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Feb 2008

2008 Spring Season

Eddie Martinez, Interra/actic Go Fish, 2007

BAM 2008 Sprinl Season is sponsored by: Bloomberg ENCOREThe Performing Arts Magazine 2008 Spring Season

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Alan H. Fishman William I. Campbell Chairman of the Board Vice Chairman of the Board

Karen Brooks Hopkins Joseph V. Melillo President Executive Producer presents and the State of

Approximate BAM Howard Gilman Opera House running time: Feb 27, 29 & Mar 1 at 7:30pm two hours and Mar 2 at 3pm 20 minutes, including Featuring , principal of the two intermissions Program A (Feb 27 & 29) — —intermission— —George Balanchine Bizet — —intermission— Sagalobeli—Yuri Possokhov

Program B (Mar 1 & 2) Sagalobeli—Yuri Possokhov —intermission— Duo Concertant—George Balanchine Bizet Variations—Alexei Ratmansky —intermission— Dreams about Japan—Alexei Ratmansky

Tour produced by David Eden Productions Ltd. with major support from the Government of the Republic of Georgia.

BAM 2008 Spring Season is sponsored by Bloomberg.

Forest City Ratner Companies is the presenting sponsor for Nina Ananiashvili and the State Ballet of Georgia.

BAM Dance receives major support from The Harkness Foundation for Dance and The SHS Foundation, with additional support from Mary L. Griggs & Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. State Ballet of Georgia

Feb 27 & 29 (Program A): Chaconne Nina Ananiashvili, Vasil Akhmeteli Rusudan Kvitsiani, Ekaterine Chubinidze, Otar Khelashvili Tsisia Cholokashvili, David Khozashvili Mariam Aleksidze, Teona Akhobadze, Lana Kiknadze, Nino Gogsadze, Nino Makhashvili Ana Turazashvili, Nino Sanadze, David Ananeli, Irakli Bakhtadze Shorena Khaindrava, Natalia Rigvava, Ina Azmaiparashvili, Viktoria Kuznetsova, Nino Magradze, Lili Labadze, Evgenia Godziashvili, Ekaterine Lominadze, Lana Mgebrishvili Dimitri Bartosh, Gabriel Gogua (Feb 29), Dimitri Bartosh, Saro Karichashvili (Feb 27), Giorgi Saginashvili, Irakli Shengelia, Artur Ivanov Vera Kikabidze, Tamara Tchelidze, Nino Macharashvili, Tatiana Katamadze, Nino Megrelishvili, Natia Bunturi, Gvantsa Gavashelishvili, Tea Kopaleishvili, Sophiko Phantsulaia Featuring the Orchestra of the Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Choreography by George Balanchine ¹The George Balanchine Trust Music by Christoph Willibald Gluck Staging by Bart Cook, Costume designer Natia Sirbiladze Light designer Amiran Ananeli Conductor Zaza Kalmakhelidze

Programs A & B: Duo Concertant Nino Gogua, Lasha Khozashvili Piano Eric Huebner Violin Miranda Cuckson Choreography by George Balanchine ¹The George Balanchine Trust Music by Staging by Bart Cook Lighting designer Amiran Ananeli

Bizet Variations (New York Premiere) Nina Ananiashvili, Nino Ochiauri, Maya Dolidze, Vasil Akhmeteli, David Khozashvili, Irakli Bakhtadze Piano Eric Huebner Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky Music: Chromatic Variations by Georges Bizet Costume designer Mikhail Makharadze Lighting designer Amiran Ananeli State Ballet of Georgia Photo: Lado Vachnadze Sagalobeli. Programs A & B:

Sagalobeli (New York Premiere) Tsisia Cholokashvili, Nino Gogua, Anna Muradeli, David Khozashvili, Vasil Akhmeteli, Lasha Khozashvili, Gvantsa Gavashelishvili, Maya Dolidze, Lana Mgebrishvili, Lili Labadze, David Ananeli, Otar Khelashvili, Artur Ivanov, Dimitri Bartosh Choreography by Yuri Possokhov Traditional Georgian Folk Music performed by the Sagalobeli Ensemble Costume designer Anna Kalatozishvili Light designer Amiran Ananeli

