The event will feature the performance of the Kiev Ballet and the Symphony Orchestra of the Region
The Ministry of the Presidency, Tourism, Culture and Sports, through the Institute of Cultural Industries and the Arts (ICA), organized a benefit gala for next November 4 at the Víctor Villegas Auditorium with a performance by the Kiev Ballet. 50% of the money raised will be donated to Unicef’s ‘Emergency in Ukraine’ program.
The Kiev Ballet will perform for the first time in the region and will represent pieces from classical ballet titles by its principal dancer, Ana Sophia Scheller, and the music will be performed by the Murcia Region Symphony Orchestra.
This gala is part of the national tour that will be performed until February 2023 by the Kiev Ballet, a company led by the soloist of the Kiev Opera, Viktor Ishchuk, which will visit several Spanish cities.
ICA’s General Director, Manuel Cebrián, pointed out that «In its 27-year life, the Auditorium has been and has been an institution that has used culture to make social injustice visible, it has a very important social vision and collaborates with numerous Third Sector entities, giving up their space, in support of disadvantaged groups. Now we could not remain unmoved in the face of the war that has broken out between Russia and Ukraine and we have taken the initiative to hold this gala that will help raise money for Ukrainian children, who are the most vulnerable link in society and who suffer the ravages of war.”
Manuel Cebrián referred to the “transcendental moment we are living with a large-scale war in the heart of Europe, unleashed by Russia.” He added that “we want to show solidarity, also with Ukrainian artists, such as those who come to perform in the region, who are based in the Kiev International Center for Culture and Arts, but who are forced to flee their homes and go into exile. Many others live hidden in shelters to protect themselves and their families from the bombing, or volunteer on humanitarian tasks or participate in territorial defense.
The Kiev Ballet is directed by Viktor Ishchuk and four other dancers on tour: Ana Sophia Scheller, Natalia Matsak, Julia Moskalenko and Seriy Kryvokon. It was founded in 2017 and has since performed more than 500 performances. The numerous tours performed took them to the best stages of Switzerland, Germany, France, Poland, Croatia, China, Ukraine or Mexico, representing the most important classical titles, as well as original choreographies.
This company maintains as its main objectives the care for the traditions and essence of the purest classical ballet. Thus, each performance is a feast for the senses thanks to the sobriety of the choreographies, the perfection of each of its lines, the virtuosity of its soloists and the flamboyance and grandeur of its sets and costumes, all designed exclusively by the best masters of the Kiev workshop.
As for her principal dancer, Ana Sophia Scheller (American Ballet Theater Studio Company, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Ukraine or National Dance Company, among others) is a star at the highest level in the world of dance and will perform exclusively participate in the features of the tour of Madrid, Barcelona and Murcia.
Tickets, priced at 20, 25 and 30 euros, are for sale at the box office (T. 968343080) and at bacantix.com.
The Institute of Cultural Industries and the Arts promoted other solidarity initiatives, such as the collaboration between the Francisco Rabal Regional Film Library and the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Center of Ukraine (Ukrainian Film Library), which aims to raise funds in the region that can contribute contribute to the preservation of the film heritage guarded in the center, with a collection of 7,000 feature films, documentaries, animation films, Ukrainian and foreign, and thousands of archives on the history of cinema.
Source: La Verdad
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