"OTHELLO" Choreographer: Marina Kesler Music: Arvo Pärt Designer: Andréa T. Haamer (Sweden) Lighting Designer: Neeme Jõe Assistant to the Choreographer: Ervin Green Stage Manager: Anton Osul
Othello: Aleksandr Prigorovski Desdemona: Eve Andre Iago: Sergei Upkin Cassio: Jonathan Hanks Bianka: Marika Muiste
Four couples: Marika Muiste and Anatoli Arhangelski, Heidi Kopti and Sergei Upkin, Kaja Kreitzberg and Jevgeni Grib, Seili Loorits-Kämbre and Jonathan Hanks.
Marina Kesler’s ballet is inspired by one of the most captivating and exciting dramas of all times – William Shakespeare’s Othello and by Arvo Pärt’s music. Our daily life does not pass uneventful and everyone has something to learn. But when do we lose control of our fate, so that our fate becomes in control of us? The production stresses the timelessness of human nature and depicts people’s ability of making choices. The moment of decision is preceded by a borderline state, where it is still possible to choose the line of action – good or bad. In the moment of confusion, when tormented by heartache and disappointment, decisions are made that cannot be undone. By choosing evil, you may lose everything.
In 2007 Marina Kesler received the Estonian Theatre Award for the humane message and interesting choreography of her ballet Werewolf that premiered in the Estonian National Opera.
"TIME" Choreographer: Tiit Helimets Composer: Paula Matthusen Libretto: Tiit Helimets after the poem by Abi Basch Lighting designer: Tiit Urvik World premiere on October 1, 2011 at the Estonian National Opera
Tiit Helimets will stage a ballet about TIME that will make people think about how they use their time. How does our life change with TIME? How do we change with TIME? What will TIME bring us and how do we see IT? Every second is important and every minute lost makes us panic, an hour feels too long and it seems that we are wasting our TIME…
Paula Matthusen is a composer of electro acoustic music who collaborates with choreographers and theatre companies in creating and designing productions. In addition she realizes sound installations. Her work often considers discrepancies in musical space – real, imagined, and remembered. Abi Basch is a playwright and director whose work has been produced in the U.S. by renowned companies and festivals. Abi is a core member of kInDeRdEuTsCh pRoJeKtS, a German/American physical theater company that generates movement-based multi-media plays and performance installations based on her scripts.
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