Bolero by Liasan Utiasheva is a premium class theatrical and dance performance with the winners and finalists of the show "Dancing on TNT" and the legendary Lyaysan Utiasheva.

Laysan Utyasheva is a world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, a six-time European champion, a World Cup winner, a multiple winner of Russian and international competitions, and a host of the Dancing on TNT program.

In the center of the performance is the history of the woman's universe. "Goddesses" whose strength is incomparable with others, because her secret is in wisdom and weakness. She will be forced to accept the challenge and join the fray. But will she be able to come out of it as a winner and become happy, even if she loses everything?

In the Bolero show, rhythmic gymnastics will not appear as a high-performance sport, but will cross the fine choreographic line between femininity and sexuality to the original music of Ryan Otter.

Each image of the hero is thought out especially for Bolero. The impudent message of the author's costumes will make the viewer think that he was at a fashion show in London. The audacity and courage of the outfits of Laysan and her team are able to destroy any stereotype.

On October 1, Kazan will be the first Russian city to see the theatrical and dance show of Laysan Utyasheva Bolero. The viewer is promised to be shown a sincere, passionate and, in some ways, maybe even dangerous story of the Goddess: defeated, she is ready to rise from the ashes for the sake of one thing ─ true love. Legend of Russian and world rhythmic gymnastics, a real business woman ─ a model and TV presenter, mother of two kids, wife of Pavel Volya, admits that, in anticipation of the premiere, she is worried as if she were going on a gymnastic carpet for the first time.

Laysan Utyasheva: I have been dreaming of Bolero for a very long time, ever since I collaborated with the imperial ballet under the direction of Gedeminas Taranda. I was a soloist in his production of "Bolero", and even then I wanted to better understand the goddess - her cruelty, her actions. For ten years I have been looking for, and now, finally, I was able to realize my plans with my loved ones and in good sense slightly crazy stage directors and choreographers Ekaterina Reshetnikova, Igor Rudnik and the second project director Nika Safonova. For them, the project is also an opportunity to appear in new role. We started rehearsing in the spring and a lot depended on the music. It was important to get into “those” emotions and find the right mood. In secret, I can say that we built and broke many times, remodeled and rebuilt, but never stopped. And we have achieved the right emotions and feelings. Everything that will be on stage is the maximum truth.

What audience is the show aimed at? How and why did the age limit 18+ appear, and does this mean that children are not allowed to enter?

Yes! "Bolero" is not for the child's psyche. There will be many undertones and understatements: we want to give the audience the opportunity to think, to think... This story is the story of a woman, strong and powerful, but at the same time very lonely. Everyone admires her strength and article, but everyone wants to get something from her. Left alone, this woman feels her uselessness, and loneliness turns her inside out. She could be a good mother and wife, but... she is alone and is putting herself back together again.

In "Bolero" we will be dancing (that's right!) about serious adult relationships, so it was better to introduce an 18+ limit. In addition, you will need to immerse yourself in the history of Bolero without being distracted by trifles.

Bolero announces bold, daring suits. How can you characterize the overall style of the show?

At first, the costumes may seem strange to you, but this is exactly the fashionable fashion party that you need to plunge into. Especially for each hero, we have developed a unique modern look avoiding stereotypical concert costumes. It is better to see everything with your own eyes in the final version. So far, I can only hint that at some point the viewer will feel like they are at a fashion show.

Why is the premiere taking place in Kazan? What other cities in Russia would you like to bring the show to and why (perhaps you have special moments or memories associated with some of them)?

Kazan is my friend city, the city where they supported me at the very important point sports career. I came there to perform after two years of walking on crutches and six operations, and was, to say the least, not in very good shape. Kazan met me incredibly warmly, and it gave me strength. The audience gave a standing ovation: "Thank you for coming back and thank you for fighting." On October 1, I will show Kazan my adult project. And after the premiere on November 5 we will perform in Minsk, on December 1 we will be in St. Petersburg, on December 5 ─ in Cyprus, after which we will go to Australia, and on December 10 we will show a show in Yekaterinburg. You can see our poster and learn more about Bolero on the website.

I've been working towards this for so long that I can't wait to get on stage. For those who did not catch me in gymnastics, the Bolero show will be a big revelation, because they have no idea what physical capabilities the body can retain after 15 years.

Judging by commercial, the Bolero color scheme is restrained, but at the same time expressive: black, red, gold. How harmonious is it for you in terms of perception and acceptance, and what colors do you prefer in everyday life?

On ordinary days, I also choose black and red, so the colors of Bolero are very close to me. In fact, when creating the color scheme of the show, we were inspired by the film "Neon Demon": the color scheme of this film is very powerful, and it was it that formed the basis of our colors. We have also abandoned complex graphics and lighting solutions: "Bolero" does not require unnecessary decorations ─ the emotions from music and dance do not need any cover.

Tell us about your spouse's participation in the project: what role did he play in its implementation?

A traditional question for a business woman: how do you manage to keep up with everything? Give our readers a couple of life hacks - pledges wellness, moods and attitudes.

I have special secrets for waking up and a healthy morning, which can be found in my online Willpower Courses. This is not just another weight loss project, but a special technique that can change the perception of your own body. Among the main life hacks: always get up at the same time without an alarm clock ─ best at 8-9 in the morning (on weekends you can add lunchtime sleep with children), exclude starchy foods from the diet (it makes the body clumsy and viscous) and do a 15-minute morning complex exercises that suit any posture and age.

