From February 28 to March 16, 2024, a long-awaited event awaits all sophisticated spectators in Tashkent - the capital will host the annual International Opera and Ballet Festival, organized by the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan. Spectators will see famous productions from different countries, prepared by the most important schools, troupes and choreographers.

The festival program consists of performances that combine classics and modernity, new interpretations of iconic stories and innovative approaches to dramaturgy and scenography. On the stage of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater named after Alisher Navoi, Boris Eifman’s ballet “Russian Hamlet”, ballet productions “Like Breathing” by Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti and “Gabrielle Chanel” by Yuri Posokhov, the play “Chotto Desh” by Akram Khan and the ballet “Romeo and Juliet” will be presented » Vyacheslav Samodurov. Viewers will also be treated to Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, directed by Stefano Poda.
February 28—March 1
Ural Ballet in Tashkent

The festival program will feature several productions of the Yekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater - “Romeo and Juliet” by Vyacheslav Samodurov and the Gala Concert of the Ural Ballet.

Gala Ural Ballet

Gala concert of the Ural Ballet is an almanac that includes four ballets. This is a portrait of one of the best Russian ballet companies and a panorama of the phenomenon called “classical dance”, which spans almost two centuries: the oldest part of the program dates back to 1842, the most recent was staged in the summer of 2023.

The ballet “Naples, or the Fisherman and His Bride” was composed by the Dane August Bournonville. At the premiere in 1842, Bournonville's choreography seemed too fast, too mental to the audience. Now this is a classic of world choreography. The second part of the evening consisted of two new works. This is a miniature “Terzetto” by Alexander Merkushev, which is an example of modern high-speed classical dance. And also the production of “Midday” by the director of the Ural Ballet, Maxim Petrov, to the music of Debussy. The evening will conclude with “Salieri Variations” - one of Samodurov’s best works, a modern image of the ancient “white ballet”.