«High water of the Venetians»

	Name	Duration
	S. Rachmaninov - Torment of love	4:17
	M. Ravel - Presto	4:25
	M. Ravel - Allegramente	7:52
	A. Skryabin - Leaf from the album op 45 № 1	1:40
	S. Rachmaninov. Preludes for piano. Op. 23S No. 4	4:39
	R. Molinelli - Ghostly Dawn	5:05
	W. A. Mozart - Allegro vivace	11:51

According to a story by�Dina Rubina

The main roles in the play will be performed
Sati Spivakova�(drama)
Konstantin Kryukov�(drama)
Basinia Shulman�(piano)

Director:�Denis Azarov
Lighting designer:�Anton Morozov
Scenography and costumes:�Vania Bowden

Musical drama�«High water of Venetians», inspired by the eponymous story by�Dina Rubina�staged by young talented Director�Denis Azarov.
The play features music by�J. S. Bach,�D. Scarlatti,�F. Liszt,�F. Mendelssohn�and other composers, as well as the poetry of�Joseph Brodsky.

The story tells us about the main character, who comes face to face with an incurable disease and finds solace in the beauty of the «sinking city»�of Venice, changing her perception of the world. To the first line comes the eternal and endless feelings of loneliness, of love, of humility and of approaching death. The development of the theme profoundly affects the viewer and leads him to the understanding of the urgent problems of mutual help and charity.

It is important to note that�«High water Venetians»�will be one of the few productions of works by one of the most popular writers of modern times�Dina Rubina.

PERSONS

Basinia Shulman

Laureate of international competitions, graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, student of Eliso Virsaladze, is a prominent representative of the Russian piano school. Touring in Russia and abroad, Basinia performs in prestigious concert halls around the world. Along with the academic repertoire, the artist offers improvisational interpretations of classical works, collaborates with jazz musicians, and experiments with crossover projects.

For many years, Basinia Shulman has been the creator and producer of various musical drama productions and educational programs that are successfully staged at various concert venues.

Sati Spivakova

While still a student of GITIS, she has established itself as an extremely gifted artist. Acting on «Armenfilm» from her 17th, nineteen-year-old age, she played a major role in the film-Opera «Anush».

In 2000-ies Sati Spivakova became a successful TV presenter and author's own programs - «Sati» on the First channel, the «Camertone» on the «Culture» channel. During last four years she has the musical-educational talk-show «Non-boring classical». This program won a prestige television award «Tefy».

Recently Satie returned to the cinema , starring in the films of Renata Litvinova - «Rita's Last fairy tale», «Girl with the box».

Konstantin Kryukov

Russian film actor, producer. Born in Moscow in a well-known actors family.

S. Rachmaninov - Torment of love

M. Ravel - Presto

M. Ravel - Allegramente

A. Skryabin - Leaf from the album op 45 № 1

S. Rachmaninov. Preludes for piano. Op. 23S No. 4

R. Molinelli - Ghostly Dawn

W. A. Mozart - Allegro vivace

«High water of the Venetians»