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The Academic Theater "Kyiv Modern Ballet" invites you to the two-act ballet "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" to the music of Johann Strauss, directed by Radu Poklitaru.

Why you should visit the ballet

- Radu Poklitaru's production to the music of J. Strauss. The choreographer created a sophisticated choreographic comedy of sentences about love, jealousy, cross-dressing and flirting - with irony and sophistication.

- Bright aesthetics and high level of performance. The performance combines choreographic theater with the stylization of ballroom dances of the Art Nouveau era. Original costumes by Dmytro Kuryata and video projections by Olga Nikitina create an expressive stage world that comes to life thanks to the energy of the artists of the Kyiv Modern Ballet.

- The atmosphere of 19th-century Vienna. The glitter of balls and the festive mood transport you to a time when music and dance were the language of true passions.

Kyiv Modern-Ballet Theatre with the ballet "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" in Kyiv

"On the Beautiful Blue Danube" is a choreographic comedy of situations, in which the plot unfolds around funny twists, disguises and love intrigues. Radu Poklitaru's production combines modern choreography with the stylization of ballroom dances of the Art Nouveau era, and Strauss's passionate and nostalgic music sounds in a new, sparkling stage incarnation.

Radu Poklitaru about the performance: “Actually, I really love tragic, dramatic plots. But this time I was overwhelmed by a completely different element – the element of the radiant, light, fantastically cheerful music of Johann Strauss. I will not be exaggerating if I say: in the history of world dance theater, among all the non-specific ballet music, it was Strauss’s music that most often became the impetus for the creation of choreographic performances. So, in order not to get lost among the multitude of ballets with their own “The Beautiful Blue Danube”, I had to create a completely new concept and libretto for the performance. Vaudeville, comedy of situations, cross-dressing, marital infidelity and the frivolous treachery of flirting, multiplied by the aesthetics of modern dance – these are the ingredients of the theatrical delicacy that we, together with the artists of the Kyiv Modern Ballet Theater, have prepared for you, our dear audience. Please, as seriously as possible, tune in to the most frivolous tone – and... bon appetit!