With passion on ice: Ilya Averbukh will bring to St. Petersburg new version musical "Carmen"
St. Petersburg residents will see a new version of Ilya Averbukh’s play from June 15 to 22 on the stage of the Yubileiny Palace of Culture. The strongest Russian figure skaters will present to the audience the story of the gypsy Carmen, created by producer Ilya Averbukh. The show features 80 performers, more than 200 costumes and several tons of multi-tiered decorations. Salt Lake City Olympic champion, world and European champion Alexey Yagudin - in the role of bullfighter Escamillo, world Olympic champion, world and European champion Roman Kostomarov - in the role of Jose. Lithuanian figure skater, thirteen-time champion of Lithuania, medalist of the European and World Championships Margarita Drobyazko - in the role of the fatal Spanish Carmen.
“Rita Drobyazko will lead everyone, and Alexey Yagudin will win her heart. This is a performance with a single storyline, with the director's original idea, with 160-meter scenery occupying the entire ice space and brilliant artists. “Carmen” is a successful performance, we have shown it more than 200 times, received more than one award for it, so we are confident in the quality of what we will bring to St. Petersburg. We come with different projects for the third year in a row and we hope that there will be great interest in figure skating in the summer! St. Petersburg attracts the whole of Russia, and I think that over time ice shows will become the hallmark of summer St. Petersburg!” – says Ilya Averbukh.
"Carmen" is called an ice musical, give precise definition The genre of this show is quite difficult. The musical will combine classical and modern music - Georges Bizet and Roman Ignatiev. The performance has parts in Spanish, sounds live music, flamenco, percussion instruments. However, the main actors the remaining skaters are the stars from the Averbukh team: Alexey Yagudin, Margarita Drobyazko, Povilas Vanagas, Oksana Domnina, Roman Kostomarov, Maria Petrova, Alexey Tikhonov, Albena Denkova, Maxim Stavisky.
« This year marks 15 years since I organized my first ice project. I'm interested in the genre of serious ice performances - such as, for example, ballet - when people forget that the action takes place on skates. Skates are the language of choreography, and tricks are the language of dance. The viewer is immersed in the action, rather than sitting waiting for a trick. I think I manage to maintain leadership in this. Ice is an element about which I already know almost everything, it is my base, and I want to conquer a new element. I enjoy creating choreographic numbers!” – says Ilya Averbukh.
The premiere of the musical "Carmen" took place in 2015, after which the show toured in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities. From the very first showings it was recognized as one of the most impressive performances of our time. At the Chereshnevy Les arts festival, the ice car “Carmen” received the “Creative Discovery” award named after Oleg Yankovsky.
*The line-up of skaters may change.
Children under 4 years old inclusive can attend the event free of charge, without being provided with a separate seat.
Those who have once attended a production by the famous director Ilya Averbukh will no doubt talk with delight about every minute of the performance. For several years now, this man has been tirelessly pleasing the eyes of lovers of fine art with his stunning works. Last year "Lights" big city" literally lit up the audience, not only in Russia, but also in Lithuania, Great Britain, Switzerland and China.
Tickets for the musical "Carmen" were sold out long before the premiere, which predicted a successful breakthrough for the entire group. We didn’t have to wait long, because from the first seconds the audience watched the action in the arena with interest. Sochi will have another 90 stunning performances, after which the troupe will travel to other Russian cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The amazing work of Prosper Merimee is beautiful in itself, and if you have not yet read this masterpiece, we advise you to buy tickets to the Carmen show in Moscow. This picture will tell in full amazing story about a beautiful girl with not the most better fate. Role main character went to the talented figure skater Tatyana Navka. She stunningly conveyed the image of Carmen - passionate, romantic, frivolous, decisive and multifaceted. Male leading roles are played by no less talented actors: Aleksey Yagudin became the dizzy womanizer and womanizer Theodore Escalmio, and Roman Kostomarov became head over heels in love with the simple policeman Don Jose. All of Averbukh’s performances impress with the high professionalism of the chosen skaters, who, among other things, have excellent acting skills. They quickly transport the viewer into the world of the next story, thanks to real sincere acting. With ice, these people are on you youth, so performing amazing, complex stunts is a real joy for them. To make sure of this, be sure to buy tickets for the musical “Carmen” by Ilya Averbukh and enjoy one of the most impressive shows of the coming fall!
