Dance Zuma

Svetlana, I did not expect to see your ballet class for the popular social network, but still with the famous counterpart Vladimir Malakhov!

Svetlana Zakharova It was the idea of the man, but I willingly responded. I did not expect it to be so interesting and the class will cause resonance. Got a new interesting experience. Volodya once a week invites stars – dancers from all over the world – to the social network simultaneously to hold a master class. And he is engaged! Interesting, attractive idea – the class is online, all of the action live. For me he’s prepared a special lesson that I was comfortable, though I do a lot of different teachers around the world and can easily adapt.

And when to resume classes for ballet dancers in Big?

Svetlana Zakharova it Is hoped that in July will begin, and in September the theater will open, but not everything depends on the theater. In isolation we had classes at the Zoom order form could be saved. First, the initiators were our wonderful artist and teacher Gennady Yanin and concertmaster Elena Prazdnikova: he leads the class, she picks up the accompaniment. We are almost a month were kept in the form as best they could. A few weeks ago and has included: handed out the linoleum, I asked the teachers to deal with the zoom. Well, the artists were grouped.

And you happened before to interrupt long classes?

Svetlana Zakharova in the Summer after the season I have a lot of festivals, but when we whole family is going on vacation 5 days I do nothing at all, no gymnastics, no stretch marks, no downloads. And then still do: negotiate with the hotel, I give the gym for a few hours. Because I now easier classes out of the theater not news to me. There is even a plus: Youtube is now lined with many classes of different teachers, because trouble is everywhere, ballet people sitting at home, and teachers are so supportive of artists. And different teachers to learn different techniques, which is always good. So, frankly, free time at all. Need to live every day for maximum benefit.

you Seem very settled in the network space?

Svetlana Zakharova Yes, and every kind of communication, and social networks. All it takes is. I got Facebook and spent a lot of time reading all the garbage. In the end, it scared me so I deleted the program from your phone, so it was not possible to look. So for a very long time I was not in social networks. Sometimes someone is there something to post for me, even answered for me. About two years ago started a Instagram: I did have the opportunity to travel, see many different events, and share that with subscribers. I love that I can choose whom to see, to adjust the feed subscribers. But, unfortunately, ��esti Instagram – too much work. Now in isolation, I began to actively support themselves and followers, chat us live enough, people watch and comment, the activity is now increased. Unsurprisingly, another opportunity to communicate not now.

You participated in the first concert in an empty hall…

Svetlana Zakharova Yes, on 11 April was a charity evening at the Bolshoi, and I am emotionally tuned in, as always. Didn’t think about that in the hall instead of 2 thousand people only operators. On the contrary: the fact that the film you both watched by millions, multiplied responsibility. And just not hearing the final applause, felt that the situation was unusual! I would not like to repeat – but if the season starts with practices like this, I don’t mind: it’s better than nothing. And still there are more questions than answers. Hundreds of musicians in the pit at a distance from each other will not be seated. Behind the scenes, the distance will not stand. And how the corps will plump to dance – is simply not present. More pleasant to imagine how one day finally I will say that the pandemic is over.

When you think about it?

Svetlana Zakharova can Not give picks: listen to what he says the country’s leadership and the management of the theatre. European theater said it for a long time, and September is not mentioned, but I prefer to prepare for September.

prima ballerina touched on the financial problems of her less famous colleagues?

Svetlana Zakharova I’m in the same category: get fees, how many danced, and got so much. Not only the stars, soloists and luminaries, many depend on the income how much they danced. Today, we are acutely aware that such a salary. Theatre today not making any money, suffering losses every day, the situation is very complex. But at least we get the patch – and, for example, the metro have absolutely no control over everyone and everything. A huge number of colleagues left without a salary.

In this situation you are making plans for the fall?

Svetlana Zakharova Autumn in St. Petersburg will show my evening ballets Modanse at the festival “d’agilev PS”, in June he had to go in Moscow, but alas. So we are waiting. In October I will perform a second time my project at the Diaghilev festival in Perm with “Pas de Deux for toes and fingers” with my husband Vadim Repin, just waiting on confirmation of the theatres.

you Have a special relationship with many theaters in the world?

Svetlana Zakharova Yes, but there are only two that I can never deny – Bolshoi and La Scala. These theatres my family and friends, I owe a lot to them and like them a lot. I became an étoile at La Scala before the troupe began to lead the Mariinsky chief and current Director of the Bolshoi ballet, makharbek Vaziev hasanovic, and I’m glad ��n supported me. Now in Scala, not too many ballet performances, but, for example, “Manon Lescaut” conducted by Maestro Felix Korobov, and it is also support.

So, bored in isolation you have no time?

Svetlana Zakharova We finally two months lived with her husband and 9-year-old daughter Anja without a tour. I learned a lot about social networks and new formats. And then there was a kitten! Always been a dog person, but the whole year I dreamed about a cat, and here chose: breed Russian blue, unkind, storm energy, bone type, and such long, beautiful – can be admired. Now learn how to treat one.