Mar 1 & 2 (Program B): Dreams about Japan (New York Premiere) Nina Ananiashvili, Nino Ochiauri, Tsisia Cholokashvili Sergei Filin, Lasha Khozashvili, Irakli Bakhtadze, David Khozashvili Featuring percussionists from the Tbilisi Theatre of Opera and Ballet Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky Assistant Choreographer Tatiana Rastorgueva Music by L. Eto, N. Yamaguchi, A. Tosha Designer Mikheil Makharadze Lighting designer Amiran Ananeli Conductor Zaza Kalmakhelidze

Creation of Dreams about Japan was made possible by generous support of the “Triumph” Foundation and General Director of the Foundation Ms. Zoia Boguslavskaya.

The Balanchine presented in this program are protected by copyright. Any unauthorized record- ing is prohibited without the expressed written consent of The George Balanchine Trust and the State Ballet of Georgia.

The performances of Duo Concertant and Chaconne, BalanchineºBallets, are presented by arrange- ment with The George Balanchine Trust and have been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Styleºand Balanchine Techniqueº Service standards established and provided by the Trust. State Ballet of Georgia

Orchestra

Artistic Director/Principal Conductor Double bass Zaza Azmaiparashvili Manana Darchiashvili Mikheil Kartvelishvili Violin Alexander Khaindrava Eteri Aghniashvili Vazha Sidamonidze Nino Akhalkatsi Tamar Ebralidze Flute Ana Gogisvanidze Ketevan Shanidze Maia Ioramashvili Tea Javakhia Oboe Lela Mtchedlidze Vakhtang Kuprashvili Ina Tevdoradze Nugzar Mgebrishvili Nino Tsitaishvili Ketevan Arsenishvili Clarinet Tamar Bulia Malkhaz Khuroshvili Maka Melikidze Dimitri Bokolishvili Tinatin Samadashvili David Tabatadze Bassoon Liana Tchqoidze Levan Gotsiridze Suliko Abramishvili Viola Papuna Elizbarashvili French horn Irakli Japaridze Kakhaber Abramishvili Nino Tchelidze Emzar Burduli Zaza Toradze George Turiashvili Trumpet Irakli Maghalashvili Cello Levan Kitsmarishvili Giorgi Jorjadze Ketevan Kasradze Orchestra Inspector Lili Katamadze Shubladze Vadim Medeia Lomashvili Maia Mazanashvili Lali Politkovskaia Sopio Abutidze State Ballet of Georgia

Sagalobeli For anyone who had lived in the former , Georgian polyphonic songs, folk dances, theater, cinema, and art are an essential part of cultural awareness. I must say, I was very surprised when Nina Ananiashvili, my friend from the time we studied together at the Bolshoi Ballet School, asked me to stage a ballet to Georgian music, and not just any Georgian music but the music of the Tbilisi urban folklore! “Is there anything new that a Russian-American dancer and choreographer can say about this music that the Georgians themselves had not already said?” I kept asking myself. But the longer I listened to the Georgian melodies, the more I succumbed to the temptation. And in the end, I said, “Yes.”

From the start we dismissed the idea of staging a “folkloric” ballet. We attempted to create choreography that would express my attitude to Georgia, its people and music. I hope that I have managed to get at least a small part of my appreciation and feelings across to the audiences. —Yuri Possokhov, Choreographer

Dreams about Japan Dreams about Japan, created by Alexei Ratmansky, choreographer and the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, for Ms. Ananiashvili and six other stars of the —Tatiana Terekhova, Inna Petrova, Alexei Fadeyechev, Sergei Filin, Andrei Uvarov, and Dmitri Gudanov. The ballet premiered in 1998 in at the and has been performed in St. Petersburg, Paris, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, and other Japanese cities to great acclaim from the public and press likewise. NHK, Japanese National TV, recorded a live performance and broadcast it on several occasions.

Dreams about Japan is an attempt to extend classical dance beyond present boundaries, to portray the simplicity and philosophical depth of Japanese art without trying to copy it, to enrich the art of ballet with the steps and poses from various Japanese dancing styles. The musical score of the ballet consists of six compositions by the musicians of the famous Japanese Taiko drum group, Kodo.

