Cinderella
The libretto (based on Perrault’s fairytale) and choreography are by Raimondo Rebeck, known to our audiences for his one-act ballet How Long is Now? and Beethoven – Immortal – Love, which were very successful.
The ballet will present the familiar fairytale of Cinderella in a modern reading. The plot of the fairytale and the characters are the same, while the time and place of action are transferred from the Rococo period to the present day and back again. The romantic relationship between Cinderella and the Prince unfolds against the backdrop of the realization of their creative ideas: Cinderella (Ella) dreams of becoming a couturier, while the Prince wants to become a composer and a DJ.
The music of Sergei Prokofiev performed by the Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra is complemented by the atmospheric acoustic sound of contemporary popular compositions by Jimmy Durante, Billy Ray Cyrus and Louis Armstrong.
The ballet is choreographed in the neoclassical style, with elements of pop dance and breakdancing.
Cinderella is a kind and beautiful production for family viewing, with the idea of being able to realise one’s dreams, regardless of life circumstances and social background.
LEAD ROLES AND PERFORMERS
30 December * Saturday * 12.00 am
Cinderella – Aigerim BEKETAYEVA, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
Prince – Galymzhan NURMUKHAMET
Good Fairy – Sultanbek GUMAR
Stepmother – Assel SHAIKENOVA
Stepsister Sneezy – Moldir SHAKIMOVA
Stepsister Praline – Zhuldyz ZHUMAZHANOVA
King – Beibarys AKARYS
Queen – Alina KHALIMOLLA
Two friends – Islam KAIPBAY, Daniyar ZHUMATAYEV
Dance Master – Olzhas TARLANOV
Hairdresser – Kuat KARIBAYEV
Master of Ceremonies – Olzhas TARLANOV
LEAD ROLES AND PERFORMERS
30 December * Saturday * 5.00 pm
31 December * Sunday * 5.00 pm
Cinderella – Shugyla ADEPKHAN /
Aigerim BEKETAYEVA, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
Prince – Bakhtiyar ADAMZHAN, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan /
Galymzhan NURMUKHAMET
Good Fairy – Arman URAZOV / Sultanbek GUMAR
Stepmother – Assel SHAIKENOVA / Adelina TULEPOVA (debut)
Stepsister Sneezy – Moldir SHAKIMOVA / Alina ZYRYANOVA (debut)
Stepsister Praline – Nazira ZAYETOVA / Zhuldyz ZHUMAZHANOVA
King – Beibarys AKARYS / Bostan KOZHABEKOV
Queen – Alina KHALIMOLLA / Gulnur KAISSAROVA
Two friends – Islam KAIPBAY, Daniyar ZHUMATAYEV
Dance Master – Olzhas TARLANOV / Zhanibek AKHMEDIYEV
Hairdresser – Kuat KARIBAYEV
Master of Ceremonies – Olzhas TARLANOV / Zhanibek AKHMEDIYEV
PRODUCTION TEAM
Choreographer: Raimondo Rebeck
Composer / Arranger: Davidson Jaconello
Conductor: Abzal Mukhitdin, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
Set Designer: Yoko Seyama
Lighting Designer: Tim Waclawek
Projection Designer: Sergio Metalli
Costume Designer: François-Noël Cherpin
Assistant Conductor: Ruslan Baimurzin
Technical Project Manager: Victor Carare
Artistic Director of the Astana Opera Ballet Company: Altynai Asylmuratova, People’s Artist of Russia
THE ASTANA OPERA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND BALLET DANCERS
