08 february 2021 "The Nutcracker" On The Burgas Stage Again

The popular story of the beloved tale of E.T. Hoffman's The Nutcracker, on which Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created his immortal ballet of the same name, will be presented in all its stage splendor on Friday, February 12, at 7 pm, in the Burgas Opera Hall. The world-famous ballet production, which has become a mandatory part of the Christmas program of every musical-theatrical theater, would be presented in mid-December 2020, but due to anti-epidemic measures, it was postponed until after the resumption of stage activity.

On Friday night, which we hope will become a holiday for all ballet lovers, the artists will tell - through the means of fine dance, the story of little Masha's wonderful dream and the fabulous metamorphosis that turned the Nutcracker into a prince.

The remarkable choreography and direction of Prof. Hikmet Mehmedov combine the best of the classical traditions with his perfectionism - in terms of details, messages hidden behind each movement, and the exciting emotional content of the constructed images.

Apart from the soloists and the ballet ensemble of the State Opera - Burgas, the talents of the children from the Children's Ballet Theater "Kapka" will flow into the stage extravaganza in the Opera Hall. The impressive scenography and costumes were created by Radostin Chomakov, the tutor of the production is Galina Kalcheva, the assistant director is Petar Tiholov. The magical story, loved by both children and their parents, will be recreated on stage by the soloists: in the role of Masha - prima ballerina Ivanina Ivanova, who at the end of November 2020 the Burgas audience sees in the role of Fairy Lilac in "Sleeping Beauty", The Nutcracker - Emil Yordanov / in partnership with the Prime Minister-ballet dancer of the Burgas Opera and the Sofia Opera and Ballet, Ivanina Ivanova made her remarkable debut as Odette / Odilia in "Swan Lake" - in August, as the performance of the "ballet of ballet" was dedicated to the solemn celebration of the 70th anniversary of Prof. Hikmet Mehmedov on the stage of the Summer Theater /, the Black Queen - Yana Berduta / debut /, Drosselmeyer - Svetlan Nikolov. Also participating in the large-scale ballet performance are: Polina Ivanova, Dobrina Bahova, Adriana-Maria Manasieva, Daniela Turtumanova, Patricia Suarez, Lora Pehlivanova, Maria Gabarova, Anelia Ivanova, Ivana Fialkovska, Iva Ovcharova, Helen Giovanelli, Elena Georgieva, Raya Chakarova from DBT "Kapka", Teodor Tsakov, Daniel Tichkov, Ognyan Ivanov, Stefan Tipikov and others.

For the ballet work:

The Nutcracker is the story of a little girl who receives a Christmas present from her godfather as a Christmas present. She still doesn't know that the wooden soldier, whose purpose is simply to break the hard shells of hazelnuts and walnuts, will incarnate in a fairytale prince, who will take her to the dancing snowflakes and fairies, to the most beautiful dolls and flowers, that he will fight the king of mice and marry her to become a fairytale princess.

Tchaikovsky's ballet was staged for the first time in the week before Christmas 1892 at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, but without much success. It took more than forty years to gain worldwide recognition - he was placed in England in 1934, ten years later he succeeded in San Francisco, USA, and after another ten - in New York, where he reached the top. of his glory. Since then, the ballet has been staged there every year at Christmas and this is an invariable tradition. The libretto of "The Nutcracker," is by the tandem Vsevolozhki - Petipa, which are the basis of Tchaikovsky's most successful works.

The staging of the Burgas Opera, also traditional for the Christmas holidays, is well known both on the stage in the seaside town and in the country. Before the corona crisis, the performance of Prof. Hikmet Hikmedov was a frequent guest of the theaters in Bulgaria at the end of December and always enjoyed great interest.

The popular story of the beloved tale of E.T. Hoffman's The Nutcracker, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created his immortal ballet of the same name, will be presented in all its stage splendor on Friday, February 12, at 7 pm, at the Burgas Opera Hall. The world-famous ballet production, which has become a mandatory part of the Christmas program of every musical-theatrical theater, would be presented in mid-December 2020, but due to anti-epidemic measures, it was postponed until after the resumption of stage activity.

