Choreography, like architecture, embodies the ideas and trends of the time in a plastic form. The creators of the residential complex Symphony 34 take the aesthetics of the perception of musical art as a basis and translate it into an architectural ensemble. The joint initiative Context Symphony symbolizes the unity of views on the development of current culture and enables a new choreographic work to become part of its space.
«Ego» is an interdisciplinary project that brings together ethnic music, contemporary dance, visual arts and digital technologies. The performance was created with the support of Context. Diana Vishneva and presented as part of the IX Festival in Moscow. In 2022, Ego is included in the repertoire of the MOÑ Theater in Kazan.
Premiere: September 7, 2021, Moscow / DK Rassvet, September 8, 2021, St. Petersburg / Sevkabel Port.
Artists: Nurbek Batulla, Marat Kazikhanov, Airat Faizrakhmanov, Marat Khairullin, Grigori Kirillov.
«Ego» is an interdisciplinary project that brings together ethnic music, contemporary dance, visual arts and digital technologies. The performance was created with the support of Context. Diana Vishneva and presented as part of the IX Festival in Moscow. In 2022, Ego is included in the repertoire of the MOÑ Theater in Kazan.
Premiere: September 7, 2021, Moscow / DK Rassvet, September 8, 2021, St. Petersburg / Sevkabel Port.
Artists: Nurbek Batulla, Marat Kazikhanov, Airat Faizrakhmanov, Marat Khairullin, Grigori Kirillov.
The immersive performance «Air» was shown at the Context festival in 2020. The festival team acted as producers of shows of the full-scale performance in Moscow and St. Petersburg – the miniature was presented for the first time at the Young Choreographers’ Competition Context. Diana Vishneva in 2017 and brought Olga Labovkina the victory.
Premiere: September 15, 2020, Moscow / Khlebozavod 9, September 16, 2020, St. Petersburg / Sevkabel Port.
Artists: Ivan Sachkov, Alexander Filippov, Olga Labovkina.
The immersive performance «Air» was shown at the Context festival in 2020. The festival team acted as producers of shows of the full-scale performance in Moscow and St. Petersburg – the miniature was presented for the first time at the Young Choreographers’ Competition Context. Diana Vishneva in 2017 and brought Olga Labovkina the victory.
Premiere: September 15, 2020, Moscow / Khlebozavod 9, September 16, 2020, St. Petersburg / Sevkabel Port.
Artists: Ivan Sachkov, Alexander Filippov, Olga Labovkina.
The performance «Paper man» was created in collaboration with the Context production team in 2021. The premiere took place as part of the IX Festival in Moscow. Especially for the performance, music and lighting scores were written, and scenography was created.
Premiere: September 15, 2021, Moscow / The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, September 16, 2021, St. Petersburg / The Hermitage.
Co-author and performer of the production – Vasko Nasonov.
The performance «Paper man» was created in collaboration with the Context production team in 2021. The premiere took place as part of the IX Festival in Moscow. Especially for the performance, music and lighting scores were written, and scenography was created.
Premiere: September 15, 2021, Moscow / The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, September 16, 2021, St. Petersburg / The Hermitage.
Co-author and performer of the production – Vasko Nasonov.
We invite choreographers to send applications for the creation of a performance lasting from 45 minutes.
The number of performers (dancers) in the declared project must be at least four and not more than ten. The age, professional education and choreographic style of the applicants do not influence the choice of the finalists of the competition.
The applications of Context Symphony contestants will be considered by the expert council of the festival. The shortlisted finalist will be able to rehearse and work on the creative component of the project within a month.
The result of the first stage will be ten-minute sketches of future performances and their technical video recording. The artistic director of the festival, prima ballerina Diana Vishneva and the expert council will select the winner from among the finalists.
The final stage of the program is a production with the dancers of the project group of the Context festival for three months and the release of the performance. The work of the winner of Context Symphony will premiere at the festival Context-2022.
Symphony 34 by MR Group
Ivan Estegneev, project curator
Yulia Kuzkina, festival producer
Pavel Glukhov, choreographer
April 28 – opening date for applications
May 23 — closing date for applications
May 25 — shortlist announcement
June 6—16 — professional meeting of the finalists with the festival team in Moscow, rehearsals with dancers and presentation of sketches
June 20 — announcement of the winner of the contest
July, August, September — work on the project
End of October — premiere of the winner's work as part of the main program of the Festival
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