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Welcome

Welcome to the website of Irena Scalerica, an accomplished composer, musicologist, folklorist, pianist. Winner of International Composers Competitions, winner of Vocal Competition, winner of Israel's festivals, producer and the author of more than 3000 concerts of the ensemble King David's Children in Israel, Holland, USA, Germany. Author of ballet Scenes of Vincent Van Gogh Life, Silver Goose, author of the opera 12 Months, musical Shay and Shelly, the composer of more than 40 Programs for Radio Kol Israel and Radio America WMNB, author of music for movies: Shalom al Israel, Mother Tongue, Creativity, Princess's War, White Night.

‏In 2012-2013, Irena Scalerica wrote the libretto and music for the children's ballet Silver Goose.
She composed the music for the film of Nariman Turebaev White Nights.
‏Irena had also started to work on a new projects, a musical and wrote several chamber works to the paintings of artists in Spain and the Netherlands.

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DOCUMENTARY 'A NANNY'

Richard Hajdú (Writer/Director) London.
documentary film A NENI
2016
music by Irena Scalerica
The film tells about the life of a lonely older woman.

BALLET ARIELS VINCENT VAN GOGH AT TABOR OPERA HOUSE

Ballet Ariel Leadville Tabor Opera House Ballet Ariel’s ballet Vincent Van Gogh opens on Saturday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Tabor Opera House in Leadville.

This dramatic ballet explores the turmoil and tragedy that marked the career of the genius artist Vincent Van Gogh. His unfulfilled love life and passionate follies are danced in a series of emotional duets. The tender and supportive relationship with his brother Theo is thoughtfully portrayed in the ballet. The tension in the ballet builds, while living together with Paul Gaugain in the south of France, he has his first episode of madness.

People are saying about the premiere of ‘Vincent Van Gogh’, “It took my breath away”, “Brilliant”, “Fabulous production to a mesmerizing score”. Choreographed by Ballet Ariel’s Director Ilena Norton with duets by Oleg Dedogryuk and Gregory Gonzales, the ballet is danced to beautiful, original music by Israeli composer Irena Scalerica. Also on the program are excerpts from the gorgeous wedding scene in Act 3 of the classical ballet ‘Raymonda’.

Irena Scalerica is a graduate of the Saint-Petersburg Conservatory and has won awards in the John Lennon international composer competition in 2001 and 2003. She has composed music for Vladimir Alenikov’s film the Princess War in 2013, which won 12 international film awards, and for Nariman Turebaev’s film Adventure in 2014. She has written music for three ballets, Van Gogh, Silver Goose, and Kambar Batyr. Her ballets combine classical and contemporary styles to create a complex and emotional expression of the story. This is the first time her ballet Van Gogh has been choreographed and presented by a ballet company.

World premiere of the ballet "Vincent van Gogh"

Ballet Vincent van Gogh

 

The 30th Haifa International Film Festival

Irena Scalerica, composer, author of music for the film "Adventure" made ​​a presentation of the film at the 30th Haifa International Film Festival on 10/15/2014.

The 30th Haifa International Film Festival The 30th Haifa International Film Festival

 


Ballet Van Gogh

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Film Adventure 2014

Film Princess's War 2013

August 2014

The film  Adventure of  Nariman Turebaev with Irena's music   received a good review in the Hollywood Reporter.
 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/adventure-priklyuchenie-

 

June 2014

IV International Film Festival "Light For the World", held in old beautiful Russian city Yaroslavl last week, the film "Princess’ War" received Special  Jury Prize  with the following wording: 

"For a huge contribution to the improvement of the moral and ethical climate among youth, for the fight against aggression and ethnic hatred". 

I got this award from the hands of Metropolitan Panteleimon of Yaroslavl and Rostov. The fact that the Orthodox Church has supported our picture, it seems to me very important. 

Another award - ended yesterday at St. Petersburg V Russian Children's Film Festival "Kinoostrov". I was awarded the honorary Prize "For contribution to the development of children's cinema." 

 

 July 2014

At the just concluded XVIII-th All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts our film received two awards - "For the development of the theme of social problems in adolescence" and my leading young actress Ekaterina Cherepukhina got "The best children's role." 

 

May 2014

On the XX-th Russian film festival, which was held in Cologne in May 2014, the film "War Princess" has won the "Best Film".

 

​​April 2014

The just-passed in April 2014 XIX - th International Film Festival "Kino-children" in Samara Film "War Princess" received the prestigious award "The Best Director." This is the seventh award of the Film.

 

January 2014

Film Princess's War with music of Irena Scalerica at the International Festival of Children's and Youth Film "The Gifts of the Magi" in Barcelona won the Grand Prix. 

 

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