Skopje, 16 April 2024 (MIA) - The National Opera and Ballet (NOB) will host on Tuesday a performance of Risima Risimkin's modern ballet 'Saga (Identities)' as part of the 20th Dance Fest Skopje international dance festival.

The ballet is part of the festival's "Parallels" program in collaboration with the National Opera and Ballet.  

"'Saga' (Identities) is an exciting journey through the 7/8 rhythm. Through a joint creation with the National Ballet, choreographer Risima Risimkin, and the extraordinary music score by composer Toni Kitanovski, scenography by Matea Mijanovikj and costumes of Blagoj Micevski, reveal the identities of the Red Thread and the Black Thread, performed by prima ballerinas Marija Kichevska Shokarovska and Mimi Pop-Aleksova Atanasovska, the Wort with Boban Kovachevski and Balasz Lochai (Hungary), the Stitcher with Sasha Evtimova, Bliss with Natasha Trendafilova-Gicev, Poplar with Ilijana Danilov, Rose with Hristina Nakjevska," said the National Opera and Ballet. 

Dance Fest Skopje 2024 is supported by the Ministry of Culture, the French Institute, the Austrian Embassy in Skopje and other sponsors. Performance venues include the National Opera and Ballet, the Macedonian National Theatre, MKC Youth Cultural Center, and the National Gallery.

Photo: Risima Risimkin