Premiere of Igor Stravinsky's ballet choreographed by George Balanchine – 27 April 1937, American Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, New York
Performance premiere – 30 April 2019, Mariinsky Theatre
Running time 25 minutes
When creating the ballet’s concept, we rejected direct references to the theme of a casino or card games, otherwise it would have been too easy. This concerns everything: the sets and the costumes. But neither did we entirely exclude that element, in the production there are references to Stravinsky’s libretto, and the structure of the score has been retained.
The ballet Jeu de cartes speaks to the audience not about poker, but about the relationships between the three protagonists. It is playing in a love triangle, where the Queen, the King and the Joker are normal, everyday people, but each of them has, apropos, as they do in the card game, their own value and purpose.
We were inspired by canvases of Rothko, hence the minimalism of detail, the geometry in the decorative design and the intense colours of the costumes. Neither did we forget contemporary technology – the plot is accompanied by video design and an intensive lighting range, while the evening’s protagonists are stars of the Mariinsky Ballet whose talent will be the main focus of the action. Ilya Zhivoi
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