Having accepted the post of artistic director of the National Opera, composer Miroslav Skorik did not avoid the temptation to introduce his works to the theater audience. It should be taken into account that the soul of this author is still inclined towards symphonic and chamber-instrumental music, and not towards theatrical music. This, in general, did not become a significant obstacle. At the beginning of the season, the National Opera hosted the premiere of the ballet “Caprices” based on the original arrangements of the famous Paganini violin cycle by maestro Skorik. In the summer, another version of “Natalka-Poltavka” by Nikolai Lysenko, re-orchestrated by the artistic director, will appear, but for now the public is presented with the triptych ballet “Crossroads”, in which The Kyiv Modern Ballet troupe will dance to the violin concertos of the tireless composer. You can, of course, talk as much as you like about Hutsul rhythms and the physical beginning of this music, but it still won’t become balletic. However, choreographer Radu Poklitaru, of course, will try to convince the audience otherwise. The director defines the genre of the performance, the name of which refers to Walter Hill’s beloved film about blues musicians, as a “parable ballet” and promises that every viewer will be able to recognize himself in its events. By the way, there are good reasons to attend the premiere. This is worth doing not only to see wonderful young artists, but also because the soloists this evening will be three wonderful violinists - Nazar Pilatyuk, Bogdana Pivnenko and Andrey Belov, any visit to Ukraine from Germany, where he has been living for the last year and a half decades, turns into a high-profile event.

National Opera / 18, 20 (19.00)

Magazine "Kommersant Weekend" (Ukraine) No. 76 dated May 18, 2012, p. 18

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Weekend Magazine. Category "Poster"

"Crossroads" at the National Opera