Cheeky Chastushki. The Brilliant Divertissement. 598 Beats

The evening show comprises three one-act ballets: 598 Beats, The Brilliant Divertissement, and Cheeky Chastushki.

Please note! We have made some adjustments to the 19 December evening ballet show at the Alexandrinsky Theatre. Instead of the previously announced Rodin cycle by Leonid Yacobson, the second act will feature The Brilliant Divertissement. The placement of the 598 Beats and Cheeky Chastushki ballets remains unchanged. Previously purchased tickets are valid.
 

Act I
598 Beats 
 Won the Golden Soffit 2024 in the Best Ballet nomination  
A ballet in one act
Music: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Choreography: Vyacheslav Samodurov
Set Design: Elena Trubetskova
Lighting: Sergey Vasiliev
 
Act II 
The Brilliant Divertissement
Choreography: Leonid Yacobson, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR
Set Design: Vyacheslav Okunev, People's Artist of Russia
Video Content: Leonid Nikolayevich Yacobson
Costumes: Tatyana Noginova, Anna Yakushchenko, and Vyacheslav Okunev, People's Artist of Russia
Lighting: Evgeny Ganzburg, Kamil Kutyev, Margarita Fominskaya
 
Act III 
 Cheeky ChastushkiWon the Golden Soffit 2023 in the Best Ballet nomination 
A ballet in one act
Music: Rodion Shchedrin
Choreography: Vyacheslav Samodurov
Set Design: Anastasia Nefyodova
Lighting: Sergey Vasiliev
 

The evening show comprises three one-act ballets.
The Brilliant Divertissement was choreographed by our Theatre’s founder Leonid Yacobson, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic). He conceptualised it as a conversation between himself and the ballet masters of ages past, whose legacy he wished to uphold. A thoughtful viewer will notice the wealth of classical elements at play here.

Vyacheslav Samodurov’s Cheeky Chastushki pays homage to Rodion Shchedrin, a remarkable contemporary composer. Meanwhile, 598 Beats is the latest show that Vyacheslav has staged at our Theatre. Both productions have received the Golden Soffit, the highest honour in the world of ballet in St. Petersburg.