As a part of the ‘StartUp GogolFest’ on the stage of ‘Molodiozhnyi’ Palace of Culture, a “Butterfly - Forbidden Colors” performance has taken place. This is a unique tragedy ballet by the Italian director Monica Casadei and the formation of Compagnia Artemis Danza. The event was visited by Mayor Vadim Boichenko.
The show was held with the support of the Italian Embassy in Ukraine and the Italian Institute of Culture in Ukraine.
The ballet was created by combining the Forbidden Colors drama by Yukio Mishima and the classics of the Italian opera Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini.
Yukio Mishima is a famous Japanese writer and playwright in the world who has been recognized both by his works and his extravagant lifestyle and death.
Giacomo Puccini is called the last great opera composer. The maestro had an impeccable feeling of the theater, believing that the music of the opera, as well as its action, must necessarily be one whole and subordinated to the unified plan of the work. His “Madame Butterfly” is an opera about the unrealizable love of a Japanese girl to an American officer.
Monica Kazadei is immersed in the lyrical worlds of Yukio Misima and Giacomo Puccini and transfers characters, themes and archetypes into the dimension of modern dance. The action is bright and restrained at the same time, deeply connected with the samurai tradition and those times when the observance of the promise was part of the ethical code and morality. It creates a connection between the heroine Puccini and the author of the Forbidden Flowers, Yukio Mishima. These are two different stories that are found in the same value system.
Puccini’s orchestra repertoire contrasts with the composer Luca Vianini’s electronic tracks. In the apocalyptic sound space, only Madame Butterfly sounds. The sound penetrates deep inside until a violent and violent explosion occurs, destroying all conscience and hope.
“Butterfly - Forbidden Colors” is an emotionally and aesthetically strong opportunity to plunge into the complex world of confronting Man with his own convictions.
