The Bolshoi Theater celebrates the anniversary of the dancer and choreographer Mikhail Lavrovsky. The Bolshoi hosted a gala concert in honor of Mikhail Lavrovsky Tickets for the anniversary evening of Lavrovsky

MOSCOW, 5 May. /Corr. TASS Olga Svistunova/. On Thursday, a gala concert was held on the Historical Stage of the Bolshoi Theater in honor of the 75th anniversary of the famous dancer and choreographer, People's Artist USSR Mikhail Lavrovsky. The hero of the day also took part in the celebration dedicated to him. He performed in the ballet "Nijinsky" own composition. The hall gave a standing ovation.

"Honoring our outstanding masters, we invite them to take place of honor in the central box, - said the head of the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater Mahar Vaziev, - but Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky refused. He will appear as a dancer." After these words, the head of the ballet of the Bolshoi Theater invited the protagonist of the holiday to the stage.

"The most valuable thing for an artist is the recognition of the public," Lavrovsky said. "So, I'm still in demand," he added, promising that "the evening will not be tiring."

Evening in an atmosphere of delight

The two-act concert really passed in one breath. The program included ballets staged in different years the hero of the day himself, as well as fragments of performances in which he once shone as a dancer. The audience enthusiastically accepted a fragment from the ballet "Spartacus", where main party performed by the Premier of the Bolshoi Theater Mikhail Lobukhin. The stormy reaction of the audience was accompanied by a luxurious Grand Pas from Don Quixote, in which the leading soloists of the Bolshoi Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov performed.

However, the main content of the evening was the ballets in the choreography of the hero of the day. In the first part, "Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova" to the music of Mozart was shown. In the second - the number "Russian Ballerina" from the ballet "Peacock Tree". The public was also interested in the presented episode from the opera-ballet "Amok", which Mikhail Lavrovsky is currently working on.

The evening ended with the one-act ballet "Nijinsky" to music by Sergei Rachmaninov, choreographed by Mikhail Lavrovsky, who himself acted as Diaghilev. The part of Nijinsky was performed by the virtuoso dancer Ivan Vasiliev. The success of the concert was confirmed by the final standing ovation, which lasted more than 15 minutes.

From the biography of Mikhail Lavrovsky

The whole life of Mikhail Lavrovsky is connected with Bolshoi Theater where he has served for 56 years. Entering the illustrious troupe in 1961, he immediately became prominent representative outstanding generation ballet dancers, including Vladimir Vasiliev, Ekaterina Maksimova, Natalia Bessmertnova, Maris Liepa. It was they, first of all, who were his comrades, colleagues and stage partners.

However, such a path is destined for Mikhail Lavrovsky by fate itself. His father is the famous choreographer Leonid Lavrovsky, the one who staged the choreographic masterpiece - the ballet "Romeo and Juliet", where the main female part was danced by the great Galina Ulanova. The son not only continued family tradition, but also managed to prove that on children prominent people nature does not always rest. While still a student at the Moscow Choreographic School, he gained international recognition, impressing audiences and critics with his performance at the Parma Festival in Italy.

Soon people started talking about Mikhail Lavrovsky as a dancer of virtuoso technique, great charm and unbridled temperament. At the Bolshoi Theater, where he served as a soloist for over a quarter of a century (1961-1988), Lavrovsky was a star of the first magnitude. He danced the main roles in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Flames of Paris.

For the performance of the role of Spartacus in the ballet of the same name, Lavrovsky was awarded in 1970 the highest national award for those times - the Lenin Prize. And a few years later, his artistic gift was noted State Prize THE USSR. Mikhail Lavrovsky firmly entrenched the title of one of the best classical dancers of our time.

Having completed his artistic career, he did not part with ballet, taking the post of teacher-repetiteur at the Bolshoi Theater. He is also artistic director Moscow state academy choreography. In addition, he opened his own choreographic school, and also proved himself in the choreographer's field. Mikhail Lavrovsky has more than ten original ballets created by him, including "Porgy and Bess", "Nijinsky", "Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova", "Richard III. Epilogue".

The Bolshoi Theater hosted a gala concert in honor of the anniversary of Mikhail Lavrovsky. Dancer, choreographer, teacher - for more than a quarter of a century he was the leading soloist of the main theater of the country, a star of the first magnitude. Critics wrote about him: "Lavrovsky is able to convey passion, perseverance, authoritativeness and depth of love feelings, power and nobility of feelings on stage." During the anniversary evening, the master not only received numerous congratulations from students and colleagues, but he himself presented a gift to the public - he danced a part in a ballet of his own composition. Reporting by Valeria Kudryavtseva.

