The Bright Stream - T0957304479Alexei Ratmansky's vibrant staging of The Bright Stream combines acrobatics, disguise and farce, in a kaleidoscopic showcase of the Bolshoi Ballet's spectacular vitality. Set to Shostakovich's colourful score, this celebration of folklore, joy and love, brings the Bolshoi Ballet's heritage to the stage. Ratmansky rediscovered Shostakovich's score in 1995, and brought the ballet to the stage in 2003. This mischievous comedy is a non-stop festival of dance for young and old alike.Presented byVictor Hochhauser. Music Shostakovich. Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. | |
| 7 Aug 19 to 8 Aug 19 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L01811107104 |
The Golden Age (Live) - T0158977499In a seaside town where business and the Mafia are flourishing, the Golden Age cabaret is the favourite nightly haunt of dancers, bandits and young revellers. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita, a beautiful dancer, but she is also the friend of a local gangster...Music Dmitri Shostakovich. Choreographer Yuri Grigorovich. Lyrics Yuri Grigorovich. Lyrics Isaak Glikman. | |
| 16 Oct 16 | The Atkinson, Southport :: V0485350863 listing details L039529164 |
Marco Spada - T0717824930The bandit Marco Spada plunders the surrounding region right under the nose of the Governor. He hides his identity carefully and raises his daughter Angela in a castle. Completely unaware of her father's double life and his clandestine activities, Angela is preoccupied by her love life. She longs for Prince Frederici and is shattered when she discovers he is already engaged... With the Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet.Music Daniel Francois Esprit Auber. Choreographer Joseph Mazilier (1857). Choreographer Pierre Lacotte (new choreography 2013). Design Pierre Lacotte. Costume Pierre Lacotte. | |
| 30 Mar 14 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L431906033 |
The Flames of Paris - T0933110095The Bolshoi presents the first UK performances of Alexei Ratmansky's highly acclaimed new version of Vasily Vainonen's The Flames of Paris. Set to Boris Asafiev's powerfully evocative music, the ballet depicts the tumultuous era of the French Revolution and astounds with one of the most exciting pas de deux in the whole of the ballet repertory.Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Performer Ivan Vasiliev. Performer Natalia Osipova. | |
| 16 Aug 13 to 17 Aug 13 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L0132139152 |
Jewels: Emeralds/Rubies/Diamonds - T01299970062The Bolshoi performs the UK premiere of its acclaimed new production of Balanchine's Jewels, inspired by the brilliance and colour of gemstones. Faure's music perfectly complements the romantic elegance of Emeralds, followed by the jazzy, witty Rubies set to Stravinsky's vibrant score; Diamonds, a glittering evocation of Russian imperialism to Tchaikovsky's sublime music, ends the ballet in a spectacular tribute to the great Russian ballet tradition.Choreographer Balanchine. Performer Olga Smirnova. | |
| 12 Aug 13 to 13 Aug 13 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L01216747691 |
Esmeralda - T1575760689The dramatic story of poet Gringore, who is sentenced to be hanged but is saved by the beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda who agrees to marry him. Archdeacon Frollo, torn between his love for God and his obsession for the gypsy girl, sends his henchman Quasimodo to capture her...Music Cesare Pugni. Design Alyona Pikalova. Lighting Damir Ismagilov. Costume Helen Zaytseva. Choreographer Marius Petipa. Choreographer Vasily Medvedev. Choreographer Yuri Burlaka. Conductor Pavel Klinichev. Company Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra. | |
| 9 Oct 11 | Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore :: V1731036448 listing details L053757326 |
Russian Seasons/Petrushka/Paquita - T016774780An evening of brilliant Russian choreographers. Russian Seasons - the Bolshoi brings Ratmansky’s dazzling and spirited celebration of Russian folk dance. Inspired by Sergei Diaghilev, Petrushka is the tale of the comi-tragic puppet with the human soul. Fokine’s choreography, Benois’ designs and Stravinsky’s strikingly original music combine to create this work of genius. Yuri Burlaka’s revival of the famous Grand Pas from Petipa’s masterpiece, Paquita, presents the Bolshoi’s greatest ballerinas in a glittering display of spectacular virtuosity. | |
| 29 Jul 10 to 30 Jul 10 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L0942756753 |