The ballet is structured according to one of the traditional forms of Kabuki theater performance, when only the most popular dance fragments or acts from the different classical plays are presented (four out of six movements of the ballet are indeed inspired by the Kabuki plays):

I. Introduction

II. “Sagi Musume” (“The Heron Maiden”); young girl mourns her lost love and sad destiny.

III. “Futa Omote” (“Double Possession”); abandoned wife and husband of the lovers, who defected, committed suicide; their souls reunited in one evil spirit, that of half-men and half-women, caught up with the lovers and brought them to death.

IV. “Musume Dojoji” (“Maiden of the Dojoji Temple”); young monk dismisses love of a maiden; sorrow, broken heart, and pride transform her into the Fire Snake; she seeks her revenge, pursues, and kills the terrified monk.

V. “Kagami Jishi” (“New Year’s Lion Dance”); the mask of a lion forces a young man to dance to exhaustion; anybody who dares to touch him, starts dancing frantically.

VI. Finale Who’s Who Photo: Lado Vachnadze Bizet Variations. Bizet Variations. Nina Ananiashvili in State Ballet of Georgia Chabukiani’s retirement. Aleksidze, famous for The opera and ballet theater were founded in his works for N. Makarova and M. Baryshnikov, Georgia in 1852. For 84 years imperial ballet created more than 40 throughout his tenure of companies of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, 30 years and brought the SBG to another level. and Kiev had been performing works of M. In 2004 Nina Ananiashvili, prima ballerina of Petipa, L. Ivanov, and A. Saint-Leon, with the Bolshoi and principal at American Ballet A. Pavlova, M. Kshesinskaya, T. Karsavina, Theatre, returned to Georgia to lead SBG. O. Preobrazhenskaya, E. Geltser, and M. The company has premiered 21 ballets since Mordkin in principal roles. M. Fokine always Ananiashvili’s arrival, including , tried out his creations in Tbilisi before bringing , and by Petipa; George them to S. Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons. In Balanchine’s , , , 1935 the brilliant dancer and choreographer Donizetti Variations, The , V. Chabukiani, composer A. Balanchivadze Chaconne, Duo Concertant, Tchaikovsky Pas (George Balanchine’s brother), and designer de Deux, ; La Fille mal Gardée and S. Virsaladze (longtime Chief Designer of the Two Pigeons by ; Dreams Bolshoi and Kirov) established State Ballet about Japan and Leah by Alexei Ratmansky; of Georgia as the resident company of the Trey McIntyre’s Second Before the Ground and Theatre. In 1941 Chabukiani became artistic Midsummer Night’s Dream; Green by Stanton director of the SBG, transforming it into one Welch; and Leonid Lavrovsky’s legendary Romeo of the leading dance ensembles of the former and Juliet, among others. Soviet Union. For 30 years of his directorship he choreographed ballets which became Soviet Nina Ananiashvili (artistic director, principal classics: The Heart of Mountains, Sinatle, dancer), born in Tbilisi, Georgia, became a Laurensia, Gorda, and Othello. Leningrad champion ice skater at ten before entering choreographer George Aleksidze was invited the State Choreographic School of Georgia. to become artistic director in 1973 after V. She continued her training at the Bolshoi Who’s Who

