The Call of the Steppe
Venue: Astana, Astana OperaThe Call of the Steppe
Ballet in 2 acts
Literary and artistic libretto – Bakhyt Kairbekov
Choreographic adaptation of the libretto – Jean-François Vazelle
The ballet The Call of the Steppe staged by the renowned choreographer Patrick de Bana will take place on the stage of the Astana Opera House.
This is a parable about the inspiring dream of a brave Master, told in the language of modern choreography.
The director's goal is not to tell a story, but to show fragments around which the viewer can build their own plot. And then the legend of the Bird Samruk becomes a poetic allegory that allows tracing hero's path of life. And to give a universal character to this poetic allegory, the choreographer turns to generalized images of the Shaman, Father, Mother, Son...
The choreographer shows us the path of initiation, in which a child, passing hardships, becomes a man and the man becomes a Master – under the benevolent gaze of destiny.
The ballet features works by Kuat Shildebayev, Renat Gaisin, Tolegen Mombekov, Carlos Pino-Quintana, as well as musical compositions from the repertoire of the folklore and ethnographic ensembles “Turan”, “Hassak” and the ethno-jazz group “Steppe Sons”.
LEAD ROLES AND PERFORMERS
Muse – Aigerim BEKETAYEVA, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan /
Anastasia ZAKLINSKAYA
Mother – Adelina TULEPOVA / Assel SHAIKENOVA
Father – Zhanibek AKHMEDIYEV / Zhanibek IMANKULOV
Son – Galymzhan NURMUKHAMET / Bekzat ORYNBAYEV
Shaman – Sultanbek GUMAR / Serik NAKYSPEKOV
Man in black – Dias KURMANGAZY / Islam KAIPBAY
The Horse – Islam KAIPBAY / Daniyar ZHUMATAYEV
The Eagle – Bostan KOZHABEKOV / Nima TOKOV
The Wolf – Beibarys AKARYS / Ruslan KANAGAT
BALLET OF THE ASTANA OPERA HOUSE
Artistic Director of the Ballet Company –
Altynai ASYLMURATOVA, People's Artist of Russia
Stage Managers: Altynganym AKHMETOVA, Ainur KHALELOVA
The performance is accompanied by an audio recording
