Premieres of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theaters will dance in Stevenson's ballet.
On February 15 and 16, 2027, the world premiere of the two-act ballet "The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson will take place in Moscow. The main roles on the stage of the Novaya Opera Theater will be performed by the head of the Bolshoi Theater, 38-year-old Vladislav Lantertov, and the head of the Mariinsky Theater, 34-year-old Kimin Kim. The plot centers on Dr. Jekyll, who creates a potion that releases his dark side: he becomes Edward Hyde, who knows no remorse and gradually subdues the will of his creator. Choreographer John Paul Cook will reveal the contrast of the characters through the different plastic languages of the two dancers.
Why go to the production if you haven't read the book, and why a "new opera" is ideal for mysticism - said John Paul Cook himself in an interview with AiF.