The International Festival of Modern Choreography will start in Vitebsk
IFMC will bring together artists from Belarus, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Russia, and Ukraine. Before the opening, spectators will have the opportunity to see a photo project by Igor Gusakov and a sculpture exhibition by Sergey Sotnikov. At the opening, guests will see the legendary "Anna Karenina" - a plastic performance without words performed by artists of the Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia. The performance director, Anzhelika Kholina, will present her interpretation of the novel.
In general, the creative forum's program features diverse productions. On November 19-20, the world premiere of the ballet "Viy" will be performed by the Kyiv Modern-Ballet Academic Theatre. The production will be staged simultaneously on two stages: in Vitebsk at the Vitebsk Concert Hall and in Minsk at the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre. On November 21, the work Sweat Baby Sweat by Belgian choreographer Jan Martens will be shown, based on various movement languages - yoga, circus acrobatics, and rock and roll. The Evgeny Panfilov Ballet Theatre of Perm will present two premieres: the one-act ballets "Labyrinth" and "The Man of Air". At the festival's closing on November 23, the best performance of the Tanzmesse-2018 International Dance Forum in Düsseldorf, Oskara, performed by the Kukai Dantza dance company (Spain), will be presented.
A notable event of IFMC will be the final of the Belarusian contemporary choreography competition. Spectators will be able to see the artists' performances on November 22.
Interactive lectures, master classes, seminars, and round tables will also take place. Traditionally, exhibitions will be displayed in the foyer of the Vitebsk Concert Hall.
The founders of the forum are the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, the Ministry of Culture, the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, and the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus. The organizer is the Vitebsk Culture Center.
BELTA. Photo from the archive of the newspaper "Vitebskiye Vesti".