The Bolshoi Ballet opens its doors for a robust new season, recorded live directly from the grand Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to cinemas and
performing arts centers across the U.S. and Canada. The season is complete with awe-inspiring reconstructions of historical ballets such
as Le Corsaire with its magnificent shipwreck, the fiery Flames of Paris igniting the Bolshoi stage, and a new version of Romeo and Juliet by
today’s foremost ballet choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Ballet in cinema from the Bolshoi remains peerless.
Photo by: ELEN FETISOVA
TAMING OF THE SHREW
Photo by: DAMIR YUSUPOV
Photo by: VLADIMIR FEDORENKO
THE NUTCRACKER LE CORSAIRE
RUNNING T IME : 125 MINU TES RUNNING T IME : 135 MINU TES RUNNING T IME : 215 MINU TES
Baptista struggles to marry off his
tempestuous daughter, Katharina, a shrew
who denies that any man could possibly
be her match. However, when she meets
Petruchio, who is as ill-tempered as she, the
two forces of nature ignite an unexpected
and explosive encounter. As the clock strikes midnight on Christmas
Eve, Marie’s wooden nutcracker doll comes
to life and transforms into a prince! Soon
joined by her other toys that have also come
to life, Marie and her prince embark on a
dreamy unforgettable adventure. Amidst a bustling Turkish market, the pirate
Conrad falls in love at first sight with
beautiful Medora, the ward of the slave
merchant Lankedem’s bazaar. Conrad
kidnaps Medora when Lankedem decides
to sell her to the Pasha.
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