Open Look Festival Opens in St. Petersburg
Choreographers from Israel, Korea, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will perform at Open Look in St. Petersburg. The modern dance festival Open Look begins today and will take place from August 18 to 22 at the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre.
Consensus
- The Open Look festival will take place from August 19 to 22 in Saint Petersburg.
- The event will be held at the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre.
- Choreographers from Israel, Korea, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Norway are participating.
- The festival includes premieres and performances by national and international dance companies.
- The festival has been held since 1999.
- The event features works by choreographers from Russia and other countries.
Points of divergence
- The festival begins on August 18, with a discussion at the 'Podpiski Izdaniya' bookshop starting at 7 PM. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The festival officially begins on August 19, with three Saint Petersburg performances at the opening. — fontanka
- The ticket prices for the festival start at 1500 rubles. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The festival includes a project with 12 young dancers from across Russia under the direction of Israeli choreographer Rotem Viner Chaykovski. — fontanka
- On August 22, a special screening of Roman Mikhailov's film 'While the Sky Watches' will take place. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The final performance on August 22 is the premiere of 'ECHO' by the Youth Dance Theatre project. — fontanka
- On August 21, the program is dedicated to contemporary dance from Belarus and Kazakhstan, including works by students from the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts and Almaty Contemporary Dance Project. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- On August 21, a student program features works from Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, Almaty Contemporary Dance Project, and a performance titled 'NEEUQDER' about Regina Zbarskaya. — fontanka
- On August 20, performances by the Chelyabinsk Theatre of Contemporary Dance and the Perm Ballet of Evgeny Panfilov are scheduled. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- On August 20, the Chelyabinsk Theatre of Contemporary Dance presents 'Letters. Exercises in Sincerity' and the Perm Ballet presents 'Giselle. Third Act'. — fontanka
- On August 19, the program includes premieres by Minso Kim and Yoo Strengren from Korea and Norway, created with the 'Kannon Dans' company. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- On August 19, two international premieres are presented by the 'Kannon Dans' company: 'Butterfly' by Yoo Strengren and 'Ki' by Minso Kim. — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- Choreographers from Israel, Korea, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will present works at Open Look in St. Petersburg — Бумага
- OPEN LOOK will gather choreographers from five countries in St. Petersburg: from Norway to Korea — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Korea
- Israel
- Kazakhstan
- Saint Petersburg
- Belarus
- Alexandrinsky Theatre
- New Stage
- Belarus
- Norway
- Macedonia
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- Natasha Kasparova
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