Presentation of the book – autobiography “MY THEATER”
On April 27 in the Russian House in Brussels will be held a creative evening of Nikolai Tsikaridze.
Nikolai Tsiskaridze is a bright, charismatic personality, whose erudition, independence and sharpness of judgment turn every statement into an event.
The autobiography “My Theater” was written based on his personal diaries. It is a lively, full of subtle irony, humor, and sometimes sadness story about himself, about time and ballet. Memories: childhood, family, Tbilisi and Moscow, studies at a choreographic school, the collapse of the USSR, the secession of Georgia; an invitation to the Bolshoi Theatre, a difficult start to his career, tours around the world; recognition in the profession, but at the same time constantly overcoming himself, circumstances and numerous obstacles; the joy of creativity, despite the intrigues of ill-wishers. The story of life unfolds on the book pages like a detective. Against the background of this maelstrom of events, the image of the departing Great Theater of the late twentieth century emerges. Precise, in many ways unexpected, portraits of famous people with whom the author was lucky or unlucky to meet are drawn. Among the heroes and anti-heroes of the book: Pestov, Grigorovich and Petit, Semyonova and Ulanova, Maximova and Vasiliev, Princess Diana and Shevardnadze, Givenchy and Westwood, Baryshnikov and Volochkova, Shvydkoi, Filin and many others. And to judge: who is who – the privilege of the reader.
And also we will talk about the leading place of Russian ballet in world culture, about modern art and its role in everyone’s life, about the productions of leading theaters, about unique stories from the creative life and about future plans – these and other topics will be devoted to a meeting with the star of the world ballet, premier of the Bolshoi Theater, rector of the Academy of Russian Ballet named after A. Vaganova Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
After the presentation of the autobiographical book “My Theater” Nikolai Tsiskaridze will hold an autograph session.
Language: Russian
