Unprincipled lothario or hopeless romantic? Igor Dobrovolskiy’s lighthearted contemporary ballet takes a witty and fresh look at the legend of one of history’s most flamboyant characters.

A dazzling fusion of inventive sets, exquisite lighting and sparkling choreography set to the music of George Gershwin, deliver the perfect setting for the virtuosity and athleticism of the dancers of Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada. Costumes created by Denis Lavoie, who designed Mick Jagger’s wardrobe for the Voodoo Lounge Tour, completely capture the outrageous and playful mood of this vividly theatrical farce.

Cathedral est une pièce sur une trame musicale constituée de plusieurs œuvres de J.‑S. Bach, y compris la Toccata et fugue en ré mineur et la première partie de La passion selon Saint Matthieu.

S’inspirant de l’opéra composé par Beethoven, Igor Dobrovolskiy donne à l’histoire
de FIDELIO une interprétation contemporaine vivante, dramatique et semée
d’humour. Réglé sur la fusion des Septième et Huitième symphonies de Beethoven,
FIDELIO a été créé le 11 septembre au réputé Festival Beethoven, à Bonn en
Allemagne. La représentation d’Halifax N.-É. a constitué la première canadienne
de l’oeuvre et initie une riche collaboration avec Symphony Nova Scotia. En faisant
converger la vélocité athlétique et la virtuosité des danseurs dans le mouvement
sublime d’une histoire divertissante, le Ballet-théâtre atlantique du Canada
continue de repenser la danse classique et de galvaniser les spectateurs.
…nous tâchons de présenter à Bonn l’élite du monde international
de la danse. Le Ballet-théâtre atlantique s’est fait connaître pour ses
adaptations de grandes oeuvres de la littérature mondiale. Il nous
semblait idéal de choisir cette compagnie pour raconter l’histoire
immense de FIDELIO dans un ballet plein programme, ici à Bonn, la
ville même de Beethoven.
Burkhard Nemitz / directeur général adjoint, Theater Bonn.

The monumental story of pride, folly and broken dreams.

Set on the stark and melancholy scores of Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Dobrovolskiy’s haunting interpretation of Shakespeare’s towering drama examines the perpetual balance between action and repercussion, arrogance and humanity.

A narcissistic king, secure in his long-held power, brings the world around him to chaos, and becomes the author of his own deep anguish when he understands that what he has torn apart can never be rebuilt.

Dobrovolskiy collaborates once again with three stellar designers and an icon of Canadian theatre to create an ominous and sinister world, where false realities and vengeful traps yield devastating consequences.

CATHEDRAL is set on works by J.S. Bach including Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the popular Air on the G String and Bach’s celebrated St. John Passion performed with a live choir.

Igor Dobrovolskiy returns to William Shakespeare to create a one–act ballet based the Bard’s timeless romance.

No other play by Shakespeare has been such a rich source of inspiration for composers and choreographers.
Set on Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture “Romeo and Juliet”, and Symphony No. 4 in F minor – Andante sostenuto, the ballet creates a world of caprice and uncertainty. Young lovers who have just barely left behind their childhood, face the consequences of feeling too deeply in a world where there is no clemency for breaking rules.

Inspired by Beethoven’s opera of the same name, Igor Dobrovolskiy’s full length ballet, FIDELIO, made its world premiere at the prestigious Beethovenfest in Bonn, Germany. The ballet was a co-production with Theater Bonn.
This gender-bending interpretation of Beethoven’s story has become a favorite with audience of all ages.
Florestan, who has denounced the corruption of the predatory Prison Commandant Doña Pizarro, is and locked away in an impenetrable cell. Leonora, his wife, determined to save him at all costs, disguises herself as a man – Fidelio – and infiltrates the prison.

Giving a dynamic, and contemporary approach to Beethoven’s story, Dobrovolskiy’s FIDELIO, vibrates with spirit, drama and humour. The ballet is a transcendent fusion of Beethoven’s Symphonies 7 and 8 with the athletic velocity and artistic virtuosity of the internationally acclaimed dancers of the Company.

Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada had its world premiere of Ghosts of Violence at Canada’s National Arts Centre in February 2011. The performance was the exclusive Canadian engagement of the full-length ballet for the season 2010-2011.

A landmark production, conceived and choreographed by Company Artistic Director and choreographer Igor Dobrovolskiy, the ballet is the result of a creative collaboration between Dobrovolskiy and Canadian theatre icon Sharon Pollock.

A showcase for the artistry and versatility of the critically acclaimed dancers of the Company, Ghosts of Violence is an emotionally charged work inspired by the lives of women who have lost their lives at the hands of an intimate partner. It is an innovative and poignant call for awareness, understanding and action.
Through evocative lighting, theatre, music and multi-media, the ballet captures the memory of these silent victims and tells stories of their struggles, their hopes, their joys and our loss.

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