The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Gennadi Nedvigin, the Atlanta Ballet’s artistic director for the past two years, was born in Russia and began his dancing career at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy at age 10. His first experience dancing in “The Nutcracker” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky occurred only after he joined the San Francisco Ballet in 1997.
Nedvigin says that Russiahas a different relationship to “The Nutcracker” than the American holiday tradition. “In Russia, ‘The Nutcracker’ would be performed in June,” Nedvigin sa ys.“I t’s regarded as one of the classical full-length ballets, performed by companies as part of the repertoire.”
He danced the Cossack and Cavalier roles in his first “Nutcracker” production in San Francisco. “It was new to me, a ndIgrewintoitasaholidaytradition,” he says.
After 20 years working in the United States, he’s comfortable overseeing the Atlanta Ballet’s lavish, state-of-the-art new production of “The Nutcracker,” the company’s first version since previou s artisticdirect or John McFall debutedthe show in the mid-1990s. The show will begin Saturday at the Fox Theatre.
In some ways, the new rendition of the holiday ballet feels like a passing of the torch, but Nedvigin says after a couple of decades, any show needs sprucing up. “In a way, every company has a span of about 20 years of ‘The Nutcracker’ and then new version is produced,” he says during a brief break in r ehearsals. “Performing every year, the costumes and scenery get worn out and dirty, so it’s normal for them to have a span of 15-20 years.”
For this refreshed version of “The Nutcracker,” Nedvigin reunites with renowned Russian choreographer Yuri Possokhov. “Before we even started talking, Yuri had ideas about ‘The Nutcracker.’ We’re very happy that his vision is becoming reality.”
The production team includes Tony Award-winning video/projection designer Finn Ross, Tony-nominated set designer Tom Pye and lighting designer David Finn. The $3.7 million production promises to enhance the dance with projected imagery and other state-of-the-art technological effects.
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