Nacho Duato does not like and does not stage performances with a plot and characters. Most of his works, except the ballet "Romeo and Juliette," are abstract musical opuses with unusually sensual choreography. His latest, “Infinite Garden” – a dedication to Chekhov, and “Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness” – a dedication to Bach, are to be staged in Moscow and are no exception.

“["Infinite Garden"] is my dedication to Chekhov, a great person and a great artist… [With this work] I wanted to thank him for everything that he created,” Nacho Duato says. Duato has done much research preparing this production, he even visited Chekhov's Memorial Estate in Melikhovo where the writer lived and worked.

None of Checkov’s works make up the basis of this production – it’s again totally abstract and is based on the music by Alfred Schnittke and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

In "Infinite Garden" Duato pays tribute to the Russian language. Random Russian words and phrases from Chekhov’s diaries are heard in the performance accompanying the music. Apart from music and voices, Nacho Duato uses sounds of nature.

A man wearing a suit covered in Russian words appears on stage. The choreographer has underlined that despite what one may think, the character is not Chekhov but a metaphorical image of the text created by the writer.

"Infinite Garden", which the choreographer composed specially for Chekhov’s anniversary Theatre Festival, will be staged at Moscow Mossovet Theatre from July 19 through July 23. Moscow audiences will get a chance to see the second performance on the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre from July 26 till July 30th.