Choreographic School with famous teacher Ballet Theatre, performing at the Metropolitan Natalia Zolotova. Ananiashvili won an Opera House in Swan Lake, , Don unprecedented four top awards at international Quixote; N. Makarova’s version of La Bayadère; ballet competitions: Varna, Grand Prix of MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Moscow (two times), and the USA International Juliet, and Manon; Merry Widow by R. Hynd; Ballet Competition (Jackson, MS). In 1981 Cinderella and The Snow Maiden (the title Ananiashvili joined the Bolshoi Theatre, where role was created for her) by B. Stevenson; Le she is now prima ballerina. For those years Corsaire, and works by Balanchine, Anthony she was coached by the legendary Raissa Tudor, Mark Morris, and others. She has guested Struchkova and , for the with the , Norwegian roles of Swanilda in Coppélia; Odette/Odile National Ballet, Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo, in Swan Lake (which she performed first , , Tokyo at seventeen with the Bolshoi in Hamburg, Ballet, and others. With the artistic director of receiving a 30-minute ovation); and lead roles the , Frank Andersen, she in The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Romeo and created a touring group of the best dancers Juliet (original production of L. Lavrovsky and Y. from , France, Denmark, and the US, Grigorovich version), , Don Quixote, performing worldwide. From 1996—2003 at , (Y. Grigorovich the Bolshoi Theatre, Ananiashvili danced in version), La Bayadère, Kermesse in Bruges by premieres of Vasiliev’s production of Giselle; A. Bournonville, Rita in The Golden Age, Les Charms of Mannerism, Dreams about Japan, Sylphides, , Pas de Quatre, Le Spectre and Leah by Alexei Ratmansky; Mozartiana and de la Rose, and more. The title role in the by Balanchine; Don Quixote by Bolshoi Theatre’s production of the opera-ballet Alexei Fadeyechev; The Pharaoh’s Daughter by by N. Rimsky-Korsakov was created Pierre Lacotte; and Green and Opus X by Stanton for her. She has performed choreographic Welch. Ananiashvili has received awards and masterpieces with the great companies of tributes from Russia and Georgia acknowledging Europe and North America. In a historic her achievements, as well as the American engagement with (1988) Biography Institute and Dance Magazine. She Ananiashvili was the first guest ballerina to has been artistic director of the State Ballet of appear in Balanchine’s , Georgia since September of 2004. Symphony in C, and Apollo, followed by a rapturous reception. She frequently guested with George Balanchine (choreographer) was born , where since 1990 she has to the family of prominent composer Meliton performed lead roles in MacMillan’s Prince of the Balanchivadze, considered to be “Georgia’s Pagodas; Ashton’s La Fille mal Gardée; Romeo Glinka,” and Maria Vasilieva in 1904 in St. and Juliet (MacMillan); Cinderella (Ashton) Petersburg. In two years another boy followed— and Firebird (Fokine); and The Nutcracker Andria Balanchivadze, who later became a (Wright), among others. Ananiashvili became famous Georgian composer and musician. As a the first Russian ballerina invited by the Royal child, Balanchine wanted to be a priest, while Danish Ballet to perform the title role in La his father dreamed of his son becoming a naval Sylphide, Terezina in and Flower Festival officer. However, fate brought him to the Ballet in Genzano (all by Bournonville), School at at the age of nine, and others. Ananiashvili had been a regular where he studied under and Samuel guest with the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet, where Andrianov. Upon graduation he joined the theater she premiered the revival of Lavrovsky’s Romeo as a character dancer. At the age of eighteen and Juliet, plus Don Quixote, Swan Lake, and he started creating dances. He always aspired The Sleeping Beauty, among others. Since 1993 to create something new and different of his Ananiashvili has been a principal with American own. Balanchine also had a passion for music, Who’s Who

