Body in Ice

**International Festival “Sofia Music Weeks”

Dance theatre set to music by Bistra Dilyanoff; libretto by Alexander Manjukov, based on a literary work by Alex Alexandrov

Choreography by Alexander Manjukov

With the special participation of Alexander Dyagilev – viola

and the company of the “Sava Ognianov” Drama Theatre – Ruse:

Alexander Uzunov

Borislav Apostolov

Viktoria Vladova

Georgi Aleksiev

Ivaylo Spasimirоv

Milen Dimitrov

Rostislav Pankov

Yasena Gospodinova

What remains of a person when the world remembers him only as a legend?

“Body in Ice” is a story inspired by the life of Vaslav Nijinsky – one of the most famous dancers in history. His talent propels him to the very top, but his life proves far more complicated than any performance on stage. Blinded and confused, he falls under the influence of Sergei Diaghilev – the man who is the first to see something extraordinary in him. Between fame, love, and the painful separation from dance, he also encounters Romola – the woman who remains by his side when the world begins to drift away.

And yet, why does a person dance at all?

On stage, the past returns. The young Nijinsky meets his own future – the older man he has become. Memories come alive, love returns, and the flight of long ago begins once again.

And all of this unfolds against the backdrop of live music.

Making a special appearance is Alexander Dyagilev – Sergei Diaghilev’s grandson, who will be on stage, playing before the audience’s eyes. Thus, the story of one of the greatest artists of the past encounters his legacy in the present.

“Body in Ice” is a story about the love that remains. About the fame that fades. About a dance that continues to live, even when the body can no longer perform it.

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