Ifmc 2017 report
XXX INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY IN VITEBSK
Dates: November 15-19, 2017
The Festival founders: Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Vitebsk City Executive Committee, National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus
The General partner: JLLC “Belwest”
The Festival partner: JSC “Vitebsk Technological and Trade Center “GARANT”
The Festival sponsor: JSC “Priorbank”
The Organizer of the Festival: State Institution “Centre of Culture “Vitebsk”
Programme
November, 15 (Wednesday)
CINEMA HOUSE, 15.00, Feature film “AFTER YOU”
The film is presented by the director Anna MATISON, the actor Sergey BEZRUKOV and the choreographer Radu POKLITARU
Concert Hall “VITEBSK”, 19.00
Opening Ceremony XXX International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk
Presentation of the participants of the Belarusian Contest of Modern Choreography
Congratulations from the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus
Four-time laureate of the Russian National Theatre Award “GOLDEN MASK”
Dance performance “SONGS OF THE LAST HERBS”
Music of modern composers, arrangement by Sergey MESHCHERYAKOV
Choreography: Sergey SMIRNOV
SERGEY SMIRNOV’S “ECCENTRIC BALLET”, Russia
Concert Hall “Vitebsk”, 20.30, Meeting “After the Performance”
with Sergey SMIRNOV, the artistic director and choreographer of “ECCENTRIC BALLET”, soloists Tatyana VODOLAZSKAYA and Ashot NAZARETYAN
November, 16 (Thursday)
Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre, 19.00, Premiere
Performance “THE SEASONS”
Music: Vladimir MARTYNOV
Choreography: Kirill SIMONOV, Anastasia KADRULYOVA, Artyom IGNATIEV
Theatre “BALLET MOSCOW” (classical troupe), Russia
November, 17 (Friday)
Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre, 19.00, An Evening of Modern Choreography
The project of Olga LABOVKINA, Belarus-Russia
“Zaleski Dance Design Show”, Belarus
F. PARNELL Ballet School, Poland
“Zawirowania Dance Theatre”, Poland
November, 18 (Saturday)
Concert Hall “Vitebsk”, 16.00, I Part
Final Round of the Belarusian Contest of Modern Choreography. Part One
II Part
Premiere One-act ballet-fantasy “THE IMPOSTOR”
Music: The CARETAKER, ARURE, Hans ZIMMER
Choreography: Alexey RASTORGUEV
“YEVGENY PANFILOV’S BALLET THEATRE”, Russia
Concert Hall “Vitebsk”, 19.00, I Part
Final Round of the Belarusian Contest of Modern Choreography. Part Two
II Part
A ballet in one act “THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER”
Music: Antonio VIVALDI
Choreography: Radu POKLITARU
Theatre “KYIV MODERN BALLET”, Ukraine
November, 19 (Sunday)
Concert Hall “Vitebsk”, 16.00,
Closing Ceremony XXX International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk
Part One
AWARD CEREMONY and PERFORMANCE of laureates of the Belarusian Contest of Modern Choreography
Part Two
Performance “CARMEN.TV”
Music: Georges BIZET
Choreography: Radu POKLITARU
Theatre “KYIV MODERN BALLET”, Ukraine
Participants of the Belarusian Contest of Modern Choreography IFMC’2017 according to the results of the preliminary video-round:
1. Choreographic ensemble “Alesya”, Mogilev
2. Valentin Isakov project “Х-perIments”, Gomel
3. Nadezhda Tsybulskaya project, Minsk
4. Dance Theatre [REFLECTIONS], Minsk
5. Elena Podolskaya project (Belarusian State University of Art and Culture), Minsk
6. Contemporary Dance Workshop under the direction of Mikhail Kaminsky (Belarusian State University of Art and Culture), Minsk
7. Free studio, Grodno
8. Evgeniya Nikolaychuk project, Minsk
9. Choreographic group “Ketsal”, Gomel
10. Dance theatre “Altana”, Minsk
11. Theatre-studio of modern choreography of Diana Yurchenko, Vitebsk
12. Golesheva Anastasia Ruslanovna, Minsk
13. Dance theatre SKYLINE, Minsk
14. “RED dance company”, Gomel
15. Markovskaya, Minsk
16. “Self Handwriting”, Vitebsk
17. Contemporary Dance theatre “D.O.Z.SK.I”, Minsk
18. A joint project of theatre-studio of modern choreography of Diana Yurchenko and “Self Handwriting”, Vitebsk
19. Dmitry Bezzubenko project (the Department of Choreography, Belarusian State University of Art and Culture).
The International Jury of the Belarusian Contest of Modern Choreography IFMC’2017:
Chairperson - choreographer, laureate of international competitions, People’s Artist of Moldova, Honored Art Worker of Ukraine, artistic director of the theater of modern choreography “Kyiv Modern Ballet” Radu POKLITARU, Ukraine
The Jury members:
- People’s Artist of Belarus, choreographer, artistic director of ballet of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus Yuri TROYAN, Belarus,
- ballet mistress, Deputy Director of Artistic Affairs in the Vienna State Opera Vesna ORLIC, Austria,
- choreographer, teacher, Doctor of the Theatre Faculty at George Enescu National University of Arts Lorette ENACHE, Romania,
- Honored Worker of Culture – Gloria Artis of the Republic of Poland, laureate of international festivals, choreographer, theatre expert, ballet historian and dance theoretician, PhD in History of Art, Deputy-Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Head of the Department of Dance at the University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz Alexandr AZARKEVITCH, Poland.
