SUMMER GALA
September 5, House of Culture "Boris Hristov", Plovdiv, 8:30 p.m.

On September 5, in the house of Culture "Boris Hristov" in the city of Plovdiv, at 8:30 p.m., Ballet "Arabesque" will present a strong and attractive program, a charming creative kaleidoscope of fragments of the troupe's best performances, will present to the Plovdiv audience an exciting and emotional experience that will energize you for a long time.

The program includes the performance "Afternoon of a Faun" by choreographer Mila Iskrenova, "Duality" by choreographer Liz Lee (Great Britain) and specially selected fragments with choreographies by Arshak Galumyan (Germany), Angelina Gavrilova and Boryana Sechanova.

In the performance "Afternoon of a Faun", Mila Iskrenova interprets in an innovative way principles laid down in the choreography of the legendary Russian ballet dancer of Polish origin Vaclav Nijinsky, as well as choreographic variations of antique images and sculptures. In the musical score, along with the music from the well-known prelude, Mila Iskrenova uses compositions for the syring flute by the French composer Debussy as well as verses from the poem of the same name by Stéphane Mallarmé.

"Duality" is a performance that the troupe has danced with pleasure and almost continuously for more than 10 years. This is a show created with music by Astor Piazzola, costumes by Tsvetanka Petkova Stoynova, poems by Pablo Neruda based on a workshop conducted by the British choreographer Liz Lea with the troupe. Liz Lee has modeled the dancers' movements and says their commitment to new ways of working and their enthusiasm has been a real joy for her. The style of the work combines in an extremely attractive way the traditions of the East and the West, dance and martial arts.

Today, "Arabesque" is not just a world-class troupe, but also a kind of school for performers and choreographers, a generator of ideas, a source of information about what is happening in the world of contemporary dance.

The pieces that will be presented by the different choreographers are characterized by a personal, colorful and unique language, based on both modern dance techniques and theatrical methods. Choreographic excerpts move the audience in a massive way, with physical and emotional depth.