for which he had an exquisite understanding. Joanna Berman) and Impromptu, based on From 1920—23 he mastered music theory, Scriabin’s music (1997, staged for former SFB composition, and piano at St. Petersburg soloist Felipe Diaz. The piece was presented Conservatoire. Unlike other choreographers he at the Jackson International Competition). In never feared musical masterpieces. His great 2002 he staged Curse, based on Euripides’ fascination with music enabled his partnership tragedy Medea. The work was included in the with the outstanding composer, Igor Stravinsky. company’s tour and was presented at New York In 1924 Balanchine went to Europe on tour. City Center. A collaboration with Helgi Tomasson He would return to Russia almost 40 years later in 2003 resulted in staging of L. Minkus’ Don as a world famous celebrity. Serge Diaghilev Quixote, presented subsequently in Los Angeles. learned about the tour of the Russian dancers, Possokhov was awarded the Isadora Duncan and invited them to his company, Ballet Russes. Dance Award for outstanding choreography Soon, at the age of 21, Balanchine became a of Magrittomania, (SFB). In 2006 Prokofiev’s choreographer of this prominent company. It Cinderella was staged by Possokhov for the was for Ballet Russes that, at 24, he created his Bolshoi. first masterpiece, Apollo, to music by Stravinsky. Thus started the partnership between these Alexei Ratmansky (choreographer) was born two pillars of art, considered the most fruitful in Leningrad. In 1986, he completed his in ballet’s history. Between 1925 and 1972 training at the Moscow Academic College of Balanchine created 27 ballets to Stravinsky’s Choreography (today the Moscow State Academy music, including , Apollon of Choreography), where his teachers were Peter Musagète, Le Baiser de la Fée, Le Coq d’Or, Pestov and Anna Markeyeva; later, he studied and . In 1934 Balanchine, with Kirstein, at the Choreographers’ Faculty of GITIS (State opened the School of American Ballet and Institute of Theatre Arts, now RATI—Russian later founded New York City Ballet. Balanchine Academy of Theatre Art). On January 1, created about 150 productions for this company; 2004, he was appointed Bolshoi Theatre the majority of his ballets are one act. He also Director of Ballet. As a performer, Ratmansky choreographed for Broadway and opera. He died was a soloist with the of on April 30, 1983. the Kiev Shevchenko Theatre of Opera and Ballet (National Opera of the Ukraine) from Yuri Possokhov (choreographer) was born in 1986—92 and 1995—97; between 1992—95, Lugansk, Ukraine in 1982. After graduating he danced with . In from the Moscow Choreographic School (class 1997, he joined Royal Danish Ballet. In his of Peter Pestov), he joined the Bolshoi Theatre performing career, many roles were created on company. Possokhov performed the leading him, and he danced leading roles in works by roles Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, numerous choreographers, from Balanchine and Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and others. He was Bournonville to Kylian and Béjart. Ratmansky the first company member to dance Balanchine’s began choreographing as soon as he left ballet ballet (Prokofiev). He was invited school, when he danced with the Shevchenko to perform by the Danish Royal Ballet in 1992; Theatre. Ratmansky’s works were often in 1993 he performed Prince Désiré in Helgi included in Moscow ballet concerts and were Tomasson’s version of The Sleeping Beauty well received. The initial stage of Ratmansky’s at (SFB), where he has Moscow career is linked to a large extent with been a principal since 1994. Possokhov has Postmodern-Theatre, a firm which organized been actively working as a choreographer since his guest appearances, such as with Canadian 1990. Notable works include Spanish Songs ballerina Evelyn Hart in Giselle (1997), and (1997, staged for SFB principal dancer Muriel the producers of his ballets created for Nina Maffre), A Duet for Two (1997, for SFB principal Ananiashvili. The Charms of Mannerism was a Who’s Who

