IN THE LUNAR ECLIPSE NIGHT

IN THE LUNAR ECLIPSE NIGHT, a two act ballet by M.Kh.Akhmetov based on M.Karim’s tragedy In the Lunar Eclipse Night. It was written in 1978, and its premiere took place in 1982 at the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre (written by E.V.Akhmetova, guided by B.V.Tanin, conductor – G.Kh.Mutalov, set designer – E.Efim). In main roles: F.M.Nafikova (Tankabika), L.V.Shapkina (Shafak), R.G.Zaripov (Akyeget), L.S.Kuvatova (Zubarzhat), Kh.Z.Mukhametshin (Divana), and Sh.A.Teregulov (Dervish). The performance combines various choreographic movements, from classic to modern. The ballet music is characterized by the synthesis of elements of the Bashkir folklore and modern ways of artistic expression.