Russian Film Series

Russian Film Series

Screening of Vakhtangov Theatre's presentation of The Brothers Karamazov

For our last presentation of the Russian Film Series of the semester, we will be screening The Brothers Karamazov. Thank you to Stage Russia HD for making this semester's screenings possible!

THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, Eifman Ballet, Saint Petersburg

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. 

Boris Eifman BIO: Boris Eifman is considered to be one of the leading choreographers in the world. After working for 10 years at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, in 1977, he formed his own ballet ensemble, interweaving classical ballet, modern dance and ecstatic impulses to create a completely different form of choreography where self-expression becomes the subject and in which there is drama, philosophy, characters and a central idea. A distinct feature of Eifman’s theater, its trademark, is that almost all of his performances have a plot and, often, a literary source. In this way he can plunge into a realm that is familiar, all the while discovering and revealing the unexplored. His unique lexicon and conceptual, authorial interpretations are a breakthrough into that fantastic dimension where the boundlessness of inner worlds comes to life.

Language: Russian (briefly)

Translation: English subtitles

Running time: 1 h, 26 min (No Intermission)

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Click here to watch the trailer for the show.