Quintessence Press Kit

Press Kit PDF Download
Press Kit PDF Download (Russian language version)

Articles and Press Releases

• 'Winter Wonderland' article in San Francisco Chronicle
• Rehearsals in Russia  Word Document Download (Russian language article)
• Russian Cultural Scene  Listen to recorded KQED broadcast to learn more about Quintessence
• Ivan Kupala takes part in the new performance  Link (Russian language article)
• Amazing Show  PDF (Russian language article)

Hi-Res Photos

• Quintessence 1 — Anvar Libabov, co-founder, artistic director, and lead performer of the Licedei clown theater.
• Quintessence 2 — Four of Firebird Dance Theatre's dancers as the four elements. Clockwise from bottom left: Victoria Zhukhovitzkaya as fire, Rita Krivenko as water, Igor Harea as earth, Ilya Talalai as air. Photographer, David Wright.
• Quintessence 3 — Firebird Dance Theatre's Rita Krivenko as the element of water.
  Photographer, David Wright.
• Quintessence 4 — The singers of ambient folk group, Ivan Kupala, so named after the ancient pagan Russian festival of water and fire
• Quintessence 5 — A "winter" scene from Zellerbach Hall performance on June 15, 2007 Anvar Libabov, Anna Orlova (Litsedei) and Milena Hillen (Firebird)
  Photographer Kirill Krylov.
• Quintessence 6 — A "under sea" scene from Zellerbach Hall performance on June 15, 2007 Firebird Dancers.
  Photographer Kirill Krylov.
• Quintessence 7 — A "under sea" scene from Zellerbach Hall performance on June 15, 2007 Rita Krivenko (""Water") with other Firebird Dancers.
  Photographer Kirill Krylov.
• Quintessence 8 — A "under sea" scene from Zellerbach Hall performance on June 15, 2007 Rita Krivenko ("Water") with other Firebird Dancers.
  Photographer Kirill Krylov.
• Red Elvises 1 — Igor Yuzov, Minsk 2007. Photographer Ludmila Pogodina.
• Red Elvises 2 — Elena Shemankova, Minsk 2007. Photographer Ludmila Pogodina.