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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: EIFMAN BALLET of St. Petersburg presents ONEGIN\nEv
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 Petersburg_presents_ONEGIN\nEvent Date Begin: 2009-05-07\nEvent Date End: 
 2009-05-10\n\nCritically-acclaimed as Russia's most innovative contemporar
 y dance company\, the EIFMAN BALLET of St. Petersburg returns to Boston wi
 th the New England premiere of Onegin\, a powerful new interpretation of A
 lexander Pushkin's classic\, Eugene Onegin.  Playing Thursday\, May 7 thro
 ugh Sunday\, May 10 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre\, Onegin is a ballet in
  two acts with music by Tchaikovsky and Sitkovetsky.  Artistic Director Bo
 ris Eifman transports Pushkin's characters to our times in this retelling 
 of one of literature's most passionate and poignant love stories in which 
 a young woman's infatuation meets an aristocrat's insensitivity.   Alexand
 er Pushkin's novel Eugene Onegin has been called 'an encyclopedia of Russi
 an life\,' in which Pushkin saw and created an amazingly accurate archetyp
 e of the Russian character of his time\, fashioning a poetic image of the 
 Russian soul\, mysterious\, unpredictable\, and incredibly sensual.  The s
 tory was originally set in the 19th century against the opulent backdrop o
 f the Russian Empire\, but in Eifman's inimitable and perceptive choreogra
 phic style\, he has set Onegin in today's world\, placing the characters i
 n new\, more dramatic circumstances\, when the old world is collapsing and
  life dictates new rules.    In Eifman's telling\, Eugene Onegin is a dash
 ing rogue who toys with the affection of Tatiana\, a shy and impressionabl
 e country girl.  Though Tatiana falls hopelessly under his spell\, Onegin 
 mercilessly rejects her\, only to recognize his true feelings many years l
 ater.  As the tale continues\, the jaded aristocrat comes to regret his sp
 urning of the lovelorn girl.  Onegin's dramatic declaration of devotion to
  Tatiana- now married and a member of St. Petersburg's glittering social s
 cene - ultimately culminates in remorse\, heartbreak and love unfulfilled.
   In the ballet\, Eifman explores the turn of events with psychological ac
 uity and emotional drama.  Sumptuous costumes\, magical staging and atmosp
 heric lighting generate a theatrical spectacle in which the dancers in the
  corps de ballet ebb and swirl with dramatic intensity\, while the soloist
 s embody their characters with artistic integrity and emotional truth.\n\n
 Start time: Performances of Onegin are Thursday\, May 7 through Saturday\,
  May 9 at 8:00 p.m.\, with matinees Saturday\, May 9 and Sunday\, May 10 a
 t 2:00 p.m.
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SUMMARY:EIFMAN BALLET of St. Petersburg presents ONEGIN
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