Boris Eifman

Boris Eifman

Boris Eifman (Борис Яковлевич Эйфман) (born 22 July 1946 in Rubtsovsk, Altai Krai) is a prolific choreographer associated with the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg. He is known for his dark portrayals of anguished sexuality and extreme psychological states. The company frequently tours abroad, and has been economically successful. While some critics have received his work positively, other responses, especially on the U.S. East Coast, have been derisive."[1]

Eifman was born in Siberia and graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1977 he was appointed director of the Leningrad Ballet Ensemble at the age of 30 and he remained there for over 30 years.

Contents

State Academic Ballet Theatre of Saint-Petersburg

The company will visit New York City Center in March and the London Coliseum in April 2012.

Repertory

  • Anna Karenina [2] [3]
  • Don Juan and Molière
  • Don Quixote, or, Fantasies of a Madman
  • My Jerusalem
  • The Karamazovs
  • Onegin [4]
  • Pinocchio [5]
  • Red Giselle
  • Requiem
  • Rodin [6] [7]
  • Russian Hamlet [8]
  • The Seagull [9] [10] [11]
  • Tchaikovsky: The Mystery of Life and Death
  • Who's Who[12]

Honours and awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

Notes

  1. ^ ballet.co Reviews page
  2. ^ NY Times, John Rockwell, May 26, 2005
  3. ^ NY Times, Roslyn Sulcas, April 30, 2007
  4. ^ NY Times, Gia Kourlas, May 31, 2009
  5. ^ NY Times, Jennifer Dunning, April 21, 2003
  6. ^ NY Daily News
  7. ^ NY City Center
  8. ^ NY Times, Gia Kourlas, April 27, 2007
  9. ^ NY Times, Joy Goodwin, April 15, 2007
  10. ^ NY Times, Jennifer Dunning, April 16, 2007
  11. ^ NY Times, Jennifer Dunning, April 20, 2007
  12. ^ NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, April 7, 2003

Reviews

  • Musagète, NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, June 21, 2004

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