On my radar: Marina Abramović’s cultural highlights
July 16, 2022
‘Amazing’: Mikhail Baryshnikov in The Orchard in New York. Photograph: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
Last month I saw The Orchard, directed by Igor Golyak. This radical hybrid production was a new interpretation of The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov, and the audience could decide between watching either an in-person theatre show or a digital piece at home. I thought this was very inspiring. Baryshnikov himself was cast as the lead and did an amazing job. Normally, dancers don’t play characters in Chekhov, and this really captured my attention. This very modern approach gave a completely new life to a classic play.