THE GREAT STORIES OF LOVE
A unique project that brings together outstanding ballet dancers
The Gala’s program that features duets from classic 19th and 20th century ballets highlights the infinite variety of Love: joy and hopes of the first encounter in the duet from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (music by Sergey Prokofiev), magnetism of mutual attraction in the “pas de deux” of Odile and the Prince from ‘Swan Lake’ (music by Peter Tchaikovsky), sensuous eroticism of the motional dialogue between Zobeide and the Golden Slave from ‘Scheherazade’ (music by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov), flirtation and coquetry in the meretricious “pas de deux” from Harlequinade (music by Riccardo Drigo), pain and bitterness of betrayal in the duet from ‘Esmeralda’ (music by Cesare Pugni) – these are but a few samples from the Gala night’s program.
Each dance will be presented and staged as a miniature drama, each will make the viewer share the character’s hope, love and pain.
Internationally acclaimed dancers, soloists from the greatest Russian ballet companies will take part in the gala night. It’s noteworthy that all the participants belong to the Russian School of Ballet, with its pure perfection of style, harmony and elegance of every pas, profound dramatism of rendition.
The gala night is in 2 parts, ca. 50 minutes each.
Practical information
Dates
Location
Hall M
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELS
Those who have not bought tickets yet, still have the chance to see the Grand Ballet Gala on February 14th, at the Stadsschouwburg in Antwerp, and on February 15th at the Capitole in Ghent.