It is based on the plots of Shakespeare's tragedies "Othello", "Hamlet", and "Romeo and Juliet". Used symphonic overtures by PI Tchaiko vsky "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet" and music by G. Purcell. "Pavana Mavra" is a pearl of modern dance, a dance composition of amazing beauty and Shakespearean intensity of passions. The brilliant choreography of Jose Limon with the extremely abstract language of dance bewitches, hypnotizes, leads into the world of desires, passions, pain, despair, anger, madness of the heroes ... "Hamlet" is a bold attempt by means of choreography to tell about the eternal - honor, duty, happiness and the meaning of existence ... And again for the choreographer and dancers the plot is just the canvas of the ballet. And only music, plasticity, movements are extremely specific in the expression of feelings and thoughts ... Romeo and Juliet - Verona, Italy. At a ball in the Capulet's palace, the love of two young creatures, doomed to hatred by fate, is born. But their love is stronger than tribal enmity, stronger than prejudices and insurmountable obstacles. The great power of this love conquers everything, even death ... "Pavana Mavra" Composer: Henry Purcell Choreography: José Limón Performed Moor - Andres Williams Wife Moor - Svetlana Smirnova Friend - Nikita Dolgushin Friend's Wife - Gabriella Komleva “Hamlet” Composer: PI Tchaikovsky Choreography: Natalia Ryzhenko Performed by: Hamlet - Vlastimil Harapes Ophelia - Svetlana Smirnova Claudius - Nikita Dolgushin Gertrude - Gabriella Komleva “Romeo and Juliet” Composer: P. Tchaikovsky Choreography: Natalia Ryzhenko, Viktor Smirnov-Golovanov Performed by: Juliet - Svetlana Smirnova Romeo - Alexander Semenchukov Pater Lorenzo - Nikita Dolgushin Add. Information: operator: Alexander Tafel G. Persell. Symphony Orchestra of the Leningrad Conservatory, conductor - V. Chernushenko P. Tchaikovsky. State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, conductor - E. Svetlanov