Any ballet fans out there?
Well if so, you’re in for a treat as prima ballerina Irina Kolesnikova takes centre stage this week at the London Coliseum for the world premiere of her new ballet, Her Name War Carmen.
Enter the wonderful and magical world of ballet for an exclusive sneak peek of her dress rehearsal. The Russian ballerina is offering dance and social media fans an unique insight into her new ballet 72 hours ahead of world premiere, giving them the chance to record her dress rehearsal for the first time ever. Instagrammers will be able to join the world’s media and capture exclusive behind the scenes content and have a first look of Her Name Is Carmen before its world premiere on Thursday 25 August.
Irina explains: “This is a very contemporary production, exploring a present-day issue – the global refugee crisis – so we want to communicate with a contemporary audience, and Instagram is the natural language in which to do that. Ballet is the only ‘high art’ to have found a niche among the predominantly young Instagram audience – naturally as it’s such a visually stunning medium – and what we’re doing next week is our way of acknowledging the support of Instagrammers for the art form.”
Irina added: “ The arts can still seem inaccessible to young people, but allowing some brilliant up-and-coming photographers to share an inside look at ‘Her Name Was Carmen’ on Instagram will hopefully help bring us closer to existing fans and introduce ballet to brand new audiences. It’s even more important for us because this production has been devised to draw attention to the current refugee crisis and Instagram has been arguably the primary medium for raising awareness around it.”
So where can you get your sneak peek of the special one of a kind performance?
London Coliseum
Monday 22nd August
19.00
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