Olga (ballet)

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Olga (Ukrainian: Ольга, romanized: Ol'ha) is a two-act ballet by Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych and librettist Yuriy Ilyenko based on the life of Olga of Kiev, which was written in 1981 to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the city of Kyiv. The premiere of the ballet took place at the Taras Shevchenko National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet on 19 March 1982 to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv. The ballet was produced by the conductor Stefan Turchak, the choreographer Anatoliy Shekera and the designer Fedir Nirod. The plot is based on the historical figure of Olga of Kiev, her personal life, baptism and reign. In 2010, the ballet was staged at the Dnipropetrovsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. This production was staged by the choreographer Oleg Nikolaev, the conductor Yuriy Porokhovnyk, the designer Daria Bila and the choir leader Valentin Puchkov-Sorochinsky. After seeking permission from Yevhen Stankovych, Porokhovnyk added excerpts from the ballet Vikings to the score. Under Nikolaev's choreography, the ballet consisted of eight episodes, creating a detailed composition of dance symphony and polyphony. On 12 September 2020 the ballet was performed in Dnipro to commemorate the 1075th anniversary of Anne of Kiev, who was Olga's great-granddaughter. The first act consists of three dynamic pictures: childhood, youth, and growing up.