Prof. Hikmet Mehmedov's remarkable choreography and direction combine the best of classical traditions with his perfectionism - in terms of the details, the messages hidden behind each movement, and the exciting emotion.

For the soloists:

Ivanina Ivanova, prima ballerina:
The young and reliable ballet prima Ivanina Ivanova graduated from NBU "Mihail Lakatnik", Burgas, and NUMSI "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov ”- Burgas.
Ivanina Ivanova is well known to the fans of rhythmic gymnastics in our country, she competed for "Chernomorets", as well as in the ensemble of the Burgas club. She played the lead role in "The Hazelnut Crusher", staged by Prof. Hikmet Mehmedov and the State Opera - Burgas, and ballet lovers watched her in the exotic "Bayadere" and "Sleeping Beauty", in the role of Princess Aurora herself, as well as and the Fairy Lilac. In the summer of 2020, Ivanina Ivanova made a brilliant debut as Odette / Odilia in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
Ivanina Ivanova has quite a few awards:
International Competition / MC / "Anastas Petrov" 2014 Dobrich - Scholarship for participation in the International Summer Ballet Academy Varna 2016,
MC "Sun, friendship, peace" Obzor - winner 2nd degree - classical dance
National Chamber Dance Festival 2015 - Haskovo - 1st place - classical dance, 3rd place contemporary dance
National Chamber Dance Festival 2016 - Haskovo - 1st place - classical dance, 2nd place - contemporary dance
National competition "Bulgaria dances" 2016 Dimitrovgrad - 2nd place - classical dance, 1st place - contemporary dance
National Chamber Dance Festival 2017 - Haskovo - 1st place - classical dance, 1st place - contemporary dance duet
International Competition MC "Roses of Kazakhstan" 2017, Astana, Kazakhstan - 1st place - classical dance, 1st place - contemporary dance - duet, 1st place - contemporary dance - trio, Special award for "Bright incarnation" in a stage image ”
MC "Roses of Obzor" 16-30.07.2018, Obzor - winner 1st degree - classical dance, winner 1st degree - contemporary dance - trio
MC "Roses of Obzor" 13-27.08.2018, Obzor - winner 1 degree - classical dance
Chamber Dance Festival 2018 - Haskovo - 1st place - classical dance, 2nd place - contemporary dance
MC "Roses of Russia" 2018, St. Petersburg, Russia - winner 1st degree classical dance, winner 1st degree - contemporary dance, winner 1st degree contemporary dance trio, winner 2nd degree - contemporary dance - duet
Virtual competition "Flying stage" - 3rd place - classical dance.

Emil Yordanov, Prime Minister-ballet dancer:

The Prime Ballet Dancer of the Burgas Opera and the Sofia Opera and Ballet Emil Yordanov graduated from the National School of Dance Arts - Sofia in the class of Petar Koldamov. In parallel with the start of his career at the Sofia Opera and Ballet, he began his studies at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv. Only six years later, he became a prima ballet dancer at the Sofia Opera and Ballet. Emil Yordanov is also a ballet dancer at the Ballet of the State Opera - Burgas. Participates as a soloist in the performances of Burgas, Plovdiv, Ruse and Stara Zagora operas. He has toured in Canada, Italy, Greece, Germany, Denmark, Spain, America, Japan and others. In 2004 he received the first degree award at the XI National Meeting of Young Ballet Performers "A. Petrov ”in Sofia. Holder of an Honorary Diploma for the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria. He received the Crystal Lyre Award for his role as Basil in the Don Quixote Ballet.

Tickets for the ballet performance can be purchased at the box office of the Opera, the box office "Clock" / in front of the hotel "Bulgaria", in the networks of Grabo and Eventim, as well as in the links to the events in the program: https://operabourgas.com/bg / program in the official website of the State Opera - Burgas.

IMPORTANT:
According to the requirements of the Ministry of Health, those present at the concert must wear protective masks, and all necessary anti-epidemic measures will be taken in the hall. The admissible capacity of presence in the hall is 30%.