All artists from creative group Averbukha are professional figure skaters with many years of experience and impressive career achievements. Only with this director will you be able to see actors, circus performers and ice masters in one arena at once.
The music of Georges Bizet is an invariable accompaniment of the Spanish performance. It is this that is capable of accurately conveying all the subtleties of an extravagant country with a passionate temperament and a broad soul. This music inspires again and again many authors and directors for new large-scale projects. But Ilya Averbukh went even further, using compositions not only by Georges Bizet in his musical. For his project he attracted Russian composer Roman Ignatiev, who with great joy also worked responsibly on this production. This allowed both to expand musical part Ice show Carmen, and to reveal the full potential of living things symphony orchestra. The upcoming event will be worth the candle, because the show is thought out to the very small parts. One of them is a picturesque arena for the performance. Many viewers have no idea that this is possible, but you will see amazing 3D projections with laser light play. Magnificent decorations will decorate the main site and convey the flavor of history. In them you will find a port with a lighthouse and a bell tower. A dizzying bullfight will add some sparkle to the ice, which will immerse all spectators in the passionate world of Spain.
The most anticipated and spectacular event of the past year was ice show“Carmen” (you will find reviews about it in our article). Its world premiere took place on June 12, 2015 at the Sochi Winter Sports Palace called “Iceberg”. We will tell you more about the production, the author, the features of the scenery and the participants themselves.
Premiere of the grand show in Sochi
Last summer, the whole country literally froze in anticipation of the brightest and most impressive show in terms of production and special effects, “Carmen,” based on famous work French author Prospera Merimee. It was a grandiose and unlike any other premiere, including elements of acrobatics and stunts, light show and flamenco.
Ice show "Carmen" is a unique theatrical performance, skillfully transferred by his production company to the ice. The uniqueness of the project lies in the unique “cocktail” of styles that the director himself used. Thus, the play perfectly combines huge scenery, unsurpassed acting, as well as skillful movement of athletes and other project participants on the ice.
"Carmen" is a show in which a classical work was staged in a place other than an opera house or drama theater, but on a huge ice arena. And, of course, not only the special effects, but also the star cast of actors and skaters played a huge role in the success of the production.
The main characters of the project - who are they?
Ilya Averbukh’s ice show “Carmen” is a project that brings together not only the best dance groups, but also real masters of figure skating. Among them we can highlight, for example, the charming Tatiana Navka, who played the role of the temperamental and charismatic gypsy Carmen, her beloved partner Roman Kostomarov, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Tikhonova, Maria Petrova, Albena Denkova, Margarita Drobyazko, Shabalin and Povilas Vanagas.
In addition, professional circus, theater and ballet artists, dance groups, as well as fire show masters took part in the play.
Subtle nuances of the show
As expected earlier, the ice show “Carmen” staged by Averbukh (photo can be seen below) stood out among similar productions, for example, opera or ballet. Thus, the beautiful and spectacular premiere was significantly different in meaning from the classic work of Merimee to which everyone was accustomed.
According to many critics and enthusiastic viewers, the show organizer did everything possible to somewhat modify the central plot of the novel, adding new events to it. Thanks to Averbukh’s premiere, people saw the classic “Carmen” from a completely new perspective.
In addition, as the show organizers themselves claim, the special tone storylines was set by music specially selected for the premiere. She was a kind of mix classical melodies Meringue, Ravel and Shchedrin, as well as modern music Roman Ignatiev, written shortly before the premiere. The result was an unusual and sometimes even provocative ice show “Carmen”.
How does Carmen differ from similar shows on ice?
Unlike similar shows, of which a huge number were released last year, for example, “The Snow King” by Plushenko, “ glacial period" and "Aladdin", "Carmen" has a great scope of imagination. For example, in addition to people, animals are also involved in the show, although they are not always real. So, in one of the acts of the play you can see a large artificial horse that comes out onto the ice and immediately begins to dance.
In addition, unusual actions take place on the ice itself: large barrels are rolled on it, unusually beautiful flowers are grown on it, and fire is made on it. And at a certain moment, a huge carousel appears over the improvised city, on which artists ride; Echoes of festive fireworks are heard, huge colorful fireworks caps bloom. This is how the ice show “Carmen” turned out. Reviews about it can be found in our article.
Play of shapes and sizes when installing decorations
The scenery in the show was also global and spectacular. It is thanks to their size that the project organizers managed to achieve the effect of three-dimensional space and provide cinematic realism to the action. During the performance, guests were able to see an impressive spanish city, as if magically appearing on the ice.
