy". She added: "I was very happy to work with them, and I would like to have guest performances in Mongolia very much". The director of the Mongolian theatre made her an offer right away. She promised: "Naturally, we are happy to invite Elena to perform at our theatre; we will also be glad to send our artists for guest performances to Moscow". The photo exhibition about the history of the Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet became a kind of a prologue to the concert. The exposition was presented at the Bolshoi Theatre's Foyer and gave the public the chance to learn about the most significant productions of the renowned Mongolian company. For example, there were pictures of such productions as "The Nutcracker", "Swan Lake" and "Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky, as well as national operas - "Genghis Khan" by Sharov and "The Three Sad Hills" by Damdinsuren. The guest performances at the Bolshoi Theatre were a part of the program of cultural cooperation between Russia and Mongolia; they were organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Mongolia. This was a return visit of the Mongolian artists after the project "Performances of Russian Ballet Stars" that took place in Ulan Bator last year. The festival "Context. Diana Vishneva" will open in Moscow The festival "Context" is a point of contact for various collectives, choreographers and dancers; all of them have different experience, work in dif ferent genres and have t h e ir ow n unders ta ndin g of m ove m ent and dance. The se co ll e ctiv e s, choreographers and dancers make the context of the modern choreography. The Festival Press Office announced that the Second International Festival of Modern Choreography "Context. Diana Vishneva" would open on Tuesday at the Documentary Film Center in Moscow with the screening of the film "Ballet Boys" by Kenneth Elvebak. The Festival will take place in Moscow from November 26th till November 29th. The objective is to promote the development of young Russian choreographers; the Festival will be opened by the Mariinsky Theatre's prima ballerina Diana Vishneva, its founder and artistic director, and Samuel Wuersten, artistic director of Holland Dance and co-director of Codarts Rotterdam, University for the Arts. The Festival Press Office quotes Diana Vishneva, who says: "The festival "Context" is a point of contact for various collectives, choreographers and dancers; all of them have different experience, work in dif ferent genres and have their own understanding of movement and dance. These collectives, choreographers and dancers make up the context of modern choreography". This event will bring together various foreign companies that represent various techniques, styles and philosophies of movement. On November 26th Gauthier Dance from Stuttgart will perform at the Mossoviet Theatre; this will be the company's debut in Russia. Last year its founder Eric Gauthier performed at the Festival; this time the whole collective will come to take part in the event. The audience will also have a chance to see pieces choreographed by Alejandro Cerrudo, Cayetano Soto and Itzik Galili. Gauthier and Vishneva will present the premiere of "Old Man and Me" by Van Manen. On November 27th the Netherlands Dance Theatre (NDT II) will present works by Paul Lightfoot and Sol LeГіn Sadcase, Shuttersshut and the piece Subject to Change, which will be performed by Diana Vishneva and the Bolshoi Theatre's soloist Andrei Merkuriev. On November 28th the young company Ate9 Dance РЎompany from Los Angeles will present the 60-minute piece "Mouth to Mouth" By the Israeli choreographer Danielle Agami. The Vishneva Gala will take place on November 28th. It will star the prima ballerina, as well as the winner of the first Context Festival Vladimir Varnava, Ballet Preljocaj (France), Codarts Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and Nanine Linning Heidelberg company (Germany), which will make its debut in Russia. Choreographers' Workshop The program "Choreographers' Workshop" will be organized during the Festival. The head of the modern dance center "ByeBye Ballet" Lilia Burdinskaya, Andrei Merkuriev, the Boris Eifman Ballet's soloist Elena Kuzmina, an artist and a pedagogue of Theatre-Studio of the Modern Choreography Ekaterina Kislova and a choreographer Konstantin Keikhel, a participant of the Festival Context-2013, will present their works at the "Electrotheatre Stanislavski". For articles published 24 November 2014 Japanese newspapers including SenKen, continue to write about the Bolshoi Ballet's tour of Japan. SenKen writes that Swan Lake is especially popular in Japan. Local USA newspaper Great Falls Tribune write about two local boys from Montana that are studying at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow and say they have happily adjusted to Russian culture. The Financial Times reviews the Mikhailovsky Ballet's performances at Lincoln Centre in New York calling them a triumph. Many editions write about upcoming transmissions of Bolshoi Ballet performances in local cinemas. Newsletter The Bolshoi Ballet guest performances in Japan are in full swing! The ballet "Don Quixote" was performed in the city of ЕЊtsu on November 23rd at the Main Theatre of the ultra-modern Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, located on the scenic shores of Lake Biwa. Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Photo: Katerina Novikova Kristina Kretova (Kitri) and Semyon Chudin (Basilio) onstage of the ЕЊtsu Main Theatre after the performance. Photo: Katerina Novikova "The Story of Kai and Gerda", an opera by Sergei Banevich, will premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre on November 28th. The rehearsals are in full swing! V ideo: "The Story of Kai and Gerda", rehearsals before the premiere! .youtube.com/watch?v=kO69N_wbtuY&list=UUUimBc08CcsoCvP_WlYJl0Q

Karelia mass media: Ekaterina Scherbachenko, a Bolshoi Theatre soloist, will perform at the Petrozavodsk Conservatoire A concert was held in support of the Svyato-T roitsky Cathedral in the Konchezero village. The program included pieces by Russian and foreign composers. The concert starred famous classical musicians: the Bolshoi Theatre's soloist and a laureate of the BBC competition "Singer of the World" Ekaterina Scherbachenko and a laureate of the International Tchaikovsky Competition Alexander Lubyantsev. The musicians were accompanied by the Conservatoire Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Stachinsky. The concert, which took place at the Grand Hall of the Petrozavodsk State Conservatoire on November 25th at 7 p.m., was organized in support of the Svyato- T roitsky Cathedral in the Konchezero village. , 7 November, 26 2014 Bolshoi Theatre in the Internet
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