ANNA KARENINA
Production: Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anzelica Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Language: Russian
Translation: English subtitles
Running time: 1 hour 59 minutes
Creative Team
Director-Choreographer – Angelica Cholina
Set-Designer – Marius Jacovskis
Make-up and Costumes – Yuozas Statkevichus
Lighting Designer – Tadas Valeyka
Cast (Partial)
Anna Karenina – Olga Lerman
Alexey Karenin – Evgeny Knyazev
Alexey Vronsky – Dmitry Solomykin
Serge, the son of Karenins – Stepan Rival
Stepan Oblonsky (Stiva) – Valery Ushakov
Darya Oblonskaya (Dolly) – Maria Volkova
Ekaterina Scherbatskaya (Kitty) – Natasha Kalashnik
Konstantin Levin – Fedor Vorontsov
Princess Betsy Tverskaya – Kseniya Kubasova
Prince Tverskoy – Denis Samoylov
Press
Anna Karenina, British Theatre Guide, Vera Liber
“Анна Каренина” на бис, или “Мы обманываем зрителя”, thereklama.com, Sergey Elkin
Moscow theater performance of 'Anna Karenina' to play at a cinema near you, Russia Beyond The Headlines
Olga Lerman Interview, Sergey Elkin
Anna Karenina, Tripadvisor
"Anna Karenina in US Cinmeas", TASS
Film version of "Anna Karenina" in Washington DC, RIA news