The Call of the Steppe

The 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

Tickets purchased at the Astana Opera are exchangeable and refundable only in cases of cancelled or postponed performances. In all other cases, no refunds and exchanges are possible.