119 minutes
9/18/2010
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel 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 distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth. Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.

Olga Lerman
as Anna Karenina

Dmitry Solomykin
as Alexey Vronsky
Stepan Rival
as Serge, the son of Karenins
Valery Ushakov
as Stepan Oblonsky (Stiva)
Maria Volkova
as Darya Oblonskaya (Dolly)
Natasha Kalashnik
as Ekaterina Scherbatskaya (Kitty)
Fedor Vorontsov
as Konstantin Levin
Kseniya Kubasova
as Princess Betsy Tverskaya

Denis Samoylov
as Prince Tverskoy

Yevgeni Knyazev
as Alexey Karenin