La Folia, the theme of which Antonio Salieri used, was once a carnival dance, cheerful and crazy: the Portuguese word folia means ‘recklessness’ or ‘passion’. In Salieri Variations under the classicist pathos of music and the austerity of the ‘white ballet’ appear notes of insanity, disobedience, carnival game. Choreographer Vyacheslav Samodurov admits: “This is my vision of the metamorphosis the classical ballet is going through nowadays, what it transforms into, how the traditions are preserved and what’s new"; And then he adds: “These are the beautiful dances, entertainment with no subtext.”
Ballet / Best Performance
Ballet - modern dance / the best work of a ballet master-choreographer (Vyacheslav Samodurov)
Ballet / Best Actress (Elena Vorobyova)