Anna Karenina

Overview

Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika 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.

Cast

Olga Lerman

Anna Karenina

Dmitry Solomykin

Alexey Vronsky

N/A

Stepan Rival

Serge, the son of Karenins

N/A

Valery Ushakov

Stepan Oblonsky (Stiva)

N/A

Maria Volkova

Darya Oblonskaya (Dolly)

N/A

Natasha Kalashnik

Ekaterina Scherbatskaya (Kitty)

N/A

Fedor Vorontsov

Konstantin Levin

N/A

Kseniya Kubasova

Princess Betsy Tverskaya

Denis Samoylov

Prince Tverskoy

Yevgeni Knyazev

Alexey Karenin