The "Master and Margarita" ballet
The "Master and Margarita" ballet
August 18 - 19, 2023
Rossa Khutor Hall

Sergei Polunin

Composer - Eduard Nikolaevich Artemyev

Sergei Polunin - director and choreographer of the dramatic ballet "Master and Margarita" based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov.

This is a unique production, a grand four-hour show that combines classical, contemporary, and folk dance, sports disciplines, vibrant performances by dramatic actors, elements of punk rock, and colorful special effects created using state-of-the-art technology.

Sergei Polunin is the director and choreographer of the dramatic ballet "Master and Margarita" based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov.

This is a unique production, a grand four-hour show that combines classical, contemporary, and folk dance, sports disciplines, vibrant performances by dramatic actors, elements of punk rock, and colorful special effects created using state-of-the-art technology.

The composer is People's Artist of the Russian Federation Eduard Nikolaevich Artemyev. He is a four-time laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation and a laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR. Eduard Nikolaevich is widely known for his music for films by Andrei Tarkovsky, Nikita Mikhalkov, and Andrei Konchalovsky.

Light design plays a special role in the production. It was created by Russian lighting artist David Misakyan, the author of the largest light rock shows in our country.

To create original costumes, the fashionable Russian brand 21DOT12 was involved. Designers conceived and brought to life more than 130 images for 37 artists who participated in the performance.

Scenographer Sofia Larina designed a unique one-and-a-half-ton set that is both powerful and simple, allowing both artists and the audience to be transported to different spaces and worlds described by Mikhail Bulgakov in his book within seconds.