Coliseum, LondonBoris Eifman is very clear that Tolstoy is only the starting point of his 2005 version of Anna Karenina. The choreographer has edited out the subplots and most of the Russian backdrop to leave the stage free for Anna, Vronsky and Karenin.The intention, he says, is to allow the trio's passion to speak loudly and clearly to a modern audience. The problem, however, is that Eifman's idea of passion reads …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AM on April 4, 2012