La Traviata, staged by Radu Poklitaru, is first and foremost a performance imbued with profound love for its great source – the eponymous opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Soaked in the beauty of Italian bel canto, the story of Violetta Valéry’s tragic love and death becomes a hymn to self-sacrifice, devotion, and resilience – qualities that only a Woman can fully embody.

It has been twenty years since the premiere of the ballet Carmen.TV, which marked the beginning of the Kyiv Modern-Ballet theatre. Both Carmen and La Traviata are symbols of all-conquering love. And though these two operatic heroines may seem utterly different at first glance, they share one essential trait – the courage to defend their right to love, even at the cost of their lives.

The ballet La Traviata is a romantic declaration of love for the art of opera, expressed through the language of contemporary choreography and direction. A complex multimedia video design, an intense light score, and original conceptual costumes come together to form a rich, multi-layered stage world that allows the audience to fully immerse themselves in this vibrant theatrical universe.