The Moscow Academic Musical Theatre named after K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko presents the world premiere of the two‑act ballet «Cherry Orchard. Cherry Orchard,» a production created with the support of the Diana Vishneva Foundation for the Promotion of Ballet Art. The role of Lyubov Ranevskaya was created specifically for prima ballerina Diana Vishneva.
The choreographic concept of the production is the work of two authors — choreographers Pavel Glukhov andTo Maxim Sevagin, whose creative styles converge and diverge like two intonations of the same theme. The musical score of the production is based on works by composer Alexander Tchaikovsky, including music written specifically for the staging. Vladimir Arefyev, the chief designer of the MAMT, created the space of sleep and memory on stage; the costumes were designed by Svetlana Tegin.
Two readings of one play, an attempt to discern two different rhythms of time in Chekhov’s text. On the stage of the theater, a familiar plot will come to life, told twice. In the first act, «The Cherry Orchard,» Pavel Glukhov leads the audience scene by scene, transforming the drama into a plastic score of loss: a story about people who are seeking support in a world that is slipping away from under their feet and who cannot hear each other. In the second act, «The Cherry Orchard,» composed by Maxim Sevagin, the plot takes a back seat, freeing up space for pure dance‑reflection. The orchard, embodied by the theater’s corps de ballet, grows into a collective image of memory as the inner state of the characters.
The music and set design unite the two acts into a single whole, forming an artistic world created specifically for the stage of the MAMT and this interpretation of Chekhov’s play.
The role of Lyubov Ranevskaya will be performed by Diana Vishneva (on October 16 and 19) and by prima ballerinas of the Moscow Academic Music Theatre, Natalia Somova and Erika Mikirticheva, each of whom will present her own interpretation of the character.