commission by Ananiashvili, who was among Experimental Studio at Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera the Bolshoi company members who danced in and Ballet State Academic Theatre, where since Dreams about Japan. She also danced the lead 1998 he has been the conductor. In 2004—05 in the first version of Leah, a Ratmansky ballet Kalmakhelidze conducted ballet performances based on The Dybbuk by Ansky. Following the including Don Quixote, Serenade, Mozartiana, success of his ballet Capriccio, included in the Apollo, Western Symphony, La Fille mal Gardée, Bolshoi Theatre New Year Premieres program Midsummer Night’s Dream, Leah, Tarantella, for young choreographers, Ratmansky was and Donizetti Variations. invited to work with the Maryinsky Theatre. By this time, he was a soloist with Royal Danish Mikhail Makharadze (designer) was born Ballet where he also began to choreograph, in Tbilisi into a family of artists. In 1990 followed by commissions for other European and he graduated from Tbilisi Academy of Arts American companies. In 2003, Ratmansky was (Kontstantin Makharadze’s studio). In 1997 he invited to mount a full-length ballet—The Bright made designs for The Charms of Mannerism Stream—at the Bolshoi Theatre, a production (Ratmansky) and Symphonic Dances (Aleksidze) which would win for him the appointment of on the stage of Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Bolshoi Theatre Director of Ballet. The first ballet Academic Theatre. He continued working with he mounted at the Bolshoi Theatre, in his new Ratmansky; in 1997—98 he was a designer capacity of company director, was the second of the following ballets: Dreams about Japan, version of Leah. In recent seasons, he has Kiss of the Fairy, Middle Duet, and Poem of created with great success works for the Royal Ecstasy. In 1999 Makharadze was costume Swedish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Royal designer of Balanchine’s Symphony in C, staged Danish Ballet, and New York City Ballet, among for the Bolshoi Theatre by American others. Among the numerous awards he has won John Taras. In 1999 he was awarded a Russian are the Benois de la danse for his production of Theatrical Golden Mask Award for Dreams about Anna Karenina (Royal Danish Ballet, 2003—04) Japan. and the National Dance Awards Critics’ Circle prize for the London performances of The Bright Tatiana Rastorgueva (assistant choreographer), Stream (Bolshoi Ballet). born in Moscow, graduated from Moscow Choreographic School in 1988 and was Amiran Ananeli (lighting designer) since 1981 immediately engaged by the Bolshoi Ballet. has been working at the Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili During her thirteen-year dancing career she Opera and Ballet State Theatre, and since performed leading roles in Swan Lake, The 1995 he has been designing lighting. Ananeli’s Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Raymonda, The works include Don Carlos, Carmen, Macbeth, Nutcracker, Spartacus, Giselle, and others. Medea, Rigoletto, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, In 1997 Rastorgueva started producing. As Laurencia, The Two Pigeons, and Balanchine’s president of Triol Productions she has actively Serenade, Apollo, Western Symphony, and participated in arranging Bolshoi Theatre tours others. abroad. Since 2000 she has been a producer at Moscow Dance Theatre established by Nina Zaza Kalmakhelidze (conductor) in 1990 Ananiashvili and Alexei Fadeyechev, which graduated with honors from the Choir has staged and performed Green and Opus X Conducting faculty (Boris Pevzner’s class) of (Welch), Second Before the Ground (McIntyre), Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservatory. In 1993 and Leah (Ratmansky). Since 2004 she has he completed the full post-graduate course been working with Tbilisi Opera and Ballet of Opera-Symphonic Conducting at the same Theatre where she has worked as choreographic conservatory under the guidance of Odissey assistant on many ballets. Dimitriadi. He then worked as conductor of an Who’s Who

