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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

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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.

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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."

STANISLAV FEČO

DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER

Mr. Fečo received his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Choreography from Vaganova Ballet Academy in St.Petersburg. During his career he has received numerous honors and awards, including: Philip Morris Flower Ballet Award, Best Dancer in Czech Republic, US Pushkin Legacy Ballet Award, Interpretation of Role Onegin⁣⁣. 

 

​Principal Dancer credits include: Prague National Theatre⁣⁣, St.Petersburg Russian Ballet⁣⁣, National Theatre in Brno⁣⁣.  Guest Principal Dancer: Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires⁣⁣, Azerbaijan National Ballet⁣⁣, State Ballet in Kazan⁣⁣, and National Opera Donetsk⁣⁣.

 

Mr. Fečo has participated at prestigious international ballet galas such as Gala des Etoiles in Montreal, Dance Open in St.Petersburg, Gala Due Mondi in Spoleto, World Ballet Stars in Seoul, and World  Ballet Festival in Kiev.

Mr. Feco is the Official Ballet Master, Anton Dolin's Foundation and Director of the Petipa Heritage Foundation.

www.stanislavfeco.com