The Pygmalion Effect
Boris Eifman / ifj. Johann Strauss
THE PYGMALION EFFECT
Contemporary Ballet - Premiere
This performance is not recommended for chrildren under the age of 12.
Information on standing places for sold-out performances
If all seats are sold out for the selceted time, 64 standing seats at reasonable prices for the 3rd floor balcony become available 2 hours before the start of the performance. Tickets can be purchased at the Opera House ticket office and online. Please note there is limited view from the side seats and the standing places, but the performance can be followed on screens.
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Ballet in two acts
In Greek mythology, the unmarried king and sculptor, Pygmalion falls in love with his own work, as his sculpture of a woman turns out to be so perfect and life-like. “This ballet is a choreographed interpretation of the myth of artist and his work, shedding light on how much art and life are interconnected yet distinct from each other. The ballet focuses on a girl living in deprivation, who finds richness and performance perfection in dance, where the elusive lightness of beauty and movement can only be achieved through hard work, while the seemingly attractive life on stage does not save one from being lonely. With the guidance of the famous dancer, the heroine steps onto a path on which changing her body seems to be an entertaining experiment in the beginning, but turns into real drama in the end”, says choreographer Boris Eifman. The tragicomic ballet set for Johann Strauss Jr.’s virtuoso music is first presented by the Hungarian National Ballet in 2023.
Conductor: David Coleman
Authors
Choreographer: Boris Eifman
Composer: Johann Strauss
Set designer: Zinovy Margolin
Costume designer: Olga Shaishmelashvili
Lighting designer: Alexander Sivaev / Boris Eifman
Répétiteur: Ilia Osipov / Liubov Andreeva / Polina Petrova
Company répétiteurs: Cristina Balaban / István Kohári / Irina Prokofieva / Attila Szakács / György Szirb
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