As soon as Mikhail Lavrovsky appears backstage, the artists surround him. Congratulations on Skype from all over the world, a photo for memory - with a living legend. According to the artists, to take part in the evening of the famous dancer, choreographer and teacher is happiness and responsibility.

“He is unique in that he is madly in love with life, madly in love with people, madly in love with creativity,” says the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater Marianna Ryzhkina. - I had the opportunity to work as an assistant in the production of the play. And there I watched how the artists were fascinated by the way maestro Lavrovsky conveyed the choreography, emotion and meaning of what was happening.”

The anniversary evening for the father was directed by the son - Leonid Lavrovsky-Garcia, also a choreographer. main idea- talk about the present and the future, without looking back to the past.

“I didn’t want to do a panegyric to a living person. For a birthday, you need something joyful. This is when they come, look and wish 100 years of life and creative success. And Lavrovsky, despite being 75 years old and prostheses in his joints, still rules us all on a war horse and a saber. And we are happy to help him in this matter, ”said director Leonid Lavrovsky-Garcia.

For the evening, fragments from Lavrovsky's productions - "Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova", "Russian Ballerina", "Nijinsky" - were re-staged in an updated cast, in new costumes. For Bolshoi Premier Ivan Vasiliev, this is the first experience of working with Lavrovsky. Dancing Nijinsky.

“First of all, he a real man. A real man - both on stage and in life. And he is very emotional person, emotional artist. And this leaves a mark for life,” the prime minister is sure. Mikhailovsky Theater Ivan Vasiliev.

One of the intrigues of the evening is a look into the future - a fragment from the upcoming production of the opera-ballet "Amok" based on the philosophical novella by Stefan Zweig. Director - Leonid Lavrovsky-Garcia, choreography - Mikhail Lavrovsky.

“Maybe I will be able to stage it as a teacher, but I myself, of course, will not go on stage. You can dance as much as you like - you can’t watch, that’s what, ”shared the choreographer-repetiteur of the Bolshoi Theater, People’s Artist of the USSR Mikhail Lavrovsky.

And, despite the self-irony, in the finale of the evening Mikhail Lavrovsky will still take the stage - in an excerpt from the ballet Nijinsky - in the role of Sergei Diaghilev.

MOSCOW, May 4 - RIA Novosti. The Bolshoi Theater honors People's Artist of the USSR, brilliant dancer, choreographer and teacher Mikhail Lavrovsky, who is celebrating his 75th birthday. The evening in honor of the hero of the day will be held on historical stage Bolshoi Theater May 4th. Soloists and students of Lavrovsky will present ballets in his choreography. In one of them, Nijinsky, the part of Diaghilev will be performed by the hero of the day himself. This was announced at the theatre.

Superman

After one of the early performances of the Bolshoi Theater in Covent Garden, where new ballet Theater "Spartak" 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 can describe this truly heroic interpretation: the power physical strength, the nobility of feelings, the beauty of expression," Crisp wrote. He called Lavrovsky "superman."

Lavrovsky, from the moment he worked at the Bolshoi Theater in 1961, was the pride and main decoration of the Bolshoi Ballet. He combined the aristocracy of manners, virtuoso technique and powerful acting temperament. For him there were no restrictions - he was magnificent in any role.

Happy man

"It's important to be in the right place in 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 a person came out on top, where they needed not just a well-trained dancer, not a puppet, but an artist, "the artist said to RIA News.

Lavrovsky noted that, as far as possible, he was also engaged in choreography, but now he considers pedagogy to be his main business.

"I - happy man- worked at the Bolshoi Theater, my partners were such outstanding dancers as Maris Liepa, Vladimir Vasiliev, Yuri Vladimirov. The standard of a classical dancer for me has always been Nikolai Fadeechev,” said Lavrovsky.

Ballets by Mikhail Lavrovsky

In the program of the anniversary evening will be performed 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 take the stage in the role of Diaghilev.

For the first time, the duet from the AIOC opera-ballet will be presented, the world premiere of which will take place in early 2018.

The Adagio from the ballet Spartacus and the Grand Pas from the ballet Don Quixote, in which Mikhail Lavrovsky shone, will also be performed.

Pavel Sorokin will be the conductor 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 the male classical dance in the world, - said Vladislav Lantratov, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater ballet, to RIA Novosti. - Lavrovsky is every second life in dance. His dance is always with great feeling, with vivid emotions. Otherwise, he believes, it makes no sense to go on stage. This is what he was trying to convey to me. I would like to wish the Teacher 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."

Dancer, choreographer, teacher -Mikhail Lavrovskyfor more than a quarter of a century he was the leading soloist of the main theater of the country, a star of the first magnitude. Critics wrote about him: “Lavrovsky is able to convey passion, perseverance, authoritativeness and depth of love feelings, the power and nobility of feelings on stage.”

