Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg

Boris Eifman’s ballet “RODIN” tells of the life and work of two great sculptors: Auguste Rodin and his disciple, mistress and muse – Camille Claudel.

The story of their love is truly a tragic one. For over 15 years Rodin and Claudel were one integral whole, both sensuously and creatively. The breakup of the lovers that ensued eventually was a fatal blow to the mental health of Camille leading to her tragic end. Half-forgotten, hardened, hopelessly impecunious, Camille goes mad. A paranoiac idea of a conspiracy against her being led and inspired by Rodin incessantly torments the already weakened mind of the wretched woman. She spent 30 long years in a mental clinic only to die in 1943, forlorn and completely forgotten by everybody.

Eifman’s “RODIN” is a comprehensive, creative study of the subject of the tragic in genius’ lives. By resorting to the uniquely plastique of modern psychological ballet –so brilliantly mastered by the choreographer in his other productions (Onegin, The Seagull, Anna Karenina, Russian Hamlet, etc.) – Boris Eifman not only offers a new interpretation of the world of human passions masterfully studied by Rodin and Claudel; he also creates a picture of the insoluble mystery of the creative process.

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