'By the Will Of Genghis Khan'
Andrey Borisov's Movie and Play
There was Genghis Khan in the begining. Several centuries later Andrey Borisov appeared in Yakutia. It was him, acclaimed play director, who deserved official permission from Mongolian authority to make a movie about its great national hero - Genghis Khan. Borisov didn't afraid of that honor. He has a unique gift to make impossible things possible. First, he launched By the Will Of Genghis Khan Movie Project (official web-site is available but in Russian). Second, he staged the play of the same name in the Sakha Theater. Below read the story about latter.
It happened!
The first night of new play of Andrey Borisov took place in Sakha theatre. It became popular long before - from Tuva up to Mongolia , from Khakassia up to Altai. We did not wait for any statement of the Master so long. And finally it happened!
Almost three months passed from the date of premier display of "By the Will Of Genghis Khan" in Ulan-Ude (minister of culture of Buryatiya told then: "it is symbolical, that it is shown on November 4, on Day of a unification of peoples of Russia !"), and it seems, that it was only yesterday - both premier and rehearsal...
Oh these rehearsals, that will be a legend in decades! Those actors of Sakha Academic Theatre who had the luck to participate in performance "By the Will Of Genghis Khan" will tell young change about good, unbelievable times, and young change will listen to these stories as to the epos, as olonkho .
As I write, I see again executed gloomy greatness of "fragment of empire", deserted Community center of 1936 construction, the giant hall, a freezing cold, actors chilly pressing close to thermal guns. It seems that nothing can wake this land of Nod . But here comes Andrey Savvich and... Everything instantly comes in movement. The hall comes to life on eyes.
And here already soldiers go on steppe, riding hot horses; singing arrow of Esugey (Vasily Borisov) dissects air and falls on legs of stupefied Ojulun ( Iliana Pavlova ); shout of abandoned Chiledi ( Innokentiy Lukovtsev ) breaks off disturbed silence: " you took her away from me, Esugey , but I shall revenge! I shall revenge... "
... Young Ojulun sits in the huge boiler, clasped her knees, and old women stately sitting in front of her captiously examine her fine nakedness. Is she worthy of such groom like Esugey-bootur ?
Severe old women have knitted eyebrows, pursed up lips. What was he thinking of when decided to take her away from merkit in steppe! There are a lot of good girls around... But maybe it's still not late? Oh, don't you know him? This guy never listens to anybody! He has already decided.
He has decided. The sky has decided.
... Cheerfully roaring Esugey sits on a vehicle where confused Ojulun sits. Look, I'm so strong! I will overcome everything. There's nothing for you to scare with me.
With you there's nothing left to scare. And without you? Dead Esugey lays on his deathbed. Ojulun ( Stepanida Borisova) silently stiffened near with him. People around look like silent shadows. Having lowered their heads, sons stand still. So does the elder one, Temudjin (Erken Egorov). How can we live without father? The vehicle gets on its way with a scratch. Farewell...
But this is how our world works, pain and pleasure follow each other. There is a vehicle in steppe, and we hear a happy laughter of those embraced who lays in it - Temudjin and Borte (Tatyana Makarova). Oh, serene youth, you are so fine!
During the rehearsal of this stage Andrey Savvich told to actors: "Show me ballet! It should be a ballet!"
And it was a ballet: the game of light and shadows, two young bodies merged together. And then, drown in strong hands of Temudjim , thin Borte leans back, locks of black hair merge with darkness, the excited lips are opened, and the hymn of a life, the hymn of love, the hymn of steppe – the song of the wolf whom Mongols and turkis esteemed as an ancestor, are born in the eternal blue sky. A second after Temudjin joins her. The wolf, do you hear us? Hear and bless us...
But this is how our world works, pain and pleasure follow each other. The Fire of war blazes in steppe. Crying Borte creeps on a burnt grass. Temudjin , where are you? Temudjin ... Rough hands of merkit suffice her: "I got you!" Is he Chiledi ?! We hear a distant echo: "I shall revenge you, Esugey ! I shall revenge..." No, it's not Chiledi . It's his son.
Hey, I got you, pretty girl? You will pay for old insult, I promise, you will pay! Temudjin will remember me. Sins of fathers fall on sons...
... But the time of celebration is short : the menacing shadow approaches young merkit , satisfied his lust and thirst of revenge. But the man, who was born in steppe, will never lay his head down to anybody: " Temudjin , is it you? You are in time! Look, what I have made to your wife! The same that your father made to the bride of my father!" The blade dissects the air. Drops of hot blood flow down on steel. Punishing steel in hands of Temudjin . Temudjin becomes Chingihan .
Erken Egorov bows to spectators and leaves the scene. Innokentiy Dakayarov comes on stage and the action of performance goes on. How? It needs to be seen.
P.S. The producer of Vladimir Ivanov's film "By Chingishan's Order", who had been on the first night of performance in capital of Mongolia, tells that the elderly women sitting near him told their grandsons after a final stage: "Children, stand up. This is Genghis Khan!"
Written by Kjunnej Yeremeyeva.
Resource: GazetaYakutia.Ru
Translated by a YSU student, Translation Department. |
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