On February 2020 the Foundation «Art of the Nations» organized the art and dance performance «Russian Muse of Salvador Dali». The performance was held in Gradsky Hall theatre in Moscow.
Alexander Shadrin, collector and owner of the biggest collection of Salvador Dali’s works in Russia, gave lecture on Dali’s and Gala’s relationships before the show. Alexander Shadrin is interested by the artist’s biography and art for more than 20 years, he personally met many people from artist’s closest entourage.
The spectacular performance is based on the impassioned and unrepeatable history of love of Salvador Dali to his unique muse Gala. This artistic interpretation includes the most important periods of Dali’s life, tells the history of his most famous works and shows Salvador Dali’s role in the development of advertising in the XX century.
The unusual format of the performance combining the music, lights, costumes, choreography and video projections corresponds to the surrealistic spirit of Salvador Dali.
The role of Gala was performed by Anna Nakhapetova, the famous ballet dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre. She creates a dramatic image of the wonderful woman, the muse and literally the queen of the surrealistic Dali’s world.
Direction and choreography by Anna Verde