Musical On Ice
Directed by Ilya Averbukh
Production Design by Nina Kobiashvili
Independence Arena, The Floriana Parade Ground, Malta 2019
Independence Arena, The Floriana Parade Ground, Malta 2019
Producer: Konstankin Ishkhanov / President of the EUFSC
Producer: Ilya Averbukh, Ekaterina Tsanava
Creative Director & Choreography: Ilya Averbukh
Composer: Alexey Shor
Production Design: Nina Kobiashvili
Choreography: Elena Maslennikova
Costume Design: Olga-Maria Tumakova, Vadim Volya
Lighting Design: Alexei Mastriukov
On December 12, 2019 the European Foundation for Support of Culture and the Ilya Averbukh Production Company presented an exclusive project in Malta – the “Jesters’ Wedding” Ice Show, an adaptation of the Crystal Palace ballet.
The first ever ice show in Malta Jesters’ Wedding Ice Show is set to dazzle.
The Ilya Averbukh Production Company is an internationally-known Russian company that creates unique, grand ice shows featuring world-class skating stars. These shows combine figure skating, theatre, live vocals and music and state-of-the-art stage designs.
On the 13th December 2019 the European Foundation for Support of Culture and the Ilya Averbukh Production Company, with the support of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and media support of the Arts Council Malta and the Public Broadcasting Services Limited will present, the Jesters’ Wedding Ice Show, an adaptation of the Crystal Palace ballet to the music by the contemporary America-Maltese composer Alexey Shor.
The story is set in 18th century Russia during the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna. Empress Anna was fond of sumptuous celebrations and unusual entertainments and once decided to marry two of her court jesters in a palace of ice built on the Neva river.
The project will feature world-acclaimed figure skaters, such as Olympic champions Tatiana Totmyanina, Alexey Yagudin and Maxim Marinin, as well as Anna Aglatova, leading opera soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia among others. The project is directed by Olympic silver medalist Ilya Averbukh.