During the anniversary evening, the master not only received numerous congratulations from students and colleagues, but he himself presented a gift to the public - he danced a part in a ballet of his own composition.

As soon as Mikhail Lavrovsky appears backstage, the artists surround him. Congratulations on Skype from all over the world, a photo for memory - with a living legend. According to the artists, to take part in the evening of the famous dancer, choreographer and teacher is happiness and responsibility.

“His uniqueness lies in the fact that he recklessly loves life, people, creativity,” says prima -ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater Marianna Ryzhkina. -I had the opportunity to work as an assistant in the production of the play. And there I watched how the artists were fascinated by the way maestro Lavrovsky conveyed the choreography, emotion and meaning of what was happening.”

The anniversary evening for the father was directed by the son - Leonid Lavrovsky-Garcia, also a choreographer. The main idea is a conversation about the present and the future, without looking back to the past.

“I didn’t want to do a panegyric to a living person. For a birthday, you need something joyful. This is when they come, look and wish 100 years of life and creative success. And Lavrovsky, despite being 75 years old and prostheses in his joints, still rules us all on a war horse and a saber. And we are happy to help him in this matter.”- said director Leonid Lavrovsky-Garcia.

For the evening, fragments from Lavrovsky's productions - "Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova", "Russian Ballerina", "Nijinsky" - were re-staged in an updated cast, in new costumes.For Bolshoi Premier Ivan Vasiliev, this is the first experience of working with Lavrovsky. Dancing Nijinsky.

“First of all, he is a real man. A real man - both on stage and in life. And he is a very emotional person, an emotional artist. And that leaves a mark for life.”, - Ivan Vasiliev, the premiere of the Mikhailovsky Theater, is sure.

One of the intrigues of the evening is a look into the future - a fragment from the upcoming production of the opera-ballet "Amok" based on the philosophical novella by Stefan Zweig. Director - Leonid Lavrovsky-Garcia, choreography - Mikhail Lavrovsky.

“Maybe I will be able to put it as a teacher, but I myself, of course, will not go on stage. You can dance as much as you like - you can’t watch, that’s what, ”shared the choreographer-repetiteur of the Bolshoi Theater, People’s Artist of the USSR Mikhail Lavrovsky.

And, despite the self-irony, in the finale of the evening, Mikhail Lavrovsky nevertheless appeared on the stage - in an excerpt from the ballet Nijinsky - in the role of Sergei Diaghilev.

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It is worth taking a closer look and understanding and recognizing that in theater history there aren't many big ones in the world famous artists, whose names are strongly associated with large famous theaters. Until now, megastars, as a rule, are famous in their own right, they do not serve in repertory theaters. There must have been a reason for this. Yes and repertory theater as such, if you look for it, then it was found more often in Russia, in the Soviet Union, in general, with us.

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 - Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky. the legendary dancer who for a long time was the prime minister of the Bolshoi, today turned 75 years old. A real anniversary! By Svetlana Astretsova.

Leaving the stage, Mikhail Lavrovsky did not part with the ballet. At the Bolshoi Theatre, where he was once both a soloist and a choreographer, he now teaches classes as a teacher-repetiteur.

“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,” said Mikhail Lavrovsky, People's Artist of the USSR.

"A dancer of virtuoso technique, great charm and unbridled temperament," Grigorovich himself spoke of Lavrovsky in this way. He performed the main roles in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty. Each one was not just danced - 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 ever imagine," says People's Artist USSR Lyudmila Semenyaka.

When Mikhail Lavrovsky is asked about his favorite characters, he does not hesitate to name Albert in Giselle Adam 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 calling card Lavrovsky. In 1970, for this role, he received the Lenin Prize.

"Lavrovsky by nature has such stiff muscles, which are very suitable for this performance. He was the second performer - behind Vasilyev. However, he had better physical endurance," emphasizes Honored Artist of Russia Valery Lagunov.

In 1978, there was a twist in fate. Lavrovsky becomes a choreographer. He has many 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 have to work every day, stage it every day, then you will develop your own handwriting - what language do you speak with 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 junction of plasticity, vocals and drama. He dreams of staging Jean Anouille's play The Lark and arranging an evening of his ballets on the stage of the Bolshoi in the spring.

Sunday evening broadcast TV channel "Culture" is dedicated to Mikhail Lavrovsky. Tomorrow at 21:20 see the program. And after it - the film-ballet of the Bolshoi Theater. Recorded in 1975. tragic story Count Albert's love for the peasant woman Giselle was embodied by Natalya Bessmertnova and Mikhail Lavrovsky.