Fikret Amirov’s ballet A Thousand and One Nights staged by the Ballet Artistic Director of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, People’s Artist of Russia Eldar Aliev, now belongs to the 100 best national performances.
The advent on the Primorsky Stage of the ballet A Thousand and One Nights based on the famous collection of Arabic and Persian fairy tales took place in 2020. Eldar Aliev has created a new version of the ballet especially for the Theatre in Vladivostok, involving almost the entire ballet company; in addition to the extensive crowd scenes, the production includes 13 solo parts. Set and Costume Designer Pyotr Okunev has combined pictorial scenery with video projections. The colorful, hand-embroidered costumes and scenery have been created by talented craftsmen from St. Petersburg and Vladivostok. Today, the performance rides high both on the Primorsky Stage and at the top venues around the world. The ballet has received an invariably warm public welcome on the stages of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China, and in the Middle East, in the capitals of Qatar and Oman.
The Golden Pool of the Russian Theatrical Productions is a high-profile theatrical project dedicated to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation. The Golden Pool of the Russian Theatrical Productions is formed by selected pieces. These performances will become part of the information campaign accompanying celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation, and they are going to receive wide coverage on the media partners’ platforms; also, they will be awarded with commemorative certificates. Besides, a library of TV versions of the Golden Pool productions will be established.
Before the end of the theatrical season, Vladivostok audiences will be able to enjoy Fikret Amirov’s exuberant masterpiece on the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre on May 10, 2025 at 15:00 and 19:00.
