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19:00 | Context. Diana Vishneva's Festival: Opening Gala |
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 The year of 2017 marks the fifth anniversary of Context. Diana Vishneva, so the gala-opening programme that traditionally takes place on the scene of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre will be special. The Gala-evening will host a world premiere of a new work "Asunder" by Spanish choreographer Goyo Montero, created for the festival Context in collaboration with artists of Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre. Guests of the Gala-evening will have the pleasure of seeing the works created by one of most critically acclaimed British contemporary dance choreographer and “who defined the decade” according to Time – Wayne McGregor. In Moscow his company will perform an excerpt of the ballet titled "Far" — a difficult and contrasting work set to music by innovative composer Ben Frost. Another work by Wayne McGregor — "Witness" — will be presented by unique ballerina, Alessandra Ferri, who came back on the scene at the age of 50 four years ago. Alessandra Ferri will perform in a duet with the star of the American Ballet Theatre, Herman Cornejo. The Gala-opening programme includes — a work by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui "I will Fall for You" performed by Drew Jacoby to music by Woodkid, ballet "Chutes and Ladders" by one of the most sought-for young US choreographers Justin Peck and the Russian debut of the main Los Angeles-based contemporary dance company Bodytraffic. The end of the evening will be marked by the final pas-de-deux from the "Sleeping Beauty" created by Goyo Montero and performed by the festival founder Diana Vishneva in a duet with the Nuremberg Ballet soloist Oscar Alonso. More info and Tickets
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