The confrontation between real
and fantastic worlds was presented on stage by the ballet troupe of the Astana
Opera Theater during a dress rehearsal before the grand premiere of Hermann Lovenskiold’s
‘La Sylphide’. The show will take place on September 29-30 and on October 1-3.
This time the ancient ballet will be presented in line with the best traditions
under the direction of the company’s head Altynai Asylmuratova. According to
the world ballet star, she involved both experienced and young artists to stage
‘La Sylphide’, the symbol of romantic ballet.
“There are three evil witch girls in our ballet
production, three characters performed by men, this is the Travesty part, which
can be performed by both women and men. In our theater, these are three
male roles, three completely different and interesting people and characters. I
tried to get the troupe involved in the work as much as possible,” noted
Asylmuratova.
It bears to note that the main role of Sylphide
is performed by four soloists at once. They are Anastasia Zaklinskaya,
Sofia Adilkhanova, Shugyla Adepkhan, and Madina Unerbayeva, who previously
managed to perfectly embody this image on the stage of another theater in the
Kazakh capital. However, the audience perceives this character as weightless,
light and airy due to the unique picturesque settings and fabulous costumes
made by artists.
“At that time, of course, I was very young and
did not understand this role at all. What I mean is that with time and
experience, you realize that you get your own style, your own Sylphide and you
see her in a new light. We prepared the La Sylphide itself at the end of the
season and started to learn it with Altynai Abduakhimovna. There are four Sylphides,
we are all different, and each feels the role differently. I wanted to reveal
the character through lightness, softness of hands, jumps, weightlessness and certainly
purity, which is open within myself,” said Unerbayeva.
Traditional Scottish melodies, magical
characters, and fascinating action of the plot about a young peasant and an air
fairy will not leave anyone indifferent.
