Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg / Anna Karenina – İstanbul

Leo Tolstoy’s Immortal Masterpiece Comes to the Stage Through the Magic of Dance!

Anna Karenina, adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s timeless novel and bearing the signature of Boris Eifman, the visionary choreographer of Russian ballet, comes to audiences under the organization of Ment Event–Armoni.

Exploring the themes of love, marriage, and fidelity through the deepest conflicts of the human soul, the production moves beyond the novel’s subplots to place the turbulent relationship between Anna, Karenin, and Vronsky at the heart of the story. Caught between passion and responsibility, individual desires and social conventions, Anna’s tragic journey is brought to life through Boris Eifman’s powerful choreographic language.

Masterfully employing the universal language of dance, Eifman explores the irresistible “primal instinct” that drives Anna to challenge social conventions and ultimately overshadow her maternal identity. Through a striking theatrical language, he portrays the struggle of a woman consumed by love and passion as she pushes the boundaries of her existence, leading inevitably toward her tragic fate.

The extraordinary technical mastery of the Eifman Ballet, combined with the evocative music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and magnificent stage design, creates a powerful production that brings one of the greatest works of classical literature to the stage through the compelling vision of contemporary ballet.

Production Details

• Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Choreography: Boris Eifman
• Set Design: Zinovy Margolin
• Costume Design: Vyacheslav Okunev
• Lighting Design: Gleb Filshtinsky
• Duration: 120 minutes (2 acts)