DIANA VISHNEVA: DIALOGUES
DIANA VISHNEVA
Prima ballerina Diana Vishneva returns to Moscow Stanislavsky Theater with Dialogues, a new project from the Mariinsky Theatre, Diana Vishneva Foundation and Ardani Artists, the team that brought us Vishneva’s Beauty in Motion in 2008. Dialogues charts the evolution of modern dance through the 20th and 21st centuries with works by four choreographers from various generations and genres: Martha Graham’s 1947 classic Errand into the Maze, with music by Gian Carlo Menotti and sets by Isamu Noguchi; Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon’s Subject to Change; andDialogue (2011), a new work created by John Neumeier for Diana Vishneva and Thiago Bordin.
Errand into the Maze (1947) One-act ballet
Music: Gian Carlo Menotti
Choreography: Martha Graham
Staging at the Mariinsky Theatre: Miki Orihara
Sets: Isamu Noguchi
Costumes: Edythe Gilfond
Lighting: Jean Rosenthal
Performed by Diana Vishneva and Ben Schultz (Martha Graham Dance Company)
Production sponsor – Toshihiko Takahashi
Dialogue (2011)
Music: Federico Mompou Variations on a Theme of Chopin
Choreography: John Neumeier
Costumes: John Neumeier
Assistant Choreographer: Kevin Haigen
Lighting: Ralf Merkel
Performed by Diana Vishneva and Thiago Bordin (Hamburg Ballet)
Subject to Change (2003)
Music: Franz Schubert Death and the Maiden, Andante con moto – part 2 in Gustav Mahler's arrangement for string orchestra
Choreography: Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon
Set and Costumes: Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon
Lighting: Tom Bevoort
Performed by Diana Vishneva and Andrei Merkuriev (Bolshoi Ballet), Anton Pimonov, Alexei Nedviga, Ilya Petrov and Denis Zaynetdinov (Mariinsky Ballet)
