SPARTACUS (KazNOBT )

Biography

Ballet in 3 acts and 12 scenes.

Composer - Aram Khachaturian. Libretto - Nikolai Volkov, revised by Yuri Grigorovich. Choreography and staging - Zaurbek Raibayev, based on the dance vocabulary of Yuri Grigorovich. Set designer - Vladimir Semizorov. Production conductor - Turgut Osmanov.

The premiere took place on April 21, 1974 on the stage of the Abay SAOBT.

Characters and performers: Spartacus - Ramazan Bapov; Phrygia - Zarema Kasteyeva; Crassus - Eduard Malbekov; Aegina - Lyudmila Rudakova; Etruscans, Gaditan maidens, hetaeras, mimes, centurions, Spartacus' followers, artisans and others - ballet dancers.

Restoration. The premiere took place on November 2, 2002 on the stage of the Abay SAOBT.

Characters and performers: Spartacus - Dmitry Sushkov; Phrygia - Kuralai Sarkytbayeva; Crassus - Serik Turebayev; Aegina - Gulnara Kapanova.

Restoration. The premiere took place on February 17, 2008 on the stage of the Abai SAOBT.

Characters and performers: Spartacus - Doszhan Tabyldy; Phrygia - Kuralai Sarkytbayeva; Crassus - Alexei Safronov; Aegina - Leila Alpieva.

Revival. The premiere took place on March 21, 2010 on the stage of the Abay SAOBT.

Characters and performers: Spartacus - Dmitry Sushkov; Phrygia - Kuralai Sarkytbayeva; Crassus - Nurlan Konokbayev; Aegina - Sofia Mikhlina.

Restoration. The premiere took place on June 26 and 27, 2021 on the stage of the Abay KazNOBT.

Music - Aram Khachaturian. Libretto - Nikolai Volkov, revised by Yuri Grigorovich. Choreography - Zaurbek Raibayev, based on the dance vocabulary of Yuri Grigorovich. Choreographer - Gulzhan Tutkibayeva. Set Designer - Vyacheslav Okunev (St. Petersburg, Russia). Chief choirmaster - Aliya Temirbekova. Production conductor - Yerbolat Akhmedyarov.

Characters and performers: Spartacus - Azamat Askarov; Phrygia - Janel Tukeyeva, Aiman Yegisbayeva; Crassus - Rakhim Dairov, Nelson Peña; Aegina - Gulvira Kurbanova, Malika Elchibayeva.

The dramatic basis of the legendary ballet is the confrontation between two classes: patricians and gladiators. The rebellious gladiators capture Crassus the leader of the patricians, but the leader of the gladiators, Spartacus, does not want the reprisal - in a fair fight, he defeats Crassus and drives him away in disgrace. The jubilant rebels praise the victory of Spartacus. Crassus gathers legionnaires. And Aegina is plotting an insidious plan - to sow discord in the camp of the rebels.

Spartacus is happy with Phrygia. However, he anticipates a tragic end, but for the sake of freedom, he is ready to give his life. In an unequal battle, his friends and he himself perish. Phrygia finds the body of Spartacus. She mourns him, full of faith in the immortality of his feat.