The legendary ballet by Yuri Grigorovich is now on the stage of the Bashkir Opera Theater The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater has successfully hosted the premiere of the ballet "Legend of Love" directed by People's Artist of USSR, laureate of the Lenin Prize and State Prizes of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor Yuri Grigorovich. Yuri Nikolayevich himself was unable to attend the show of the play, but on behalf of the maestro audience greeted his longtime assistant - known teacher, dancer, more than two decades shining on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia Oleg Raczkowski. "Yuri Grigorovich asked to convey that with all his heart, with all his soul he is with you. He puts for Ufa the seventh show. Yuri Nikolaevich loves our theater, loves the Ufa audience. This ballet he dedicates to you, dear viewers, "- said Oleg Davidovich. Also this evening the chief of the Department of Theatre Arts (Department of state support of art and folk art) Russian Federation Ministry of Culture read out the welcome speech of the Russian Federation Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinskiy: "Dear friends, congratulations in honor of the premiere of the "Legend of Love" ballet staged by the outstanding choreographer of our time, Yuri Grigorovich. This performance went down in history as one of the pinnacles of Russian choreography of the mid-twentieth century as a symbol of an innovative breakthrough, opened a new era in the history of Russian ballet. The troupe of the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre is one of the leaders of Russian choreographic art. It employs master, following the best traditions of the St. Petersburg Vaganov School. The current premiere strongly supports the collective skills of the theater, its professional level. I wish the participants of creative inspiration, and the audience new creative discoveries. " Note that the statement of Yuri Grigorovich this year celebrates its 55th anniversary. In 1961, in the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theatre of S. Kirov (now - the Mariinsky Theatre) Yuri Grigorovich first turned to the Nazim Hikmet’s "Farhad and Shirin" play. The current production of "The Legend of Love" is already the 12th in a row. It is also worth pointing out that even in the first performance costumes and sets designed People's Artist of USSR Simon Virsaladze, execute all of the original staging by Yuri Grigorovich. Today this scenography unchanged transported to the stage of the Bashkir Theater. Recovery of decorations engaged academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Professor Dmitry Cherbadzhi (Moscow), and rehabilitation of costumes - Lyudmila Ius (Krasnodar). In a short time sewing workshop produced for the performance of more than 150 garbs. Lighting Designer is Alexei Perevalov from Krasnodar. As prod. conductor is the Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Bashkortostan Kim Herman. Conductor - Marat Akhmet-Zaripov. The first premiere starring brilliantly executed: prima ballerina of Bashkir Theatre, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Bashkortostan of Salavat Yulaev, Honored and People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan Gulsina Mavlyukasova (Mekhmene Banu), Sophia Gavryushina (Shirin), Honored Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan Rustam Iskhakov (Ferhad), Premiere, laureate of Republic of Bashkortostan the State Prize of Salavat Yulaev, Honored and People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan Ildar Manyapov (vizier). We must pay tribute to all the actors’ performances: performer’s major parties and the dancers. The embodiment of such a complex choreography is a big leap up for the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet. "Legend of Love" is very difficult for the ballet performers, both in terms of choreography, as well as in its dramatic form. Here is special position of the hands, body, head. As Oleg Raczkowski said: "Such features cannot be found in any other ballet". Symphonic orchestra of the theater with the ballet company is doing an incredible path on the eastern edges of the music legend. Music of Soviet composer, People's Artist of the USSR Arif Melikov in the "Legend of Love" is not just a sound-musical component performance, it is the actor, who also claims to be a solo. And such a party band has every right to. No one is indifferent to the plot of Nazim Hikmet, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, scenography and mu Note that the ballet has been implemented for the grant of the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan.