Choreographer Elena Kolyadenko, in an interview with Gordon Boulevard, spoke for the first time about her real relationship with Dima Kolyadenko, her breakup with Nazar Didyk, why she felt complex when she watched a video from Tina Karol’s personal archive, how she broke up with Jamala, as well as about her son’s relationship with his girlfriend.

Elena Kolyadenko is the artistic director of the Freedom Ballet and the Freedom Jazz group. In addition, she is the producer and director of a huge number of shows and concerts of Ukrainian and Russian stars, such as Tina Karol, Svetlana Loboda, Natalya Mogilevskaya, Lolita, Laima Vaikule. Elena, as a matter of principle, does not talk about politics. But she opened up about her personal life. She told Gordon Boulevard about how relationships develop after breaking up with ex-husbands, why she got goosebumps while working with Tina Karol, what her son is selling to his birth father Dima Kolyadenko and when she will become a grandmother.

I have always been a supporter of the idea that if you have problems, work is annoying, you have a headache, you don’t need to come to rehearsal

Elena Kolyadenko. Photo: Lena Kolyadenko / Facebook

- Elena, you almost constantlywork in other countries. Have you thought about moving?

No. I definitely don’t want to move to another country. I haven't had such thoughts since I was young. I really love Ukraine, Kyiv. I have already moved my mother and stepfather here. And in general, I gather all my relatives around me. We feel good here.

Regarding contracts, I will say that we mostly work in Ukraine. On average, my bands tour abroad for only two months a year. I'm looking for decent places to work for them. And a very important condition is that we are not split up and work as a full team.

- And if there is a work opportunity for only two or three dancers, do you refuse?

Certainly. There is a team. And I explain to everyone that this team is thirteen years old, we are one whole. If two or three people work, what will the rest do at this time? Yes, it is difficult to find decent contracts. But they exist.

- Radu Poklitaru in an interview"Gordon Boulevard"said that he had a problem: ballet dancers remain to live and work abroad. Have you ever encountered a similar problem?

In the history of our ballet, one dancer fell in love during a tour and went to live in another country. There are different reasons for artists leaving the group. This is fatigue, the desire for self-realization, personal motives. Someone stops dancing completely because they saw other callings in themselves - for example, having children. But for me this is no longer a problem, I have learned to let go. Thanks to this natural process, no less talented and amazing people appear in our lives. It is important that there is a professional, positive, creative atmosphere at work. I have always been an adherent of the idea that if you have problems, your work is annoying, your head hurts, you don’t need to come to rehearsal. You'll come when you're ready.

It was uncomfortable for me to watch a video about the life of Tina Karol and Evgeniy Ogir. And now I'm getting goosebumps!

Photo: press service of Elena Kolyadenko

- Are you a film director?“The Power of Love and Voice” is about the tragic love story of Tina Karol and her husband Evgeniy Ogir, who passed away in April 2013. Did working on such a frank film bring you closer to Tina? Have you become friends?

We became close as colleagues, but did not become friends. For me, friendship is generally rare. There are few people I can call my friend.

- You talked a lot about personal things with Tina Karol. Were there moments when you had to make her even more open because it was necessary for the film?

I didn't have such a task. It was important to create a trusting atmosphere so that Tina would open up and want to talk about something.

I was invited to work on the film because they decided that I knew Tina well, since I had been collaborating with her for a long time and had seen her in different ways. But her stories about meeting Zhenya, about her development as an artist, about Zhenya’s importance in her life and about the fight against illness were a great revelation and shock for me. The theme of the film is very subtle and delicate. I literally walked on a tightrope, keeping my balance. I didn’t want to hurt her with unnecessary questions. It was even uncomfortable for me to look at Tina’s family materials, which her mother passed on. But I had to do it. It was morally difficult, because I passed the story through myself. And of course, she cried. At the same time, I felt a complex because I was spying on someone’s life. Even now, when I talk about it, I get goosebumps. Therefore, there was no need to talk about personal things with Tina once again. She just knew that I felt her, recognized her emotions, mood. And this brought us closer.

I told Dima Kolyadenko: “You don’t need to sing!” Now he thinks that we separated because I wanted to put him in a golden cage!

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- Jamala began her journey on the big stage in tandem with you. You were its producer. Judging by the information on the Internet and responses about the breakup, you still have a grudge against her. Are you in touch now? And what is the reason for the tension between you?

Regarding the discrepancy with the singer Jamala, I did not give a single comment in which I expressed any offense. Everyone stayed to their own. I got back everything I invested. And Jamala received freedom.

- You are now producing the group KADNAY, in which your son Philip also plays with Dima Kolyadenko. Did you get your investment back in this project?

It's too early to draw conclusions. I get great pleasure from watching the development of the KADNAY group. Yes, I am pleased that my son plays there. Philip received a guitar as a New Year's gift five years ago. Now he has a whole collection of them. There are also unique vintage exhibits. It was his passion for the guitar that brought him to the stage.

Dima Kolyadenko. Photo: obozrevatel.com

- Does it supportson's father, your ex-husband Dmitry Kolyadenko?

The ex-husband buys songs from Philip. Yesterday Dima and I participated in a TV program, and then we went to dinner together. I tell him: “Do you remember, I always forbade you to sing?” The fact is that Zhenya Rybchinsky once had an obsessive idea to make a duet out of Dima and me. I immediately said: “No! I don’t want to go on stage, I don’t know how to sing!” But Dima became interested and began accumulating demo recordings. I then listened to them and said: “Dima, you don’t need to sing! Dance, do choreography, but don’t sing!” And here we are sitting in a restaurant, and I reminded Dima of this story. He says: “So that’s why we separated! You wanted to put me in a golden cage!” Now Dima sings with pleasure, but I try not to listen to his songs.

Dima and I lived in perfect harmony!

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- TOHow does your husband react to such get-togethers with his ex?

Who told you that I have a husband? I am a free woman.

- What about your ballet dancer and stylist Nazar Didyk? You have lived together for so many years! Is your relationship over?

This is impossible. Our relationship will never end, because he is my great and close friend.

- Why did it happen that you broke up?

Why is this happening? We have started the interview with you and will finish it soon.

- Well andlove till death?

I never believed in this, even in my youth. Do you believe this?

- Love develops into other feelings on which relationships are built. And they can last a long time.

Yes... Unfortunately, not everyone knows this formula. My grandparents have lived with each other their entire lives. And when I was young and thought about such relationships, I said: “How? This is so boring!”

But as a rule, after breaking up, I maintain the relationship. I'm happy that my ex-men love me. Yes, these are not the feelings we are talking about here. Although, maybe this is just love that has moved to another level.

- Do you accept short-term meetings for one evening just to have fun?

This doesn't happen to me. I can not do that. Even if you set me the task of finding a man for one night, I would not be able to. I need to fall in love.

- Did Dima Kolyadenko offer you to renew your relationship?

We once laughed that we would get together in old age, because we were both a little crazy!

- And when you lived together, he was just as impulsive as, for example, when he was in a relationship with Irina Bilyk: he threw sofas out of balconies, created scandals in fits of jealousy...

No. He and I lived in perfect harmony, doing a common cause. This united us greatly. I remember Dima and I were on a concert tour and we always sat next to each other on the bus, constantly chatting. Sema Gorov watched us, and then said: “Lord, where do you find common themes? Aren’t you tired of each other?” And we continued talking without stopping.

I'm not afraid of being a grandmother!

- Your son Philip has a long-term relationship withmember of the Freedom jazz ballet Vera. Dima Kolyadenko has already stated that he can’t wait to become a grandfather...

Yeah, let him wait. It's still early for Philip. He has a lot to do and creative ambitions. He's in great fighting spirit right now. I want many grandchildren, I love children. But let them appear a little later. Actually, Philip himself knows that it is too early to have children. And Vera, not only is a fan of his work, but also supports my son’s band in every possible way: she painted emblems on T-shirts, films rehearsals, concert performances for a future documentary video.

- Aren't you afraid of being a grandmother?

No, absolutely not! Everything will happen on time!

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Elena Kolyadenko is one of the most... no, perhaps the most talented Russian choreographer, stage director, producer... Sometimes it seems that she can be successful in anything she takes on. The ballet Freedom she created very quickly became in great demand; her productions of television shows and concerts always attract the attention of the audience. And the artists know that if you want to create a creative, stylish and professional concert performance, you need to contact Elena Kolyadenko. It is not surprising that for several years in a row Elena has been the director of all concerts of the Inter TV channel. Mediasat visited behind the scenes of the filming of a new project - a big concert for Independence Day “Ukraine from A to Z” and, in between performances, asked Elena Kolyadenko a few questions.

“They say that this concert is one of the most difficult productions in recent times. Is it so?

Where do they tell this? (laughs) All, without exception, concerts at Inter always require enormous concentration, a lot of time, dedication, courage, new ideas and unexpected decisions. And this concert is no exception.

— This is not the first time, or even the first year, that you have staged big concerts for the Inter TV channel, and not only for it. In your opinion, how do technical capabilities change every year?

Yes, I really have been doing big concerts and programs on the Inter TV channel for four years now. Desires, tasks, appetites change with every major holiday. This is a good, healthy trend. The entire Inter team wants to explore and demonstrate new opportunities, moods and atmosphere every time. So, at the last concert dedicated to May 9, we tested and studied everything related to the projection grid. And in this last summer concert, one of the means of expression was water screens and pools of water.

— What inspires you for such productions?

— What is your task in such concerts? What do you have to know and be able to do?

I try to do as many numbers as possible for myself! When, during the preparation process, I understand that I like it, it excites or delights me, then the majority of the audience will feel it too.

And what I love about my job is that you don’t have to stand still. You are constantly mastering new technical means, the shooting process, light - it’s endless.

— Why did you decide to focus on two elements in the concert “Ukraine from A to Z” - fire and water?