Natia Sirbiladze (costume designer) graduated Fille mal gardée (Ashton), The Bright Stream from Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts in 1995 (music by Shostakovich, Alexei Ratmansky mastering in costume design, and worked as chor.), Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux (Balanchine), the designer at “Amirani” factory. She studied Lea (music by Leonard Bernstein, Ratmansky at Milan Academy of Fine Arts (NABA) at the production for Bolshoi), and Cinderella (Yuri faculty of Fashion and Textile Design, and Possokhov and Yuri Borisov creation). In 1997, in 2002—04 she worked as a designer at in the Bolshoi Theatre New Year Premieres PUPAZA, a theatrical costume manufacturer in of works by young choreographers, Filin and Milan. In 2005 Sirbiladze joined Tbilisi Opera Anastasia Yatsenko danced the lead roles in and Ballet Theatre, where with the production Ratmansky’s Capriccio to music by Stravinsky. designer Viacheslav Okunev she created In 1998’s New Year Premieres, he danced in the the costumes for Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Russian premiere of the The Lesson by Danish Giselle, and Romeo and Juliet. With designer choreographer Fleming Flindt. He was one of Alexander Vassiliev she created costumes for the first dancers to perform Ratmansky’s ballet, The Two Pigeons and Laurencia. She also Charms of Mannerism (1997). In 2004, he had created costumes for Balanchine’s Western a lead in Love Through the Eyes of a Detective Symphony, Chaconne, Donizetti Variations, (director, Sergei Artsibashev; choreographer, Tarantella, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, , Vyacheslav Gordeyev). He has performed on Ashton’s La Fille mal Gardée, and T. McIntyre’s tour all over the world, and has won numerous Midsummer Night’s Dream and Bournonville’s awards, including Ballet Magazine’s 2002 Soul Le Conservatoire. of Dance prize, and the 2004 Golden Mask for his performance in The Bright Stream. PRINCIPAL DANCERS Vasil Akhmeteli was born in Akhmeta in 1978. Sergei Filin, born in Moscow, completed his He graduated from the State Choreographic studies at the Moscow College of Choreography School of Georgia in 1996, and joined State (Alexander Prokofiev’s class) and joined the Ballet of Georgia as a soloist. From 1997—2002 Bolshoi Ballet Company. In 1991, he graduated he was a principal at Mersin Opera and Ballet from the performers’ faculty of the Institute of Theatre (Turkey); from 2003—06 he was a Choreography (today part of the Moscow State principal with Macedonian National Theatre. In Academy of Choreography). He rehearsed under 2007 Akhmeteli returned to the State Ballet of Nikolai Simachyov and Marina Semyonova; his Georgia as a soloist and performed the leading present teacher-repetiteur is Nikolai Fadeyechev. parts in Swan Lake (Prince), Don Quixote He has danced lead roles in many ballets, (Basile), La Fille mal Gardée (Collan), and including Romeo and Juliet (Yuri Grigorovich), solos in Balanchine’s Mozartiana and Western Le Corsaire (), Swan Lake Smphony. (Petipa, Ivanov, Gorsky, Grigorovich), Giselle (V. Vasiliev and Y. Grigorovich productions), Irakli Bakhtadze was born in Tbilisi in 1977. and in Grigorovich’s productions of The From 1987 to 1993 he was a student at the V. Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadère, Chabukiani Tbilisi State Choreographic School Le Corsaire, Raymonda, and Swan Lake. Also, under Levan Mkhitariani. From 1993—95 he La Sylphide (Bournonville, Bolshoi Theatre studied at the Moscow Choreographic School, production), Romeo and Juliet (L. Lavrovsky), and from 1995—97 he was a dancer at Boris The Last (music by Piazzolla, Vacheslav Eifman’s company in St. Petersburg. From Gordeyev, chor.), Mozartiana (Bolshoi Theatre), 1997 to 2000 he was a principal with Tbilisi Don Quixote (Alexei Fadeyechev production), Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theatre, Symphony in C (Balanchine), The Pharoah’s from 2000—01 at Mersin Opera and Ballet Daughter (Pierre Lacotte after Petipa), La Theatre (Turkey), and 2002—03 a member Who’s Who

