BIG WALTZ

Biography

Ballet in 3 acts, 8 scenes.

Composer - Johann Strauss, musical composition by Semyon Arbit. Libretto and choreography - Nikolai Tregubov. Production ballet master - Alla Shulgina (Moscow, RSFSR). Production designer - Evgeny Chemodurov (Minsk, BSSR). Production conductor - Evgeny Manayev.

The premiere took place on November 5, 1960 at the Abay SAOBT.

Characters and performers: Strauss - V. Vasiliev; Fanny - Valentina Kuznetsova; Henrietta - Sara Kusherbayeva.

The director of the fashion studio fires the clerk Johann Strauss because a talented young man distracts the employees of the studio by playing his waltzes to them. But the young man is not upset at all. Inspired by the blue waves of the Danube, he composes new musical melodies.

Suddenly, he meets the beautiful dancer Fanny, who inspires him to new compositions. His wife Henrietta finds Strauss fascinated with Fanny. Being unnoticed and forgotten, she falls into sadness.

Henrietta finds the strength to forgive her husband. Fanny, along with her impresario and admirer Rosen, come to Strauss's house to sign a contract for new compositions. But, seeing the family happiness of a married couple, Fanny breaks the contract and leaves with Rosen, realizing that she is unable to destroy the happiness of Johann and Henrietta.

All Vienna dances the waltzes of Strauss, who is recognized by the people as the "king of the waltz".

One-act ballet.

Composer Johann Strauss. Libretto, choreography and staging - Tamaz Vashakidze (Yekaterinburg); assistant ballet master - Denis Zayntdinov (Yekaterinburg). Production designer - Stanislav Fesko (Yekaterinburg). Production conductor - Arman Urazgaliev.

The premiere took place on June 9, 2012 at the Abay SAOBT.

Characters and performers: Strauss - Farkhad Buriyev, Azamat Askarov; Muse - Gulvira Kurbanova, Janel Tukeyeva; Male variation - Rafael Urazov; "Pizzicato" - Dinara Yesentayeva; "On the hunt" - Dilara Shomayeva, Aset Murzakulov; Three soloists - Assel Kumarova, Zarina Aishuvakova, Malika Tokkozhina; Four soloists - Dinara Kudabayeva, Anar Doskarayeva, Madina Kenzhebekova, Oryngul Nurzhankyzy; Four soloists- Ruslan Amrayev, Bakhtiyar Adamzhan, Marat Oralbayev, Arnay Omarbayev.

The silent ballet hall, only a photograph - the artists frozen in a freeze-frame - reminds that this is a living space for those who strive for the perfection of dance. In search of inspiration, the restless Poet comes here. He approaches the piano, where a slender row of black and white keys creates poetic images in his mind. One moment, and the keys seem to come alive. The Muse inspires the Poet to create another masterpiece. The romantic dialogue-adagio of the Poet and the Muse is replaced by a fervent duet of a gentleman-hunter and a butterfly-ballerina, four graceful ballerinas give way on stage to a courageous four gentlemen. The action is crowned by a general dance that swirled everyone in the rhythm of a waltz.