The concert says a lot, remembers important milestones for the country, people who glorified Ukraine. History changed, but the sun remained unchanged, sunrise, sunset, rain and dawn again. This is what we recreated. A screen structure reminiscent of the sun was the basis of the set. It easily turned into both the Moon and Venus. Well, water screens helped us create the atmosphere of pouring summer rain in some rooms.

— From the point of view of what you see in Europe and America, what has impressed you most recently? Maybe there is something that we would like to do on our TV in the future?

Lately I've been toying with ideas for big theatrical productions. This is exactly what I would like to do. And from fresh impressions - the performance of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet Theater “Swan Lake”.

This is a fantastic performance at this moment by my favorite choreographer and director Alexander Ekman.

— We saw how you work with ballet at rehearsals. The guys understand you perfectly. Are you a strict leader?

Freedom ballet are great professionals in their field. They understand perfectly not only me. With their experience in television, they have developed many skills. The guys, first of all, understand that the camera magnifies emotions, and the artists are visible to the viewer as if under a magnifying glass. Therefore, you can’t lie, you need to convey the mood with full dedication. And they already understand that a television concert is, first of all, filming, so you need to be patient and be prepared for the fact that something will change, something will be done right on stage.

— By the way, when the guys danced in the water, were there any means of “not slipping”? And how did they rehearse these numbers before the “run-through” on the big stage?

We figured out the staging in the rehearsal class only for Vitaly Kozlovsky’s number. Of course, we could not foresee everything. We did not understand with what force splashes of water would fly from this or that movement. So everything was approximate. On the stage itself in the water we had two days of rehearsals. But one of them flew out because the pool leaked and was being repaired. And we were given 30 minutes the next day to “dilute” the room in the water. It was, of course, exciting, dangerous, but exciting. What won’t you do for the sake of beauty in the frame! (laughs) See what we did on the 24th.

— How much time of your life does it take to prepare each such concert? Who is helping you?

Nastya Prud is the director of the TV version of the concert, my main inspirer, she knows how to “chew what I need”, has excellent taste and generates a lot of ideas. The beautiful decoration of the concert is the brainchild of her in collaboration with decorative artist Natasha Klisenko. There is also a miracle girl on the team - Marina Chikalovets. She is generally the first to begin to move our entire company. She knows how to somehow feel and decipher all my disordered fantasies, put them in colors, in the right style, and most importantly, convey them to everyone else. Kostya Gordienko and Nazar Didyk are my wonderful choreographers. They have already studied all the intricacies of television concerts and understand some issues even better than me. There are many more people to whom I am grateful for their patience and understanding. These include video designers (especially Pravdin Production), costume designer Natasha Skarzhepa, lighting designers, and a television team led by Marina Shaleva. And without Freedom ballet, I probably wouldn’t have worked in the project. Dear artists are also part of our team. Special thanks to them for their trust and for their creative approach to our concerts.

— In Inter concerts, and not only that, you stage numbers for the same stars. Is working with the same people an opportunity for you to better understand a person and do even more subtle collaboration, or are you more interested in discovering new artists?

Everything is interesting. And especially - to discover new facets in people whom I know well and to experiment.

fifteen years in Ukrainian show business. Producer, founder and artistic director of Freedom-ballet. Her team successfully works with leading artists from Ukraine, Russia, the USA and Europe. Creator of several dance performances and the dance musical “Pa”, which became a successful start for the artists: Vlad Yama, Alena Shoptenko, Jamala. Choreographer of the play Zarkana at Cirque du Soleil. Producing director of the leading TV shows in Ukraine: “Zirok Factory 2-3-4”, “Superfinal Factory”, “Voice of the Country-1”

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Famous Ukrainian choreographer and producer Elena Kolyadenko watches the dance show "MAYDAN"S" and even criticizes some moments.

I am a spectator, I am also a TV viewer. I really really like everything. “I look and criticize some places,” the choreographer said during her visit to Nikolaev. - This fascinates me, and even if I were on the jury, it would be difficult for me to determine the winners. When I see so many people dancing, I am simply filled with emotions. I don't know how they are rated.

"I am a spectator, I am a TV viewer"

It was probably not in vain that the media reported that the ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, serving on the jury at the most expensive show in the country "MAYDAN"S, could rightly be replaced by a choreographer Elena Kolyadenko.

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Their plasticity and facial expressions delighted TV viewers and participants in various dance projects.

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In 1993, she organized her first pop dance group, Art Classic Ballet.

In 2000, Lena Kolyadenko presented her productions at the international festival of contemporary movement “Dance of the 21st Century” - the ballet received the “Discovery of the Year” nomination.

In 2001, nomination “Best Show of the Year” at the international music festival “Tavria Games”.

In 2002, the ballet “FREEDOM” was organized. Elena Kolyadenko is the artistic and creative director, choreographer and organizer of the FREEDOM ballet.

2004 - the play “Improvisations to the Music of Sting” was presented to the audience, which had great resonance and success.

An integral part of the work is collaboration with many pop performers, productions and participation in television projects and video works.

Elena was a judge on the TV show “Dancing with the Stars.”

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