New production Alley Sigalova in the Tabakov theatre promises to be sensational.

Irina Pegova

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Irina Pegova Anna chipovskaya they are busy rehearsing a new show at the Theatre under the direction of Oleg Tabakov — production based on the story Leskov “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk”.

Anya chipovskaya for rehearsal

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The Director of this project — known choreographer Alla Sigalova, mostly decided to performance with choreography (words in this tragic story is quite a bit). And as show rehearsals, plastic Sigalova conveys those dark passions that are raging in the soul of the main heroine of Leskov — Katerina Ismailova.

Anya chipovskaya for rehearsal

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However, the choreography takes away from the actors a lot of physical strength. But artists are so fascinated by the rehearsals that do not pay attention to fatigue.

Irina Pegova in rehearsal

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By the way, to the story of Leskov, which was published exactly 150 years ago, addressed not only theatrical Directors. This story was inspired by the composer Shostakovich, who wrote the Opera “Katerina Ismailova”, and film Directors Roman Balayan and Valery Todorovsky (the latter withdrew modernized version of the story — the movie “Moscow nights”) and even Hollywood.

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Irina Pegova in rehearsal

Photo: Gennady Usaev