Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov (2016)
The Brothers Karamazov novel is the epitome of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s creative work, the acme of the philosophic investigation carried out by this colossal and restless mind throughout his life. World renowned choreographer Boris Eifman offers a remarkable vision of the core ideas within the novel, expanding upon them though body language as a way of exploring the origins of the moral devastation of the Karamazovs; creating through choreographic art an equivalent of what Dostoyevsky investigated so masterfully in his book, the excruciating burden of destructive passions and evil heredity. This ballet production is also known and performed as Beyond Sin.
Director: Boris Eifman
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Dmitry Fisher as Alexei Karamazov |
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Oleg Gabyshev as Dmitri Karamazov |
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Sergei Volobuev as Ivan Karamazov |
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Maria Abashova as Grushenka |
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Igor Poliakov as Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov |
| Art | Vyacheslav Okunev | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Boris Eifman | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vyacheslav Okunev | Costume Design |
| Crew | Boris Eifman | Choreographer |
| Directing | Boris Eifman | Director |
| Writing | Fyodor Dostoevsky | Story |
| Camera | Aleksandr Burov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Music |
| Sound | Sergei Rachmaninoff | Music |
| Sound | Modeste Moussorgsky | Music |