The Carmen ice show is carefully planned so that it looks equally impressive from anywhere in the hall. According to the authors of the project, the desired was achieved when they refused to build the stage according to the standard “stadium principle” (when guests are seated around the site) and gave preference to the “theatrical” one.
As a result, the stage itself occupies only half of the entire room, and the rest of the space auditorium. Moreover, all the scenery is turned towards the audience, and the action unfolds right before their eyes. It is interesting that all the decorations perform not only their aesthetic function, but even make sounds. For example, during the temple scene, a huge church bell rings like a real one.
Ice show and an important money issue
The grandeur and scale of the play are simply off the charts. However, many people have questions that directly affect Averbukh’s ice show “Carmen”. Reviews, at least, say exactly this. So, one of the main issues is the material side of the play. According to preliminary data, the production part of the show alone cost its organizers $3,000,000. The amounts of fees for star artists and all involved personnel are not disclosed. Wherein large share This money was raised by charities and anonymous donors.
State support for the project took place exclusively in documentary form. And only a few months later the performance finally achieved daily payback. A review of Ilya Averbukh’s ice show “Carmen” can be viewed below.
Why didn't the show premiere in Moscow?
According to the director, it was decided to show the premiere of the project not in Moscow, but in Sochi. This is due to the fact that the props and scenery were created specifically for the Iceberg ice arena. Later they were modernized and finalized for the Moscow stage.
By the way, from June 10 to October 2, 2016, residents and guests of sunny Sochi will again be able to enjoy meeting the characters of the already beloved play “Carmen”.
“Carmen” - ice show by Ilya Averbukh: reviews
One of the first spectators to attend the Sochi premiere of “Carmen” were theater and music critics, actors, musicians and others creative professions. So, among them were the following celebrities:
- Mikhail Galustyan.
- Ekaterina Shpitsa and others.
Almost all of them spoke enthusiastically about the premiere, praised the director, and also admired the performance of non-professional actors. Most of them appreciated the charisma and acting abilities of Tatyana Navka, Alexei Yagudin, Roman Kostomarov and others. In addition, ordinary spectators also liked the play, since at the end of the action the enthusiastic audience stood up and, according to eyewitnesses, gave a standing ovation for another 10 minutes. Later, the ice show “Carmen” took place in Moscow. Reviews about it can be studied further.
Ice show in Moscow
After the grand premiere in Sochi creative team ice musical went to Moscow. There, at Luzhniki, he gave performances every day from October 23 to November 7, 2015. This event surprisingly coincided with Open festival arts " Chereshnevy Les" As a result, residents of the capital saw the notorious “Carmen” with their own eyes.
As in Sochi, the Carmen ice show at Luzhniki (we will write reviews about it below) caused a flurry of positive emotions. According to eyewitnesses, this is a show unlike any other on an unprecedented scale.
So, some spectators say, during one of the acts, 60 actors appeared on stage at once, which is completely unusual for a standard theatrical performance.
Others admire the skill of the actors and the beauty of the costumes. Still others liked the fire show, as well as the hot flamenco performed by real masters spanish dance. The fourth appreciated the Carmen ice show in Moscow. Their feedback was positive and inspiring. For example, they vividly describe their favorite performances of world acrobatics champions specially invited to the show - Alexey Polishchuk and Vladimir Besedin, who, according to them, did things that simply took the breath away of those around them.
How did the scale of the Moscow show differ from the Sochi one?
According to the organizers, the staging of the show in Sochi and Moscow was almost the same (with the exception of adjusting the scenery, the size of which did not quite correspond to the capital’s arena).
However, as in Sochi, a large number of people worked in Moscow, cranes were used, easily moving on the ice. The surface in both arenas was repeatedly tested for strength, since not only the decorations were heavy: vehicles and animals moved on the ice, and fires were also lit on it. Consequently, the thickness and strength of the surface should have been top level. However, this is exactly what the creators intended before organizing the Carmen ice show. Reviews about him will excite the minds of the public for a long time.
Are there any negative opinions about the show?
Undoubtedly, positive feedback There are many, but there are also negative ones. For example, some viewers unanimously decided that Tatyana Navka was completely unsuited for the role of Carmen. Firstly, she is blonde, and secondly, she does not have that Spanish sparkle in her eyes that would allow her to hold the attention of the audience. In their opinion, Margarita Drobyazko could have been put in this role. She has both a peculiar passion in her eyes and a corresponding appearance.
