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XI Festival "Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) at the Mariinsky" XI Festival "Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) at the Mariinsky" (16 February 2015 - 22 February 2015)
At the Mariinsky Theatre and at the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall
Artistic Director of the Festival - Valery Gergiev

The festival presents thegreatest operas and ballets based on Russian fairytales at theMariinsky Theatre, masterpieces of Russian symphony music and vocal programmes at theConcert Hall. Thefestival strives to revive thetraditions of thesecular Maslenitsa celebrations with vivid and colourful performances, balls and concerts that are open to all.

Russias most ancient and beloved festival of Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) was celebrated on agrand scale inthepre-Revolutionary capital. Themerriments of Maslenitsa visited every home and every family. Thearistocracy, government officials, theintelligentsia and city residents at large were all involved. InTsaritsino Park and at theAdmiralty there were public celebrations throughout Maslenitsa week, palaces and townhouses hosted dances and masked balls and theatre playbills dazzled with thetitles of thefinest productions.
Several years ago theMariinsky Theatre returned to thewonderful tradition of Maslenitsa celebrations. Thefestival programme invariably includes thefinest productions, among them works based on fairytales as well as vocal and instrumental programmes. Continuing thetradition of open-to-all performances, which were run by theImperial Theatres during Maslenitsa, theMariinsky Theatre will be running aseries of charity concerts.
Reviving theprimordially Russian tradition of Maslenitsa student balls, theMariinsky Theatre and theSt Petersburg University have, for several years now, been inviting students to take part inbidding farewell to winter.
Theprogramme of theuniversity ball includes public entertainment, dancing, music (featuring Mariinsky Theatre performers), pancakes and fireworks.
Last season thefestivals motto was Igor Stravinsky. Audiences had theopportunity to see abroad ranging retrospective of thecomposers music.
Valery Gergiev said that Maslenitsa itself inRussia is aphenomenon, I believe, that is dear to us all on some subconscious level. We didnt see with our own eyes thestunning festivities of theearly 20thcentury, when theyoung Stravinsky was probably enchanted by theatmosphere of Maslenitsa. It is not by chance that one can sense inso many of his works thebiting frost, thesnow, themerriment, probably very tasty food and agood time had by all. And he was able to convey this very well inhis wonderful music. Maslenitsa at theMariinsky is also afestival of stars. Regular participating performers include theacclaimed pianists Denis Matsuev and Alexei Volodin and therenowned violinists Sergey Khachatryan and Vadim Repin.
TheMaslenitsa music festival, which brings together folkloric traditions and thesociety glamour of theImperial theatre, will be taking place this season at theMariinsky Theatre and theConcert Hall for theseventh time.

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