upcoming performances
COPPELIA
AUGUST 5-6, 2023
MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR
THE PERFORMING ARTS
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Coppélia is considered one of the greatest comic ballets of the 19th Century and remains one of the most cherished classical works in classical ballet repertory. Originally choreographed by Arthur St. Léon in 1870, restaged by Petipa in 1884, and revised by Cecchetti in 1894.
We are honored to welcome back choreographers, Vasily Medvedev & Stanislav Feco, who will set Coppélia in a one act format on participants of Bayer Ballet’s 6-week Summer Intensive. Mr. Medvedev has choreographed more than 50 works for major ballet companies, including the Bolshoi and Staatsballett Berlin. He has choreographed Coppélia for the National Ballet of Panama in Panama City (pictured in the video) & for the National Theatre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Photographer: Agustin Goncalves for National Ballet of Panama
Bayer Ballet will follow the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts COVID policy; please lease review prior to attending the performance.
past performances
esmeralda suite
& gala
may 28-29, 2023
Esmeralda
~ONE-ACT BALLET SUITE~
& Gala
PALACE OF FINE ARTS
SAN FRANCISCO
MAY 28 & 29
2023
PRODUCED BY
Petipa Heritage Foundation
Bayer Ballet Company
CHOREOGRAPHER, DIRECTOR
& MUSICAL CONCEPT
Vasily Medvedev
Stanislav Feco
After Marius Petipa
LIBRETTO
Yana Temiz
MUSIC
Cesare Pugni
This new version of "Esmeralda," created by choreographers Vasily Medvedev and Stanislav Fečo specifically for Bayer Ballet Company is a suite of the best ballet numbers included in the treasury of world classical dance. Based on the Bolshoi production, a one-act edition of Esmeralda was created and designed, especially for young performers of the Bayer Ballet.
The libretto by Jules Perrault and Victor Hugo, based on the novel "Notre Dame de Paris," was shortened and remade by Vasily Medvedev and librettist Yana Temiz. In the Gothic story about the fate of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, there are now fewer secondary characters and one main storyline was left. This is a beautiful story of love and jealousy, ending, according to the traditions of the imperial theatres, with a happy end and the triumph of goodness.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
ACT 1: Gala (1 hour)
Intermission (20 minutes)
ACT 2: Esmeralda Suite (1 hour & 15 minutes)
Bayer Ballet will follow the Palace of Fine Arts COVID safety policy; please review prior to attending the performance.
creative team
We are extremely excited and honored to be hosting world-renowned Choreographers,
Vasily Medvedev and Stanislav Fečo.
The award-winning team behind this production have choreographed multiple productions of Esmeralda for major ballet companies worldwide, including:
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow (2009)
Staatsballett Berlin (2011)
National Ballet in Mexico City (2012)
Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava , Slovakia (2018)
Croatian National Theatre in Split (2021)
This production is produced by Petipa Heritage Foundation and Bayer Ballet Company.
VASILY MEDVEDEV
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
World-renowned choreographer of Esmeralda from BOLSHOI and Nutcracker from Staatsballett Berlin. Among Vasily's works is more than 50 titles created for international audience theatres for the major ballet companies. Mr. Medvedev has received numerous awards, including the US Pushkin Legacy with the Pushkin Legacy Ballet Award for choreography of the ballet, Onegin, presented in National Theatre in Prague.
Mr. Medvedev is a Founder and Artistic Director of the International St. Petersburg Dance Open Ballet Festival and St. Petersburg Dance Open Award, and Chairman of the Petipa Heritage Foundation.
Mr. Medvedev is a graduate of the Vaganova Ballet Academy under the guidance of famous N.Dudinskaia, K.Sergeiev, G.Seliutsky.
www.vasilymedvedev.com
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The Petipa Heritage Foundation, 501(c)3 public charity organization, is an international institution founded in 2022 dedicated to preserving, promoting and studying the work of Petipa, considered the "father of classical ballet."