MOSCOW, May 4 – RIA Novosti. The Bolshoi Theater honors people's artist USSR of the brilliant dancer, choreographer and teacher Mikhail Lavrovsky, who celebrates his 75th birthday. An evening in honor of the hero of the day will take place on the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater on May 4. Soloists and students of Lavrovsky will present ballets in his choreography. In one of them, “Nijinsky,” the hero of the day himself will perform the part of Diaghilev. This was reported at the theater.
Superman
After one of the early performances of the Bolshoi Theater in Covent Garden, where he was presented new ballet theater "Spartak" in leading role with Lavrovsky, the famous English ballet critic Clement Crisp noted that the most impressive male dance he had ever seen was demonstrated.
"Only in superlatives one can describe this truly heroic interpretation: the power of physical strength, the nobility of experiences, the beauty of expression,” wrote Crisp. He called Lavrovsky “Superman.”
Since working at the Bolshoi Theater in 1961, Lavrovsky has been the pride and main decoration of Bolshoi Ballet. He combined aristocratic manners, virtuoso technique and powerful acting temperament. There were no restrictions for him - he was great in any role.
Happy man
"It's important to be in in the right place V right time. And I was lucky that my life at the Bolshoi Theater coincided with the arrival of Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer who created ballets in which the person came first, where what was needed was not just a dancer well-versed in technique, not a puppet, but an artist,” the artist told RIA News.
Lavrovsky noted that, whenever possible, he also studied choreography, but now he considers pedagogy to be his main work.
"I - happy man— worked at the Bolshoi Theater, my partners were such outstanding dancers as Maris Liepa, Vladimir Vasiliev, Yuri Vladimirov. Nikolai Fadeyechev has always been the standard of a classical dancer for me,” Lavrovsky noted.
Ballets by Mikhail Lavrovsky
The program of the anniversary evening will include performances one-act ballets: “Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova”, “Russian Ballerina”, “Nijinsky”, choreography by Mikhail Lavrovsky. And in the latter he himself will appear on stage in the role of Diaghilev.
For the first time, a duet from the opera-ballet "AMOC" will be presented. world premiere which will take place in early 2018.
Also performed will be the Adagio from the ballet "Spartacus" and the Grand Pas from the ballet "Don Quixote", in which Mikhail Lavrovsky shone.
Pavel Sorokin will take the conductor's stand this evening.
Offering to the Master
The concert will be attended by famous dancers and already famous students of Lavrovsky. Among them: Ivan Vasiliev, Vladislav Lantratov, Mikhail Lobukhin, Igor Tsvirko, Ekaterina Krysanova, Maria Vinogradova, Marianna Ryzhkina and others.
"Mikhail Leonidovich is one of the pioneers of male classical dance in the world,” Bolshoi Ballet soloist Vladislav Lantratov told RIA Novosti. — Lavrovsky is every second life in dance. His dance is always with great feeling, with bright emotions. Otherwise, he believes there is no point in going on stage. This is what he tried to convey to me. I would like to wish the Teacher good health, so that he does not lose faith in life, so that he pleases us with his presence. His advice is so important and dear to us."
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The evening dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Mikhail Lavrovsky will allow you to see a very rich cultural program dedicated to a bright personality in the history of the Bolshoi Theater. He devoted himself to ballet in a variety of guises as an artist, then began actively working with dancers as a choreographer and staging his own productions.
Among them are “Romeo and Juliet”, “Porgy and the Bes” and others. For his long work in the ballet industry, Lavrovsky received great recognition and continues to influence theatrical art, being one of the jury members of the large international competition “Golden Mask”. This man has his own vision of ballet, which is reflected in his creativity and constant work.
More than half a century in ballet
He devoted more than half a century to ballet, including working directly at the Bolshoi Theater, and it is on this stage that artists of different generations will honor the hero of the day. Spectators are expected interesting stories and memories of life, a performance by ballet dancers to the accompaniment of an orchestra and just a soulful evening. Ballet connoisseurs should definitely see this event, which is a kind of continuity, because both young actors and world-famous legends will appear on the stage, do not miss this big anniversary.
Concert dedicated to the anniversary of Mikhail Lavrovsky in Moscow buy tickets.
It is worth taking a closer look and understanding, and recognizing that in theatrical history there aren't many big ones in the world famous artists, whose names are firmly associated with major famous theaters.