Does your soul (and body) require restoration after some large-scale projects, launches, participation in advertising campaigns, etc.? How long does it take, and how do you like to recover?

After serious filming, I try to relax tete-a-tete alone with myself: a day without a phone. The second day I spend in pleasant household chores with my family: I try to have time to wash, cook something tasty, sort out the wardrobe - this distracts the brain and body from the load. In times like these, I really relax.

(32) is a legend of Russian gymnastics, who has repeatedly proved to herself and the world that there are no barriers to doing what you love. In 2002, she suffered a foot injury, which led to serious problems with her legs, then she was told that the path to big sport was forever closed. However, Laysan not only returned, but also won another gold medal- in team competition at the European Championship in 2004.

And now Utyasheva is preparing to conquer another peak: on October 1, Kazan will host the premiere of her first own dance show with elements of gymnastics. And we were the first to come to the team for training and see how the guys are preparing for the premiere.

Why Kazan? The thing is that it was there that Laysan was supported at the most important moment of her sports career - at the first performance after two years on crutches and six surgeries. “To put it mildly, I was not in the best shape,” says Utyasheva. – But Kazan met me very warmly, and it gave me strength. And now, on October 1, I will show my friend city my adult project, on which we have been working for so long. This will be my confession." They plan to bring Bolero to Moscow only in the spring, but after the premiere in Kazan, the Laysan team will fly to Minsk (November 5), in early December it will already be in Cyprus, and then it will even reach Australia!

Few people know that in the mid-2000s, Laysan was a soloist with the Imperial Ballet under the direction of Gediminas Taranda and danced Bolero directed by Androsov. “It was always not enough for me that I danced in a classical production. I always had many questions for the Goddess: why is she so cruel, what does she hide? I always wanted to live her life in my own way and convey her emotions and experiences to the viewer. Bolero by Liasan Utiasheva is modern version the same story. There will be a lot of dances in the show, including elements of rhythmic gymnastics, the author's style of Vogue New Way, High Heel, modern and much more,” says Laysan.

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She gathered the team for 10 long years: “And now I was finally able to realize my plan with my beloved and in the good sense of the word crazy choreographers Ekaterina Reshetnikova and Igor Rudnik and a team of dancers: Maxim Nesterovich, Ulyana Pylaeva, Nikita Ansimov, Anton Panufnik, Ivan Mozhaikin, Oleg Klevakin, Aykhan Shinzhin and Snezhana Kryukova.

Laysan Utyasheva about the Bolero show: "When I saw the audience getting up, I decided it was a failure, everyone was leaving. But they were going to the stage ..."

In February, the famous athlete, TV presenter and young mother Laysan Utyasheva became a guest editor of HELLO.RU. In her new column, Laysan decided to write about the new Bolero show, in which she is now directly involved.

The premiere of the choreographic performance Bolero took place on October 1 last year in Kazan. From that moment we managed to visit Minsk, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. The next performance will take place on February 14 in Cyprus, then in Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar. In May, the long-awaited premiere of the show will take place in Moscow. We got a lot of rave reviews, but that's not what I'd like to write about. You won’t believe what casus things happened to us, sometimes even absurd stories while working on the show!

At the very beginning of rehearsals, I began to have doubts about whether I could withstand such a pace, whether I could combine filming, family and work on the show ... Probably, this is normal for a person who has not been "in the profession" for 10 years, besides, I gymnast, and gymnastics and dancing are not the same thing. From abundance new information I felt dizzy: the score when staging a dance is completely different than in sports, it was necessary to adapt, there were other nuances. Fortunately, like-minded people helped me. Practically from scratch, but with sports perseverance, I rushed to master new plastic and dance styles: Vogue New Way, High Heels and Modern. At the very beginning of rehearsals, an old injury began to torment me. I had to work not full force, watch other dancers. Later, when the pain receded, I was again able to start new ones for me. modern styles dancing.

There was only a day left before our premiere in Kazan, and we still hadn't seen our costumes. Wanting to achieve maximum immersion in the atmosphere of a fashion show or a closed nightclub, we ordered tailoring of costumes in London. As a result, they were brought to last moment when we already couldn’t find a place for ourselves from excitement.

At the premiere, we faced another problem: the organizers did not understand the format of the show and provided us with a platform that did not allow the last rows to fully see what was happening on the stage. When we arrived at the place, it was already impossible to change something, all tickets were sold. I was very afraid of the negative reaction of the audience. When in the middle of the performance I saw people getting up from their seats, I thought: "That's it, this is a failure. Everyone is leaving." But the audience did not leave the hall, on the contrary, they came closer to the stage to see us. For half the show, they stood near the stage, dancing with us. We thank them for such support!
Fragments of the show Bolero

There were a lot of problems during the performance in St. Petersburg. Half of our team was stuck at the Moscow airport with costumes and props, the flight was delayed due to weather conditions. As a result, the dancers made it to the performance at the last moment, skipping the dress rehearsal. But the costumes remained at the airport, and our team had to get out of the situation and create new images in extreme conditions.

The very performance in St. Petersburg was also not without curiosities. We have a moment in the performance when the dancers have to move the sofa on which I am sitting from one side of the stage to the other and back. While they were pulling it in one direction, we damaged the floor on the stage, and dragging the sofa back, tore off its leg. Of course, we pretended that nothing had happened and danced on, so that the audience in the hall did not notice anything.