DANCE inspires DESIGN

” A Beautiful Tragedy”-finally- the truth

” A Beautiful Tragedy”-finally- the truth

“Russian classical ballet is exceptional. It has glorious traditions, and is a distinct part of Russian self consciousness. The popular engagement is huge, and dance is taken to higher levels of perfection than anywhere else.”- this is one of the most common opinions about Russian ballet. However, do we know the true? Do we imagine how is difficult to reach the mentioned levels of perfection?

“ A Beautiful Tragedy “ is the title of the film, which perfectly tells the true: to succeed you need to sacrifice..even you psyche, yourself, the life….

“This film is about striving to perfection. This is the story of the class of 2004/2005, the most talented class the school has experienced in many years. The film is reflecting the ballet as a constant aspect of the integrity of Russian culture. During the last 100 years the Russians have lived through several dramatic changes of their society. Communism overthrew the Tsars empire, dictatorship and uniformism overthrew communism, Gorbachev overthrew the dictatorship, and Putin reinstalled it with the blessing from capitalism – all this, and the ballet remains the same. Regardless the color of the political leadership of the country, the ballet remains the pride of the Russian nation. The ballet is pure beauty and an arena for emotions. But the ballet also carries an implicit expression of the brutality and the demand for subordination in Russian society. The girls at the ballet-school in Perm, under the guidance of the legendary Sakharova, know nothing about the world. As if in a monastery they live in isolation, dedicated to the 200 year old conventions of classical ballet. Movements shall be perfected until the demand for beauty and grace is fulfilled. If the beauty is not glittering bright, the road back to reality is short. A kilo too much or a tired muscle – and the girls will be finished before they got started. Beauty demands sacrifices. Only in a society that demands an extreme level of sacrifice can one have such expectations of children.” David Kinsella

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