Until now, megastars, as a rule, are famous in their own right and do not serve in repertory theaters. This was probably the reason. And repertory theater as such, if you look for it, you will find it more often in Russia, in the Soviet Union, in general, here.
We had and still have such artists who not only served, but the main thing is that they made the glory of their theater, where they performed, maybe only for a few years.
Among the names of those who made the glory of the Bolshoi Theater is Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky. The legendary dancer, who was the Bolshoi's premier for a long time, turned 75 on October 29. A real anniversary!
After leaving the stage, Mikhail Lavrovsky did not part with ballet. At the Bolshoi Theater, where he was once both a soloist and choreographer, he now teaches classes as a teacher-tutor.
“I tell my students that a copy, no matter how good it is, is a repetition. The authenticity, individuality and personality are always interesting in everything, to me personally, so they must find their own face,”
– notes People’s Artist of the USSR Mikhail Lavrovsky.
“A dancer of virtuoso technique, enormous charm and unbridled temperament”,
– Grigorovich himself spoke about Lavrovsky in this way. He performed the main roles in “Don Quixote”, “Swan Lake”, “Sleeping Beauty”. He didn’t just dance each one, it was as if he lived his own story.
“He was developed as a dancer so powerfully that he had every means of expressiveness in dance that I could only imagine,”
– says People’s Artist of the USSR Lyudmila Semenyaka.
When Mikhail Lavrovsky is asked about his favorite characters, he does not hesitate to name Albert in Adam’s “Giselle” and Spartacus in Khachaturian’s ballet of the same name. According to him, it was the most accurate hit in the images.
The party of the legendary slave leader became business card Lavrovsky. In 1970, he received the Lenin Prize for this role.
“Lavrovsky by nature has such stiff muscles, which were very suitable for this performance. He was the second performer - behind Vasiliev. However, he had better physical endurance,”
– emphasizes Honored Artist of Russia Valery Lagunov.
In 1978, there was a turn in fate. Lavrovsky becomes choreographer. He has a lot of choreographic fantasies to his credit: be it the tragedy of Vaslav Nijinsky, the adventures of Casanova or one of the first Russian jazz ballets “Porgy and Bess”.
“To create your own language, you need to work every day, stage every day, then you will develop your own style - what language you speak to the audience. You take Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Hugo and convey this work as you feel it,”
- says People's Artist of the USSR Mikhail Lavrovsky.
Now Mikhail Lavrovsky is passionate about synthetic productions - at the intersection of plastic, vocal and drama. He dreams of staging Jean Anouilh’s play “The Lark” and organizing an evening of his ballets on the Bolshoi stage in the spring.
© RIA Novosti. Vladimir Vyatkin
The Bolshoi Theater honors the People's Artist of the USSR, a brilliant dancer, choreographer and teacher who is celebrating his 75th birthday. The evening in honor of the hero of the day will take place on the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater on May 4. Soloists and students of Lavrovsky will present ballets in his choreography. In one of them, “Nijinsky,” the hero of the day himself will perform the part. This was reported at the theater.
Superman
After one of the early performances of the Bolshoi Theater in Covent Garden, where the theater's new ballet “Spartacus” was presented with Lavrovsky in the title role, the famous English ballet critic Clement Crisp noted that the most impressive male dance he had ever seen was demonstrated.
“Only superlatives can describe this truly heroic interpretation: the power of physical strength, the nobility of experience, the beauty of expression,” wrote Crisp. He called Lavrovsky “Superman”.
Since working at the Bolshoi Theater in 1961, Lavrovsky has been the pride and main adornment of the Bolshoi Ballet. He combined aristocratic manners, virtuoso technique and powerful acting temperament. There were no restrictions for him - he was great in any role.
Happy man
“It is important to be in the right place at the right time. And I was lucky that my life at the Bolshoi Theater coincided with the arrival of Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer who created ballets in which the person came first, where what was needed was not just a dancer well-versed in technique, not a puppet, but an artist,” the artist told RIA News.
Lavrovsky noted that, whenever possible, he also studied choreography, but now he considers pedagogy to be his main work.
“I am a happy person - I worked at the Bolshoi Theater, my partners were such outstanding dancers as Maris Liepa, Vladimir Vasiliev, Yuri Vladimirov. Nikolai Fadeechev has always been the standard of a classical dancer for me,” noted Lavrovsky.
