"Creation of the world is the work of man and his mind. The man himself creates the world of good and evil. And it what will prevail on the earth: harmony and light, or the chaos and darkness depends only on people ".

These words composer Andrei Petrov prefaced to his score. At the heart of the play - Biblical story of Adam & Eve based on drawings by Jean Effel.

This ballet responds to the critical issue of our time – questions the boundary between permissible and desirable, protests against the threat of war and celebrates the power of man and the eternal power of motherhood.

This significant content is embodied in polyphonic cooperation of music and beautifully-choreographed themes of ballet. The show has always been accompanied by sold-out auditoriums and enthusiastic media. It has long ago become a treasure of Russian and world classic ballet.