of Art-Ballet in Budapest. Since 2003 he has parts in Aleksidze’s Symphonic Dances, been a principal with the State Ballet of Georgia. Theme and Variations, Evening of Neoclassical Bakhtadze’s repertory includes Albert (Giselle), Ballet, and in Balanchine’s Serenade, Apollon Siegfried (Swan Lake), Basil (Don Quixote), Musagète, Western Symphony, Mozartiana, Prince (The Nutcracker), Apollo (Apollon Duo Concertant, McIntyre’s Second Before the Musagète), and he has performed leading Ground and Midsummer Night’s Dream, and parts in Aleksidze’s Symphonic Dances, Theme Ashton’s The Two Pigeons. and Variations, and Evening of ; McIntyre’s Second Before the Ground Lasha Khozashvili was born in Tbilisi in 1984. and Midsummer Night’s Dream, Green by From 1994 to 2002 he was a student at the V. Welch, and Leah and Dreams about Japan Chabukiani Tbilisi State Choreographic School by Ratmansky. Since 2005 he has added to with David Khozashvili. In 2002 after graduation his repertoire leading parts in Fadeyechev’s he enrolled with the ballet company of the Tbilisi productions of Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Giselle, Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theatre. Balanchine’s Serenade, Western Symphony, His repertory includes Pas de Trois (Swan Lake), Chaconne, and Bournonville’s Le Conservatoire, French Doll and Prince (The Nutcracker), Basil also Romeo and Tybalt in Lavrovsky’s Romeo (Don Quixote), Solor’s Variation (La Bayadère), and Juliet and Young Man in Ashton’s The Two and leading parts in Aleksidze’s Symphonic Pigeons. Dances, Theme and Variations, and Evening of Neoclassical Ballet. He also had leading parts Tsisia Cholokashvili was born in Tbilisi in 1974. in McIntyre’s Second Before the Ground, Green In 1993 she graduated from V. Chabukiani by Welch, Dreams about Japan by Ratmansky, Tbilisi State Choreographic School under Fadeyechev’s productions of Swan Lake, Don Tamar Vixodzeva, Natalia Zolotova, and Ninel Quixote, Giselle, Balanchine’s Serenade, Apollon Silvanovich and joined the ballet company of Musagète, Western Symphony, Mozartiana, the Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Duo Concertant, La Fille mal Gardée and Academic Theatre. Cholokashvili’s repertoire Two Pigeons by Ashton, and Bournonville’s includes leading parts in Aleksidze’s Symphonic Le Conservatoire and The Flower Festival Dances, Theme and Variations, and Evening of in Genzano, and Romeo and Mercutio in Neoclassical Ballet. She has had lead roles in Lavrovsky’s Romeo and Juliet. The Nutcracker (Grigorovich), McIntyre’s Second Before the Ground and Midsummer Night’s Anna Muradeli was born in Tbilisi in 1980. She Dream, Dreams about Japan (Ratmansky), graduated from the State Choreographic School Fadeyechev’s productions of Don Quixote, of Georgia in 1998 where she studied with Balanchine’s Serenade, Apollon Musagète, Margarita Zertsalova, Svetlana Gochiashvili, and Western Symphony, Donizetti Variations, La Fille Anna Tsereteli, joining the State Ballet of Georgia mal Gardée (Ashton) and Bournonville’s The soon after. From 2001—04 she was a principal Flower Festival in Genzano. of Mersin Opera and Ballet Theatre (Turkey), where she performed the lead roles in Don Nino Gogua was born in Tbilisi in 1984. Quixote, Corsaire, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, and From 1995 to 2003 she was a student of A Thousand and One Nights. Since September V. Chabukiani Tbilisi State Choreographic 2004 she has been a principal of State Ballet of School under Svetlana Mtvarelishvili and Georgia. Muradeli’s repertoire includes leading Larisa Chkhikvishvili. Since 2001 she has roles in the ballet Green (Welch), Dreams been a soloist with the State Ballet of Georgia. about Japan (Ratmansky), Chaconne, Western Repertory includes Giselle (Giselle), Variation Symphony, Apollon Musagète, Serenade I (Don Quixote), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), (Balanchine); and ballets with staging by French Doll (The Nutcracker), and leading Fadeyechev—Swan Lake (Odette-Odile) and Who’s Who Photo: Lado Vachnadze Dreams about Japan. Dreams about Japan. Don Quixote (Chelita); Ashton’s The Two Pigeons 2004), and British director Declan Donnellan’s (Young Lady), Bournonville’s Conservatory, and Boris Godunov (2003). Also, St. Petersburg State Lavrovsky’s Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), among Academic Capella National Tour (2003); Bolshoi others. Ballet National Tour (2000 & 2002); Gate Theatre Dublin’s Beckett Festival (2000); John David Eden Productions, Ltd. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts—Arts For over 20 years, David Eden Productions, Ltd. of the United Kingdom (Summer 2001), Island: (DEP) has been one of the leading American Arts from Ireland (2000) and Art of the State: organizations devoted to producing international Israel at 50 (1998); Lev Dodin’s Maly Drama work in the United States. Most recently, DEP Theater of St. Petersburg’s Gaudeamus, (BAM has produced national US tours of the State Next Wave Festival/National Tour, 1994) and Ballet of Georgia and the Russian Patriarchate Brothers and Sisters, Lincoln Center Festival Choir of Moscow. In 2006, DEP was responsible (2000); Kirov Ballet/Vaganova Ballet Academy for national tours of Gate Theatre Dublin’s Project, BAM (1998); and Russian Village Waiting for Godot, Declan Donnellan’s Twelfth Festival National Tour (1990, 91, 95 & 97) Night, and the Batsheva Dance Company. among others. In 2005, DEP toured Propeller Theatre’s The Winter’s Tale, directed by Edward Hall and For David Eden Productions, Ltd: Piccolo Teatro di Milano’s Arlecchino. In 2004, Production Manager Patrice Thomas David Eden curated Lincoln Center Festival’s Tour Manager Kari A. Schloner Ashton Celebration, a two-week retrospective Associate Stage Manager/Interpreter at the Metropolitan Opera House celebrating Tanya Scott the 100th birthday of Sir Frederick Ashton Production Consultant David Bradford featuring the master choreographer’s ballets. General Manager Erica Charpentier Other highlights include: a twelve-city premiere Visa Coordinator Elise Ann Konstantin tour of Rezo Gabriadze’s Forbidden Christmas Travel Agent Lori Harrison, Atlas Travel or The Doctor and The Patient starring Mikhail Baryshnikov (2004); the first national U.S. Support for the State Ballet of Georgia’s tour of London’s Royal Court Theatre’s 4.48 2008 tour provided by the Trust for Mutual Psychosis by Sarah Kane (2004); national Understanding. tours of the Batsheva Dance Company (1998 & BAM salutes

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