Serenade/Giselle - T1617751713Two great ballets display the elegance and beauty of the Bolshoi dancers. Serenade is a magical fusion of Balanchine’s choreographic genius with Tchaikovsky’s poetry and drama. Giselle, the story of the betrayed peasant girl whose love transcends even death, has captivated audiences for over 160 years. Yuri Grigorovich’s acclaimed version embodies all the lyricism and purity of the Romantic style as well as its charm and pathos.Choreographer Balanchine (Serenade). Music Tchaikovksy (Serenade). Choreographer Yuri Grigorovich (Giselle). Performer Maria Alexandrova. Performer Anna Antonicheva. Performer Maria Allash. Performer Nina Kaptsova. Performer Natalia Osipova. Performer Ekaterina Shipulina. Performer Svetlana Zakharova. Performer Yuri Baranov. Performer Mikhail Lobukhin. Performer Andrei Merkuriev. Performer Ruslan Skvortsov. Performer Nikolai Tsiskaridze. Performer Ivan Vasiliev. | |
| 26 Jul 10 to 28 Jul 10 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L401304864 |
The Bright Stream - T0763291515The Bolshoi’s dazzlingly imaginative production of The Bright Stream returns after its sensational success with London audiences and critics at its premiere last year, when it marked the centenary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s birth. Banned by Stalin, Fyodor Lopukhov’s original 1935 production was never again staged. Alexei Ratmansky’s 2003 production is a sparkling re-intrepretation of this modern classic. Shostakovich’s witty and colourful score provides the canvas for this irrepressibly mischievous comedy of life and love in which flirtatious husbands receive their just desserts, whilst Ratmansky’s vibrant staging combines acrobatics, disguise and farce, in a kaleidoscopic whirl of brilliant virtuosity.Corporate Sponsor skyARTS. Producer Victor Hochhauser. Music Shostakovich. Director Alexei Ratmansky. | |
| 16 Aug 07 to 18 Aug 07 | London Coliseum, West End :: V376 listing details L01011699436 |
Class Concert/Elsinore/In the Upper Room - T1502488856Eagerly awaited is Elsinore, the first ballet created for the Bolshoi Ballet by Christopher Wheeldon. Received ecstatically at its premiere in Moscow in February 2007 under the title of Misericordes, the collaboration has produced a highly individual and exciting experience.Together with celebrated American choreographer Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, it promises to show another facet of the Bolshoi’s supreme virtuosity. Completing the Triple Bill is Class Concert, the iconic ballet by Asaf Messerer not seen here since 1965. Using all the Company‘s principal dancers, the ballet reaches an exciting climax which only the Bolshoi Ballet’s legendary bravura can produce. UK PremiereCorporate Sponsor skyARTS. Producer Victor Hochhauser. Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon (Elsinore). Choreographer Twyla Tharp (In the Upper Room). Choreographer Asaf Messerer (Class Concert). | |
| 13 Aug 07 to 14 Aug 07 | London Coliseum, West End :: V376 listing details L0851739949 |
T331978739Russia's great Bolshoi Ballet company comes to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for an exciting three-week season, which includes The Pharaoh's Daughter, Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Bright Stream (Shostakovich Centenary Tribute), Mixed Programme (Go For Broke, Pique Dame, Symphony In C), and Don Quixote, presented by Victor Hochhauser. | |
| 25 Jul 06 to 19 Aug 06 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L0505540358 |
Go For Broke/Pique Dame/Symphony in C - T897748047 | |
| 14 Aug 06 to 15 Aug 06 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L0330331066 |
The Bright Stream - T955457112 | |
| 10 Aug 06 to 11 Aug 06 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L0669987565 |
Gala Performance - T01707422210This Gala is a celebration of the greatness of the Bolshoi Ballet and will feature fully staged elements of the Company's most spectacular and lavish productions such as Act III of Swan Lake and excerpts from Spartacus as well as exciting divertissements including Le Corsaire and Don Quixote. | |
| 14 Apr 06 to 15 Apr 06 | Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V462 listing details L17414417 |
Les Sylphides/Carmen/Paquita/'Walpurgi' Night/Pas De Deux (various) - T01192196851Music Chopin (Les Sylphides). Choreographer Fokin (Les Sylphides). Music Bizet (Carmen). Choreographer Alonso. Music Minkus (Paquita). Music Gounod (Paquita). | |
| 9 Jun 01 | Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple :: V883 listing details L1653970823 |
