Today in Ufa the world premiere of one-act ballets "Rhapsody" was performed to the music of Sergei Rachmaninov and "The Seasons, or the Mysterious Garden" by Alexander Glazunov. The premiere was timed to coincide with the anniversary of Rudolf Nureyev and the Year of Ballet in Russia, and also became a solemn closing of the 80th theatrical season.

The main choreographer of the theater, People's Artist of the Republic Leonora Kuvatova wished a successful performance to the artists and thanked the audience for the sold-out performances throughout the season. "I am very glad that you will hear wonderful music, see the work of our artists who have worked with pleasure on this project. I will say one thing - "Swan Lake" and "Crane Song" at the time were also modern plays, and I hope you will appreciate our experiment, "said Leonora Safyevna.

The team of the creators is impressive: it is the choreographer and choreographer, the famous choreographer and ballet dancer, the laureate of international competitions, the resident-choreographer of the London Russian Ballet School, Dmitry Antipov (London), the musical director and conductor, Golden Mask Award Artem Makarov, art directors Aidar Galeev and Maria Rednikova, solo (piano) - Shaura Sagitova.

According to the author of the project, Dmitry Antipov, one of the tasks of the stage director is to show the Ufa viewer that the classics can be danced and viewed in different ways - by putting canons in the form of modern choreographic language. "The classics are not boring, it's beautiful and interesting," the choreographer notes.