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From rags to riches through feathers and glitters
The myth of Pygmalion and Galatea brings us back to the very start of the ballet tradition with Jean-Philippe Rameau’s one act opera-ballet of 1748.
Eifman Ballet in a strangely psychological Pygmalion Effect
Eifman has said he wants move dance back into theater and to use movement to explore the psychological. Both of these the company accomplishes.
Giselle at the time of Communism: Boris Eifman’s Red Giselle
Opening this short Saison Russe in Berlin is Boris Eifman’s most iconic ballet, Red Giselle, a skilful tribute of the choreographer to the great Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva.