Farukh and Diana (2000)

Saint Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre, view of the building's facade.

Theatre building, cars driving by.

Detail of the theatre building's facade, a plane can be seen flying by in the sky.

Empty ballet classroom, a grand piano in the corner, mirrors and a barre in the center. D. Vishneva and F. Ruzimatov standing at the ballet barre.

Fragments of the ballet "Giselle", Mariinsky Theatre soloists Vishneva and Ruzimatov on stage.

Ballet class, rehearsal, Vishneva sitting on the floor, Ruzimatov practicing dance moves in front of a mirror.

Vishneva speaking.

Fragments of the ballet "Giselle", Vishneva and Ruzimatov dancing.

Vishneva sitting on the floor in the rehearsal hall, smiling.

Fragments from the ballet "Sleeping Beauty", Diana Vishneva on stage.

Rehearsal hall, Vishneva and Ruzimatov rehearsing together, a pair dance.

Vishneva speaking.

Various shots from the rehearsal, Vishneva and Ruzimatov discussing something.

Vishneva speaking.

Vishneva and Ruzimatov rehearsing, dancing together.

Saint Petersburg, Kryukov Canal, Mariinsky Theatre building.

Ballet "Giselle", Vishneva and Ruzimatov dancing on stage.

Farukh Ruzimatov speaking.

Vishneva and Ruzimatov dancing on stage.

Rehearsal hall, ballet dancers rehearsing.

Vishneva speaking.

Diana and Farukh standing near the ballet barre, talking.

Vishneva speaking.

Ruzimatov rehearsing in the hall.

Vishneva speaking.

Fragments from the ballet "Giselle", Diana Vishneva dancing on stage.

Farukh Ruzimatov speaking.

Vishneva dancing on stage in the ballet "Giselle".

Fragment of the facade of the Mariinsky Theatre building.

Vishneva and Ruzimatov in the rehearsal hall, sitting next to each other (close-ups).

Fragment from the ballet "Giselle".

Mariinsky Theatre building.

Fragments from the ballet "Giselle", Diana Vishneva and Farukh Ruzimatov dancing on stage (shot from above).

Ruzimatov speaking.

The facade of the Mariinsky Theatre building, a panorama of the sky and clouds.

Ruzimatov on stage in the Ballet "Giselle" (shot from above).

Ruzimatov in the rehearsal hall - dancing, then approaches Diana Vishneva.

Various shots of the rehearsal process, Vishneva and Ruzimatov dancing.

Fragments from the ballet "Giselle", Vishneva and Ruzimatov dancing on stage (shot from above).

Evening, the Mariinsky Theatre building, traffic (timelapse, accelerated shooting).

Fragments from the ballet "Giselle", Vishneva and Ruzimatov dancing on stage.