A Film by Joshua Waletzky
Set against the backdrop of the magical White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg,
SACRED STAGE features the best in Russian symphonic music, ballet and opera
at Russia’s premier theater—the Mariinsky, also known as the Kirov.
SACRED STAGE explores what the theater has meant to Russian and Soviet culture
and how it has somehow maintained its artistic excellence through war, revolution
and the collapse of Communism.. It also looks at the life and work of Maestro
Valery Gergiev, artistic and theater director at the Mariinsky, and captures
the excitement of his world—a world populated with artists, socialites,
financiers, politicians and celebrities.
Narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas, SACRED STAGE is illustrated
with stunning performances from the opera and ballet, as well as candid interviews
with luminaries, scholars and performers.
Featuring: VALERY GERGIEV, Artistic Director and Principal
Conductor; YEVGENY NIKITIN, Opera Singer; YULIA MAKHALINA, Ballet Dancer; GEORGE
TSYPIN, Opera Set Designer; ELIZABETH KENDALL, Dance Critic and Scholar; and
PLÁCIDO DOMINGO
Produced by RedFire Films and Lisa Colburn.
"Splendid! A beautiful, succinct documentary."
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
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