Robert Wilson is one of the greatest representatives of the theatrical avant—garde of the late twentieth and early twenty—first centuries. Wilson created a special theatrical style that is located at the junction of drama theater and modern art, cinema and pantomime, circus and modern dance. His performances are distinguished by an exquisite plastic and light score, which makes a magical impression on the audience all over the world.
Wilson’s first original Russian play is based on several Pushkin fairy tales: «The Tale of Tsar Saltan», «The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish», «The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda», «The Tale of the Golden Cockerel», «The Bear», as well as fragments of the poem «Ruslan and Lyudmila».
To create the lighting and scenic score of the play, Wilson conducted a huge study in which he studied in detail not only the fairy tales themselves, but also various illustrations to them, the history of their appearance, and folklore components. From this, a number of complex visual images emerged, which are the most important elements of the production.
Wilson came to Moscow with his team of artists, set designers and assistants. The music for the performance was created by the American freak folk duo CocoRosie, who conquered the world stage.
