The famous figure skater will first come on the ice after the birth of a daughter.
Alexei Yagudin
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Olympic champion Tatiana Volosozhar along with her husband Maxim Trankovym for the first time after the birth of a daughter shows his skills to the audience. It will happen in Sochi, on the opening of the new ice show of Ilya Averbukh’s “Romeo and Juliet”, which will go to the Olympic capital from July 1 for three months.
Maxim Marinin and Roman Kostomarov
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The crew, which included seven Olympic Champions in figure skating (including Tatiana Totmianina and Alexei Yagudin, Maxim Marinin and Roman Kostomarov), taking children and Pets have already arrived in Sochi. By the way, for the first time in the project. will participate Ilia Kulik, the winner of the games in Nagano. He will play the role of Paris in love with Juliet (Totmyanina).
At the rehearsal
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In this Shakespeare story the stars of figure skating had to take lessons from a professional fencers, as fights with swords will be an important part of the performance.
The performers Romeo and Juliet Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin
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Maxim Marinin, who plays Romeo, says: “the Use of the sword greatly complicates the task for the athlete. We must not only show actual skating, but to play emotionally, as a dramatic actor, in addition is added here such trick elements such as fencing. In one of the Christmas projects Ilya Averbuch I’ve had a little fence, but it is in “Romeo and Juliet” to us
special requirements concerning the possession of weapons”.
Roman Kostomarov — Tybalt adds: “Early in training camp of representatives of different sports often settled close by, and I had to hold the sword, sword and rapier. But professionally I haven’t had sex yet, and I’m very interested!”
Albena and Maxim Denkova stawski
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Interestingly, for the first time in the history of the ice show skaters. “talking.” The first was Alexei Tikhonov, who will play Padre Lorenzo. In addition, the show will be attended by Oksana Domnina, Maxim Shabalin, Maria Petrova, Albena Denkova, Maxim Stavisky, Margarita Drobiazko, Povilas Vanagas, and others.
Ilya Averbukh
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The play will be attended by more than 100 people, including circus performers, singers famous musicals, musicians, ice ballet.
After the rehearsal
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