26 Jan 2006. In Anna Karenina, choreography by Boris Eifman. Critically acclaimed as Russias most innovative contemporary dance company, the Eifman Ballet of St Petersburg tackles one of the greatest tragic novels of all time, Anna Karenina. Eifmans choreographic rendition of Tolstoys masterpiece focuses on the love triangle between Anna, Vronsky and Karenin; for Eifman the key to the novel is Annas emotional and sensual dependence on Vronsky. Hailed by critics worldwide as one of the most significant contributors to todays world of ballet arts, the Eifman Ballet continues to reinvent the art form.