Artistic director of the project and author of the concept — Yury Smekalov
General partner — Gazprombank
Dancers
Victoria Litvinova (Bolshoi Theatre of Russia)
Polina Mitryashina (independent dancer)
Zlata Yalinich (Mariinsky Theatre)
Sabina Yapparova (Mikhailovsky Theatre)
Vladimir Varnava (independent dancer)
Yury Smekalov (Mariinsky Theatre)
Diego Calderon (Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre)
Alexey Nedviga (Mariinsky Theatre)
Alexander Chelidze (independent dancer)
Art and production team
Composer — Bhima Yunusov
Production designer — Elisey Shepelev
Costume designer — Nina Shterenberg
Video designer — Sergey Rylko
Lighting designer — Konstantin Binkin
Make-up artist — Olga Kostenetskaya
Executive producer — Rinat Dulmaganov
Choreographers
Ksenia Wiest (Germany)
Helder Seabra (Portugal)
Yury Smekalov (Russia)
Yael Tsibulski (Israel)
Assistant choreographers
Maria Seletskaya (Germany)
Veronika Frodima (Germany)
Niv Marinberg (Israel)
Emily McDaniel (USA)
Victoria Litvinova (Russia)
Duration — 2 hours, 1 intermission
Premiere took place on September 21, 22, 2019
Four choreographers from Germany, Portugal, Israel and Russia, who have worked with the best ballet companies in their countries, are creating a performance together for the first time under the direction of MAD Company founder Yury Smekalov.
A mix of styles and dissimilar dance languages will be embodied by dancers from the best Russian theaters — artists from the Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky, Bolshoi theaters and independent dancers.
The plot of the play is woven from associations suggested by four numbers, common to all inhabitants of the world and unique to each of the nations represented by the choreographers.
Two performances of the play in St. Petersburg are an opportunity to encounter the energy and temperament of each of the four countries in one performance. Surrender to the magic of numbers and take a journey into a space where dance will become the common language for the theater and the audience.
Photos by Victoria Nazarova.