Anna Karenina

From Moscow's Vakhtangov Theatre

This multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Leo Tolstoy's masterpiece, Anna Karenina tells the story entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the characters and their depth, together with elegance and mood.

A crowd favorite in Moscow which plays to sold-out houses month after month, this meticulously detailed and gorgeous Anna Karenina is an example of the new Russian theater scene, fearlessly focusing on the visceral, allowing audience members to form their own interpretations.

Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot", Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman; Golden Mask nominated for Best Choreographer (Anzelika Cholina), Best Set Designer (Adomas Jacovskis), Best Female Dancer (Olga Lerman)

"This story told by dance and movement is a definite artistic masterpiece." - N. Espinoza, director, Havana Theatre Festival

Golden Mask nominated for Best Choreographer (Anzelika Cholina), Best Set Designer (Adomas Jacovskis), Best Female Dancer (Olga Lerman)

Villanueva Award, Best International Production, Havana Theatre Festival and Best Director (Anzelika Cholina)

Crystal Turandot Winner for Best Newcomer Performance (Olga Lerman)