A funny tale for children and adults
THE SNOW WHITE
AND SEVEN DWARFS
AND SEVEN DWARFS
Ballet in two acts
Libretto is based on the tale by Grimm brothers
Music - Bogdan Pavlovskiy
Choreography - Genrich Maiorov
Premiere - 1975, Kyiv Academic opera and ballet Theatre, Ukraine
Everyone knows a fairy tale by Grimm brothers about the sleeping beauty and the seven dwarfs. It gained even greater popularity after the 1937 film of the same name by Walt Disney was released and received the main movie prize - the Oscar. After such success, a lot of musicals, theatrical performances and films appeared on the plot about the poisoned apple.
Choreographer Genrikh Mayorov decided to stage a ballet based on the famous fairy tale. The music for it was written by Polish composer Bogdan Pavlovsky in the mid-70’s. The performance turned out to be so interesting that Mayorov staged it in Russia and abroad for another thirty years.
Other versions of the ballet appeared later. For example, in Kazan it was set to the music of Karen Khachaturian. In 2004 in Budapest, the ballet director of the Hungarian Opera House Gyul Harangoz staged his own version of the ballet, inviting rock opera composer Tibor Kochak to cooperate. The premiere was a huge success.
Choreographer Genrikh Mayorov decided to stage a ballet based on the famous fairy tale. The music for it was written by Polish composer Bogdan Pavlovsky in the mid-70’s. The performance turned out to be so interesting that Mayorov staged it in Russia and abroad for another thirty years.
Other versions of the ballet appeared later. For example, in Kazan it was set to the music of Karen Khachaturian. In 2004 in Budapest, the ballet director of the Hungarian Opera House Gyul Harangoz staged his own version of the ballet, inviting rock opera composer Tibor Kochak to cooperate. The premiere was a huge success.
The Russian premiere took place in Rostov-on-Don. The viewer found himself either in the sinister chambers of the queen, or in front of a magic mirror, or in a fairy-tale forest, or in a mine with jewels, or in the house of the dwarfs. Bright and unusual music, colorful costumes, non-classical choreography - all this made a strong impression.
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is a ballet that brings you back to the world of childhood, it will be understandable to the audience of any age. This is a romantic story about how good will invariably win, and help will definitely come when needed.
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is a ballet that brings you back to the world of childhood, it will be understandable to the audience of any age. This is a romantic story about how good will invariably win, and help will definitely come when needed.
Summary
The stepmother is jealous of Snow White because of her beauty and decides to kill her in the forest. But the good huntsman does not kill the girl, and the cute dwarfs invite her to live in their house. The stepmother comes there in the form of an old woman with a poisoned apple, the gullible girl bites it and dies. But the kiss of the handsome prince revives Snow White, she finds happiness, and her stepmother is kicked out in disgrace.
Synopsis
Act 1
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived an unprecedented beauty named Snow White. After the death of her parents, the Queen and the King, Snow White was left completely alone, the evil stepmother took away her golden crown and forced her to do the most difficult and dirty housework.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived an unprecedented beauty named Snow White. After the death of her parents, the Queen and the King, Snow White was left completely alone, the evil stepmother took away her golden crown and forced her to do the most difficult and dirty housework.
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