St Petersburg, Concert Hall

Brilliant Divertissement

Third evening


choreographic miniatures

Performance by the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theatre

Performers

Soloists of the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theatre


Running time 1 hours 45 minutes

Age category 6+

Credits

Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
Stage designers: Vyacheslav Okunev
Author of video content: Leonid Yakobson (junior)
Costume designers: Tatiana Noginova, Anna Yakushchenko, Vyacheslav Okunev
Lighting designers: Kamil Kutyev, Margarita Fominskaya, Evgeny Gansburg


Leonid Yakobson, a luminary of 20th-century choreography, has often been heralded in the same breath as esteemed figures such as George Balanchine, Roland Petit, and Maurice Béjart. A distinguished alumnus of the Leningrad Choreographic School – now known as the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet – he impeccably mastered the classics. Yet, driven by a fervent desire for artistic liberation, Yakobson ventured beyond the constraints of academia. Thus, the distinct Yakobsonian theatre was born – a daring, vivid tapestry of imagination, resplendent in its whimsy and originality.

Following the tour of "Choreographic Miniatures" (today known as the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theatre) in Paris, the local press acclaimed, "The troupe's modernity shines not only in its mood but also in its choice of music – Honegger, Debussy, and its affinity for visual arts: Chagall, Rodin. It's evident that Leonid Yakobson was not bereft of imagination or audacity. To transcend the orthodoxy of the academic style, he embraced the singular path of character dance, replete with evocative gestures and creative flourishes. The Leningrad modern ballet suggests that when Soviet performers immerse themselves in contemporary dance, the world ought to take earnest heed."

Yakobson's genius most resplendently manifested in his smaller-scale works. His series of miniatures, Classicism-Romanticism have achieved iconic status, along with the one-act ballets: Wedding Procession to the music of Shostakovich, Brilliant Divertissement set to Glinka's compositions.


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