Spanning over six centuries, the collection showcases the development of the Russian icon from its Egyptian and Byzantine roots and explores the spread of Orthodoxy across cultures. The Museum of Russian Icons preserves and exhibits one of the world’s largest collections of Orthodox Christian icons, bronze crosses, and Slavic folk arts. Featured famed dancers include Maria Tallchief, Alexandra Danilova, Frederic Franklin, Anna Pavlova, Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Anthony Dowell and Antoinette Sibley. A compelling story of tragic love set to a glorious score, “Swan Lake” has come to be known as the quintessential classical ballet.Īs part of an educational project, “Ballet of the 20th Century,” organized by collector Yana Veselova, this mini-exhibition works to preserve the memory of the choreography and ballet dancers of the 19th and 20th centuries through original black and white photographs, costume pieces and theater playbills from Australia, England, France, Russia and the United States. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre generated a new appreciation, helping to shape it into one of the world’s most famous ballets. Twenty years later, in 1895, a fully realized production mounted by St. Many critics felt the production was indistinct and forgettable composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s inventive and intricate composition was deemed noisy and undanceable. Yet, when the ballet was first staged in Moscow in 1877, “Swan Lake” was met with a tepid response. The stunning image of ballerinas in white tutus dancing in unison enchants audiences across the globe. Swan Lake: 145 Years of History and Triumph (Nov. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 strengthened the resolve of Atlantova and Klymenko to continue painting icons on boards taken back from the frontlines.Ī goal of the installation will be to help raise monies for the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital in Ukraine. In addition, sales have provided substantial funds to support the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, the largest nongovernmental undertaking to provide medical assistance to the Donbas region.
The goal, this victory of life over death, happens not only on the figurative and symbolic level but also in reality through these icons on ammo boxes.”Įxhibitions of the ammo box icons have been staged throughout Europe and North America to raise awareness of the ongoing war in Ukraine. By repurposing the panels, the project strives to “transform death (symbolized by ammo boxes) into life (traditionally symbolized by icons in Ukrainian culture). The museum will dramatically showcase three Ukrainian icons painted on the boards of ammunition boxes by Oleksandr Klymenko and Sofia Atlantova, a husband-wife artistic team from Kyiv who created the ongoing project “Buy an Icon - Save a Life.” Developed in response to the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the project started when Klymenko encountered empty wooden ammunition boxes from combat zones and noted their resemblance to icon boards (doski). Artists for Ukraine: Transforming Ammo Boxes into Icons (Nov. CLINTON - The Museum of Russian Icons announces an exciting schedule for this fall and winter, underscoring the museum’s commitment to exploring many facets of Slavic history and culture.
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