CARMEN_

Georges BIZET–Rodion ŠČEDRIN
CARMEN

Dance performance in 2 acts

Director and Choreographer ANŽELIKA CHOLINA
Chief Conductor JULIUS GENIUŠAS
Set Designer MARIJUS JACOVSKIS
Costumes Designer OLGA FILATOVA KONTRIMIENĖ
Conductor VIRGILIJUS VISOCKIS
Lighting Designer AUDRIUS JANKAUSKAS

PREMIERE 2025, October 3th.
Dance: The theater ballet troupe, artists from the Lithuanian International Ballet Academy, the ACH Theater Youth Troupe, and the “Lietuva” ensemble.

“The story of Carmen is a work that, while staging it, I involuntarily and strongly identified with Carmen herself, because I am very close to her nature of behavior—to live here and now, to love with all her heart, never giving up what is most precious—her freedom.
Throughout my creative journey, I kept returning to this theme because I was never completely satisfied with the result… I tried to “unlock” it again and again until I realized that the main character in this love story is a young soldier, José, who falls in love with the vivacious Carmen, who confuses his ideas about pure love.
And only now, twenty-six years later, after shifting the emphasis, adding the character of José’s beloved Micaela to the story, and turning the performance into the tragedy of José’s love—exalting a man’s ability to love—do I feel that the performance has finally come to fruition…”

Choreographer Anželika Cholina