The new ballet by Alexey Ratmansky for the Mariinsky Theater, Little Humpback Horse premiered on March 14, 2009, was a howling success! It is particularly satisfying that the new spectacle was equally cheered by adults and kids, foreign tourists and locals, casual theater goers and die hard balletomanes.

Composer Rodion Shedrin, conductor Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky company

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CONGRATS!

Alexey Ratmansky, choreographer

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I. WHO CARES?
Music by George Gershvin
Choreography by George Balanchine
Lighting designer – Igor Yakushev
Conductor – Alexander Novikov

Performed by Igor Zelensky, Elena Lytkina, Natalia Yershova, Anna Zharova and artists of the Novosibirsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre

II. DIVERTISSEMENT
Choreographic miniatures, scenes and pas de deux from the classical ballets
Conductor – Mikhail Agrest

Performed by Ulyana Lopatkina, Diana Vishneva, Viktoria Tereshkina, Yevgenia Obraztsova, Angel Corella, Marcelo Gomes, Vladimir Malakhov, Leonid Sarafanov, Ivan Kozlov, Mikhail Lobukhin

III. THEME AND VARIATIONS
A classical ballet
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine (1947)
Staging by Francia Russel
Costumes by Galina Solovieva
Lighting design by Vladimir Lukasevich
Conductor – Mikhail Agrest
Performed by Alina Somova, Vladimir Shklyarov and artists of the Mariinsky Ballet

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Igor Zelensky & Victoria Tereshkina


Victoria Tereshkina & Marcelo Gomes


Irina Golub & Mikhail Lobukhin

Diana Vishneva & Vladimir Malakhov


Nadezhda Gonchar & Leonid Sarafanov


Irma Nioridze

Uliana Lopatkina & Igor Kolb


Evgenia Obraztsova & Angel Corella


Alina Somova & Vladimir Shklyarov


Finale

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a la Spessivtseva


*that* développé!




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Diana Vishneva


Ekaterina Kondaurova

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Victoria Tereshkina


Karen Yonesyan & Daria Pavlenko


Victoria Tereshkina & Michail Lobukhin



Tatiana Tkachenko


Taiana Bazhitova


Viktoria Tereshkina



Ekaterina Kondaurova & Valeria Martynyuk



Ekaterina Kondaurova



Victoria Tereshkina


Alisa Sokolova


Rafael Musin


Victoria Tereshkina

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Corps de ballet


Yulia Smirnova and ?


Anna Sysoeva & Karen Ionesian


Victoria Terehskina & Michail Lobukhin



Soslan Kulayev


Elizaveta Cheprasova


Tu Yen Ru & Camile Yanguzarov


Victoria




Victoria Tereshkina & Michail Lobukhin