Seven Beauties (ballet)
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Seven Beauties is a ballet
, composed by Gara Garayev
in 1947/48 to mark the 800th anniversary of classical poet Nizami Ganjavi. The ballet lasted in the repertoire of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater for many years, but was taken off the stage later on. A new version was created in 1978 to celebrate Garayev’s 60th birthday. On November 29, 2008 the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater presented a modern production of Seven Beauties, choreographed by Russian ballet master Vasili Medvedev and conducted by Elshad Bagirov upon libretto of Yana Temiz.
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
, composed by Gara Garayev
Gara Garayev
Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev , also spelled as Qara Qarayev or Kara [Abulfazovich] Karayev, was a prominent Azerbaijani composer of the Soviet period...
in 1947/48 to mark the 800th anniversary of classical poet Nizami Ganjavi. The ballet lasted in the repertoire of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater for many years, but was taken off the stage later on. A new version was created in 1978 to celebrate Garayev’s 60th birthday. On November 29, 2008 the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater presented a modern production of Seven Beauties, choreographed by Russian ballet master Vasili Medvedev and conducted by Elshad Bagirov upon libretto of Yana Temiz.