Expert Council of IFMC’2017:
Chairperson of the Expert Council – choreographer, laureate of international competitions, Candidate of Philological Sciences, professor, Head of the Department of Choreography at Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts Svetlana GUTKOVSKAYA, Belarus
Members of the Expert Council:
- choreographer, teacher, professor, Director of the Modern Choreography Programme at Latvian Academy of Culture Olga ŽITLUHINA, Latvia,
- Candidate of Art Criticism, musician, journalist, researcher of the theatre and modern dance Tatyana RATOBYLSKAYA, Belarus-Germany,
- Director of the Department of Choreography and Physical Improvement at the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, professor, Chairperson of the Association of Artists and Choreographers of Moldova Zoya GUTSU, Moldova
- Doctor of Art Criticism, professor, Professor of the Department of World History and World Culture at Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov Tatyana KOTOVICH, Belarus
- ballet critic, managing editor of the literary and publishing department of the Bolshoi Theatre, ballet columnist for newspaper “Vedomosti” Anna GALAYDA, Russia.
Special Award winners and laureates of the Belarusian Contest of Modern Choreography IFMC’2017:
Special diploma of the General Partner of the Festival JLLC “Belwest” - “Debut”
Contest performance “WoMan”
Music by contemporary authors
Choreography: Victoriya Razuvanova
“RED dance company”, Gomel
Special Award “Post scriptum”
Contest performance “Populus chorum” (Dancing Man)
Music: Paul Halley
Choreography: Valentin Isakov
Valentin Isakov project “Х-perIments”, Gomel State College of Arts named after N. Sokolovsky
Special Award «For the semantic content of the dance»
Contest performance “Inside”
Music: Geir Jenssen
Choreography: Dmitry Bezzubenko
Dmitry Bezzubenko project (the Department of Choreography, Belarusian State University of Art and Culture)
The Evgeny Panfilov's Special prize (the best choreographer of the contest)
Dmitry Zalessky
Contest performance “Dances with a Friend”
Music: Kuroiumu x maynovsky
Contemporary Dance theatre “D.O.Z.SK.I”, Minsk
Third Prize
Contest performance “People”
Music: modern composers
Choreography: Sergey Tolkach
A joint project of theatre-studio of modern choreography of Diana Yurchenko and Marina Kushnerova project “Self Handwriting”, Vitebsk
Third Prize
Contest performance “Catchers. Futuristic Fantasy about Time”
Music: Radiofillz -6UM1
Choreography: Sergey Poyarkov
“Structurers”, Minsk
Second Prize
Contest performance “Ophelia’s Dreams”
Music: modern composers
Choreography: Evgeniya Nikolaychuk
Evgeniya Nikolaychuk project, Minsk
Second Prize
Contest performance “Mind Games” (LabirinthUm)
Music: Compilation: Dmitry Kapety – Repentance
Choreographer: Elena Lisnaya
Contemporary Dance Workshop under the direction of Mikhail Kaminsky (Belarusian State University of Art and Culture), Minsk
First Prize
Contest performance “Look, or You'll Hear…”
Music: W.A. Mozart, B. Flies
Choreography: Diana Yurchenko
Theatre-studio of modern choreography of Diana Yurchenko, Vitebsk
Teachers of practical workshops:
- Olga Labovkina, Dmitry Zalessky, Belarus
- Olga Žitluhina, Latvia
- Elwira Piorun and Szymon Osiński (Zawirowania Dance Theatre), Poland.
Seminar, theoretical master class:
- “Installation, surreal plyumb and search for a new theatrical space”. Speaker: Tatiana Ratobylskaya, Belarus-Germany,
- “International cooperation in the field of dance theater: organization of joint projects, exchange of experience, educational programs, international residences for dance curators and choreographers of the Eastern Partnership countries”. Moderator: art manager of cultural and educational project in the field of contemporary theater and performance “Theatre+Body” Marina Dashuk, Minsk.
Exhibition projects:
- the exhibition-installation “Museum-Archive”, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the festival,
- the photoproject “Dance Calligraphy”. Author: Anna Moyseyuk, Minsk,
- creative exhibition of Alexander Salivonchik, Belarus-Germany.
IFMC'2017 poster and booklet
Authors of photos IFMC’2017 - Igor Gusakov, Dmitry Abletsov, Alexey Vronsky
Eduard Chernivchan
IFMC Executive Director