Ballets by Mikhail Lavrovsky
The program of the anniversary evening will include one-act ballets: “Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova”, “Russian Ballerina”, “Nijinsky” in the choreography of Mikhail Lavrovsky. And in the latter he himself will appear on stage in the role of Diaghilev.
For the first time, a duet from the opera-ballet “AMOC” will be presented, the world premiere of which will take place in early 2018.
Also performed will be the Adagio from the ballet “Spartacus” and the Grand Pas from the ballet “Don Quixote”, in which Mikhail Lavrovsky shone.
Pavel Sorokin will take the conductor's stand this evening.
Offering to the Master
Famous dancers and already famous students of Lavrovsky will take part in the concert. Among them: Ivan Vasiliev, Vladislav Lantratov, Mikhail Lobukhin, Igor Tsvirko, Ekaterina Krysanova, Maria Vinogradova, Marianna Ryzhkina and others.
“Mikhail Leonidovich is one of the pioneers of male classical dance in the world,” Bolshoi Ballet soloist Vladislav Lantratov told RIA Novosti. - Lavrovsky is every second life in dance. His dance is always with great feeling, with bright emotions. Otherwise, he believes there is no point in going on stage. This is what he tried to convey to me. I would like to wish the Teacher good health, so that he does not lose faith in life, so that he pleases us with his presence. His advice is so important and dear to us.”
It is worth taking a closer look and understanding, and recognizing that in the theatrical history of the world there are not many major famous artists whose names are firmly associated with large famous theaters. Until now, megastars, as a rule, are famous in their own right and do not serve in repertory theaters. This was probably the reason. And repertory theater as such, if you look for it, you will find it more often in Russia, in the Soviet Union, in general, here.
We have had and still have such artists who not only served, but most importantly, they made their theater famous, where they performed, perhaps, only for a few years. Among the names of those who made the glory of the Bolshoi Theater is Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky. The legendary dancer, who was the Bolshoi's premier for a long time, turned 75 today. A real anniversary! Svetlana Astretsova reports.
After leaving the stage, Mikhail Lavrovsky did not part with ballet. At the Bolshoi Theater, where he was once both a soloist and choreographer, he now teaches classes as a teacher-tutor.
“I tell my students that a copy, no matter how good, is a repetition. The original, individuality and personality are always interesting in everything, to me personally, so they must find their own face,” notes People’s Artist of the USSR Mikhail Lavrovsky.
“A dancer of virtuoso technique, enormous charm and unbridled temperament,” Grigorovich himself spoke of Lavrovsky. He performed the main roles in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty. I didn’t just dance each one, I felt like I was living my own story.
“He was developed as a dancer so powerfully that he had all the means of expressiveness in dance that I could only imagine,” says People’s Artist of the USSR Lyudmila Semenyaka.
When Mikhail Lavrovsky is asked about his favorite characters, he does not hesitate to name Albert in Adan’s “Giselle” and Spartacus in Khachaturian’s ballet of the same name. According to him, it was the most accurate hit in the images.
The party of the legendary slave leader became Lavrovsky’s calling card. In 1970, he received the Lenin Prize for this role.
“Lavrovsky by nature has such stiff muscles, which were very suitable for this performance. He was the second performer - behind Vasiliev. However, he had better physical endurance,” emphasizes Honored Artist of Russia Valery Lagunov.
In 1978, there was a turn in fate. Lavrovsky becomes choreographer. He has a lot of choreographic fantasies to his credit: be it the tragedy of Vaslav Nijinsky, the adventures of Casanova or one of the first Russian jazz ballets “Porgy and Bess”.
“To create your own language, you need to work every day, stage every day, then you will develop your own style - what language you speak to the audience. You take Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Hugo and convey this work as you feel it,” says the people USSR artist Mikhail Lavrovsky.
Now Mikhail Lavrovsky is passionate about synthetic productions - at the intersection of plastic, vocal and drama. He dreams of staging Jean Anouilh's play "The Lark" and organizing an evening of his ballets on the Bolshoi stage in the spring.
The Sunday evening broadcast of the Culture TV channel is dedicated to Mikhail Lavrovsky. Tomorrow at 21:20 see the program. And after it - a film-ballet of the Bolshoi Theater. Recorded in 1975. A tragic story Count Albert's love for the peasant woman Giselle was embodied by Natalya Bessmertnova and Mikhail Lavrovsky.