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

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