Boris Eifman's ballet Anna Karenina captivates with its intense emotional depth and precise psychological portrayal. Eschewing the subplots of Tolstoy‘s novel, Eifman focuses solely on the turbulent love triangle between Anna, Karenin, and Vronsky. Through dance, he traces Anna's metamorphosis and ultimate demise—a woman who abandons everything for passion, only to meet a tragic end. Eifman believes the work speaks not of the past, but resonates with contemporary audiences, as the yearning for love and the torment of emotional struggle transcend time. The dance company's extraordinarily skilled dancers, combined with Eifman's powerfully expressive choreography, capture the very essence of Tolstoy's literary masterpiece.
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