The Bolshoi Ballet
Moscow’s treasure has never been better – with stunning performances of Swan Lake and La Bayadère.
- Jun. 11 - 16, 2002
- Opera House
- Various
- $45.00 - $95.00
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About
The Glory of the Bolshoi! An evening of performances
by the Ballet, Opera Soloists and Chorus of The Bolshoi
Theater - June 11
MINKUS/PETIPA - "The Kingdom of the Shades" from La
Bayadère
(Anna Antonicheva, Nikolai Tsaskaridze)
BORODIN - Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
TCHAIKOVSKY/GRIGOROVICH - Pas de deux from Swan
Lake
(Nadezhda Gracheva, Andrei Uvarov)
TRADITIONAL "Blazhen Muzh" (Blessed Man)
Stanislav Lykov, Conductor
Vladimir Matorin, Bass
VERDI "Va, pensiero" from Nabuco
HÉROLD/ASHTON - Pas de deux from La Fille mal gardeé
(Nina Kapzova, Denis Medvedev)
MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
MINKUS Grand Pas de Deux from Don Quixote
(Anastasia Volochova, E. Ivanchenko)
MUSSORGSKY Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov
Swan Lake - June 12 and 15
(Petipa/Ivanov, Tchaikovsky)
Virtually every company has performed at least part
of
Swan Lake, but only the Bolshoi can claim to have
done it first,
in 1877. It was choreography by Petipa that turned
the original
into the world's best-loved ballet, which has been
finely honed
by this company ever since. The Bolshoi's latest production
returns to the genius of Petipa's version, and the
crucial role
of Odette/Odile perfectly showcases the strength of
the Bolshoi's
prima ballerinas.
La Bayadère - June 13, 14, and 16
(Petipa, Minkus)
"If you don't enjoy La Bayadere," Clive
Barnes said, "you don't
really enjoy ballet." This story ballet incorporates
a stunning
ballet blanc with a panorama of white tutus that stirs
the soul.
Petipa turned to India for inspiration, choreographing
a story of
torid love, untimely death, and a visit to the underworld.
The
ballet was long hidden from the West, with the full-length
version surfacing only in 1980 to retake its place
among the
great ballets.
Artists
-
Anatoliy Iksanov
-
Boris Akimov
News and Reviews
-
Review - Russia's Bolshoi, Making the Music Dance
Washington Post
Resources
- About Ballet at the Kennedy Center
- About Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Series for Artistic Excellence at the Kennedy Center
- Bolshoi Ballet's company website View the history of the Bolshoi Ballet, profiles of its dancers, and more.
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