Also, some viewers did not like the inconsistency classic work Merimee. According to them, in order to create full picture what is happening, it is necessary to additionally purchase a libretto. And this is a considerable amount.
Basically, this is a wonderful ice show - “Carmen”. Reviews and criticism regarding the performance indicate an unprecedented increase in the popularity of the project. Soon the organizers of the show plan to travel outside of Russia and organize a real world tour, after which they will happily return to their homeland and share their impressions.
Yesterday visited the St. Petersburg premiere of the ice musical from Ilya Averbukh - "Carmen".
The performance is staged at the Yubileiny Sports Complex. Almost all of our stars took part in it - Olympic champions of figure skating, such as Tatyana Navka, Alexey Yagudin, Roman Kostomarov, Tatyana Totmyanina, Maxim Marinin, Oksana Domnina and others...
First, some street beauties to warm up...
The weather was pleasant, even the meeting with the ice show did not frighten me with the cold, but on the contrary. Carmen is a hot lady, putting her on ice is a kind of risk...))
Soon I was given a badge and I set off around the Ice Palace in search of adventure.
It’s logical... playing ball in the women’s locker room is too much...
I liked the booklets and programs for the show. Everything is very stylishly done, to the highest standard. I'm making the pictures a little smaller so anyone can read them.
80 artists and more than 200 costumes take part in the performance)))
Who remembers the story of Carmen? This is the Spanish version of “So no one can get you.” In short, everyone died because of Carmen, even she, but I still feel sorry only for her...
Now the long version of Carmen
It takes place in Seville, Spain. There are a lot of military men and smugglers there. They have a lot of crazy girls hanging around, but the star among them is Gypsy Carmen. Temperamental and brave, she is used to changing men like gloves. A meeting with the dragoon José awakens passion in her, and his fiancee Micaela is no rival for her. She turns out to be the culprit of a quarrel at the factory, she is arrested and Jose must deliver and guard her in prison. But the gypsy’s charms are omnipotent, she slept with Jose, deceived him, locked him in a cell in her place and escaped. He was demoted, but left to serve.
Carmen is connected with crime and smugglers. Which is normal for a gypsy. A relationship begins between her and Jose. And one day, in a tavern, Jose finds Carmen with his boss. In a fit of jealousy, Jose kills him and the path to returning to the barracks is cut off. Jose stays with Carmen and the smugglers.
But Carmen has already stopped loving him, and her butt requires adventure. When Jose leaves the camp due to his mother's illness, she starts new romances. When Jose catches her with another bullfighter, he challenges him to a duel, but Carmen Jose stops him and rejects his love.
The story ends on a beautiful day in a square in Seville, before a bullfight. Carmen charms the bullfighter, and Jose forgives everything and asks her to return. But she does not want a relationship with him and wants a bullfighter. “So no one will get you,” Jose (probably) thinks and cuts her in front of the respectable public, to the joy married women and to the chagrin of men....
Free retelling, in general outline... look for a more detailed version on the Internet)))
A few thoughts from the Internet from critics and great specialists: director Ilya Averbukh created all the conditions for demonstrating the maximum possibilities of the ice show genre. And best performers, than our prize-winning skaters cannot be found. This is the best ice show in the world today.
The hall of the Olympic Ice Palace was divided in half. It turned out to be a very cozy hall, because the tilt allows even children to see the entire stage and no one’s hair in front can interfere, even if Varlamov himself sits down. Although this one can already be erased from the hairy people.
Growing figure skating stars also took part in the performance)))
The scene with the suitcase amused me))
In terms of the number of actors, the complexity of the episodes and the star quality of the performers, this show has no analogues in the world. At times it really felt like circus show, but the nerve and thread of the performance were still not lost.
There is a lot of fire and ice in the show... and they combine without conflicts))
In harmony are the dynamics of figure skating and the emotionality and plasticity of ballet, including acrobatic elements circus complexity.
These guys had fun. And we walked lightly over the men and faces dressed up as women gay simultaneously)))
A roller horse is cool. And when they installed it, and it also beeped like a car alarm, it was a masterpiece))
In some places it was humorous... the circus performers even collected small change from the audience, that's what it means to dust off Stanislavsky's notes))
The main role of Carmen in the musical was played by Olympic champion Tatyana Navka. “For me, the role of Carmen is iconic. 11 years ago, it was with “Carmen” that Roman Kostomarov and I won gold at the Turin Olympics in 2006. But my Carmen then and today are two completely different characters in character.” (C) Tatyana Navka
I don’t know what they are doing, but the audience liked it))
Ilya Averbukh: “Never before has the city on the Neva hosted ice shows in summer period, but I am sure that the power of the performance “Carmen” will lead fans of figure skating and theatrical art along with it.”
