Bolshoi, Recorded Live
An evening encapsulating the soul of Russian Ballet.
Choreography: Alberto Alonso and Edward Clug
Music: Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin and Igor Stravinsky
Starring: The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet
Carmen, the passionate one act ballet by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso originally conceived for legendary Bolshoi prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya will captivate audiences alongside Petrushka, a new creation for the Bolshoi by contemporary choreographer Edward Clug,
Carmen: Impetuous Carmen seduces Don José in order to convince him to let her out of jail. Once outside, she thinks she’s finally free before realising that she’s in fact prisoner of a love triangle: she wants to be with the famous Torero Escamillo, but she can’t make Don José go away.
Petruska: At Saint-Petersburg’s carnival, three puppets are playing the same role over and over: the unhappy lover Petrushka, the coquette and a Moor. Fed up with this endless part that never goes well for him, Petrushka attacks his rival and flees from the puppets theatre.
(2hr 20min)