


His image looks like a young celebrity, which is almost a joke, but a joke about his situation, despite which he strives to grow. So it’s more of a pop and street style atmosphere, but it’s still royal. Here we have all the shiny golden things, as well as his musical equipment, like speakers or tape recorders, which are shiny golden material. He is terribly bored in this atmosphere, so he decides to become a musician. She is poor and the prince was born into a wealthy royal family. On the other hand, we have a Prince, whose life is the opposite of Cinderella’s. I think that’s a particularly inspired part of my design concept. Everyone knows the famous scene with Cinderella’s carriage ride to the ball, so I created this amazing carriage in the form of a big high-heeled shoe as a symbol of fashion, and it’s the dream fashion that brings her to the party. I had the idea of the famous high heels with red soles. I thought a lot about what’s important in the fashion world or for girls who dream of fashion, and of course it’s important for girls to have high heels. And, in the second act, there is a fashion show at the ball.Ĭould you share some performance secrets? In the first act, she not only cleans the house, but also works on her modeling outfits, making them from old stuff she found in the laundry, which means she finds some clothes herself. I was inspired mainly by the choreographer’s idea of how Cinderella creates herself and dreams of becoming a fashion designer. What inspired you in your work on the scenography of the ballet “Cendrillon”? In a recent interview, Berlin-based Japanese set designer Yoko Seyama spoke about the play and what audiences should expect from the performance. The romantic relationship between Cinderella and the Prince is revealed by the realization of their creative ideas: Cinderella (Ella) dreams of becoming a fashion designer, and the Prince – composer and DJ. The story of the ballet and its characters remains the same, while the time and place are transferred from the Rococo era to the modern era and vice versa. In addition to melodies by Prokofiev, the show will feature popular modern compositions by Jimmy Durante, Billy Ray Cyrus, James Brown and Louis Armstrong. The ballet will present the well-known story of Cinderella in a new interpretation: the dance is choreographed in a neoclassical style with elements of pop and breakdance added.Ĭhoreographed by the German Raimondo Rebeck, the ballet is staged to the music of Sergueï Prokofiev, one of the major composers of the 20th century. ASTANA – The Astana Opera will present the ballet “Cinderella” on October 8 and 9 in Astana.