The music of the play is a separate song! The strength of this show is in the music that everyone knows well from childhood. These are hits. And the soul opens... and without closing itself, it opens again... and so on repeatedly until you feel completely dissolved in this enchanting action...))))
Vocals by Svetlana Svetikova, Sergey Lee, and Olga Domenech Terroba, invited from Spain...
Ilya Averbukh is not just a famous figure skater. This is also a showman who brought it as close as possible figure skating To high art. His ice performances became one of business cards arenas in Luzhniki. Moreover, they are successful not only in the capital, but also abroad. “City Lights” was applauded by Switzerland, China, Great Britain and Lithuania. And this fall there will be a grand premiere - Ice show of Carmen Ilya Averbukh in Moscow.
Premiere of the ice musical in Moscow
October 23 - November 7, MSA Luzhniki
Many thought that after such a bright production as “Lights”, Averbukh would take a time out to get together with new creative ideas. Nothing of the kind: he almost immediately presents no less interesting project: ice musical "Carmen"! And again there follows a high-profile world premiere. It began in Olympic Sochi, where nearly a hundred performances took place. Then the artists will visit Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia, and then go to conquer the “distant frontiers”. The venue for the performance in the capital will be the Luzhniki small sports arena, so beloved by Ilya Averbukh. Call us now to buy tickets to the Carmen ice show at MSA Luzhniki, demand is high and therefore there may not be enough tickets for everyone!
The plot of Prosper Merimee's novel never left the reader indifferent: neither in the 40s of the 19th century, when it was first published, nor now, when the works of the French classic are published in multi-volume collected works. The story of a gypsy woman, for whom freedom turned out to be more precious and more important than life, excites and makes you empathize. Tatiana Navka, playing the role of Carmen, managed to completely get used to the image of the rebellious gypsy beauty. On the ice, she, like her character, is both serious and frivolous, romantic and practical.
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Tatiana’s partners on the ice arena were Alexey Yagudin and Roman Kostomarov. Alexey got used to the image of Theodore Escamillo - a handsome man and, as we would say now, a real macho. But Roman tried on the uniform of a law enforcement officer. His character, the policeman Don Jose, is madly in love with Carmen, but the proud gypsy does not reciprocate his feelings.
Tickets for the Carmen ice show by Ilya Averbukh
“Carmen” on the ice of Luzhniki is a production that is ideal in all respects. The skill of Russian figure skaters, their wonderful acting transformations, performances with unimaginable tricks - all this keeps the audience in suspense from the first to the last minute show. Our agency already has it in stock tickets to the Carmen Averbukh ice show in Moscow, you can quickly order from this website or by calling 8-495-789-4185. The musical is successfully complemented by arena design elements: lighting, special effects and 3D graphics. Even the scenery is mesmerizing: views of the lighthouse, port, bell tower and factory are made with maximum realism. What can we say about bullfighting, where the action of the novel and musical is also transferred: real Spanish passions are in full swing there! Many of the performances that you are about to see are truly dangerous, and while the performers perform particularly difficult tricks, the audience feels their breath take away and their blood freeze in their veins.
In addition to the star trinity “Navka-Yagudin-Kostomarov”, other famous figure skaters, winners and prize-winners of international figure skating competitions, take part in the show. Keep them company professional actors and circus performers. All together they create a show that can stun even the most demanding musical lover, and to see everything in person you need to order tickets to the Carmen ice show by Ilya Averbukh at MCA Luzhniki from October 23 to November 7, 2015, our agency is ready to offer its services for ordering and booking tickets!
Musical accompaniment The performance, of course, was the magnificent opera by Georges Bizet. It runs like a red thread through the entire production, reminding the audience that they are touching the classics of world art - in literature and music. A successful addition to the main one musical theme becomes the work of composer Roman Ignatiev. To immerse yourself in the atmosphere of passion, viewers can appreciate flamenco performed by real Spanish musicians. Live guitar, percussion and vocals further blur the boundaries between our time and the events of two centuries ago.
