Petersburg dives into the Jazz Age at the premiere of Up & Down
On January 27 and 28 Eifman Ballet's Up & Down was premiered in St. Petersburg. On both evenings Boris Eifman's new production received an ecstatic reception from the spectators. The full house of the Alexandrinsky Theatre dived into the sparkling Jazz Age and burst out in ovation at the end of the performance. The dancers, the choreographer and the stage designers came out for several curtain calls.
The premiere of Up & Down predictably captured the attention of major national media. Please find below links to the most notable reports and articles.
I. ТV news:
– report by Channel One
– report by Russia 24 TV channel – watch video
– report by NTV – watch video
– report by Kultura TV channel – watch video
– report by Channel 5 – watch video
– report by Sankt-Peterburg TV channel – watch video
II. Newspaper reviews and interviews:
– report by Buro 24/7 from the dress rehearsal – read and view photo gallery
– Boris Eifman's interview with Kultura – read
– Boris Eifman's interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta – read
– Boris Eifman's interview with Nevskoe Vremya – read
– review by Moskovsky Komsomolets – read
– review by Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti – read