Bolshoi Ballet Prepares for Return Visit to Paris Opera05.05.2011
The ties between the Bolshoi Theatre and L’Opera de Paris have never been as close. In 2004 and 2008, there were major Bolshoi Ballet Company seasons in Paris (in addition to which in 2008 the Bolshoi Theatre Opera Company opened the Paris Opera season.). In 2009, Bolshoi Ballet Company dancers united with the Opera Ballet Company, and appeared at the Palais Garnier in a concert devoted to the Diaghilev Russian Seasons’ centenary. In recent years, Bolshoi Ballet dancers have appeared in Paris Opera productions, and Opera Ballet Company dancers in Bolshoi productions. Last year the Bolshoi organized the Paris Opera Ballet Company tour to Novosibirsk and, at the start of 2011, it played host to the Opera Ballet Company on its home stage. Now the time has come for the Bolshoi Ballet to make a return visit to Paris. Included in the tour program are two hits of the Bolshoi Ballet repertoire: Don Quixote, an example of Moscow ‘bravura’, a world famous work from the classical legacy, a ballet which was born (1869) and came into its own at the Bolshoi (choreography by Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky). And The Flames of Paris, an at one time popular and then forgotten ballet of the Soviet epoch (choreography Vasily Vainonen), re-thought and revived at the Bolshoi in 2008 by Alexei Ratmansky. Sergei Filin, Bolshoi Ballet Company Artistic Director: Our Company dances Don Quixote as does no other ballet company in the world — this was demonstrated by the incredible success of the live transmission of the ballet in European cinemas. I am hopeful that our presentation of Don Quixote at the Palais Garnier will be greeted by the Parisian public with an even greater enthusiasm because the best interpreters of the lead roles will be taking part in the tour. The ballet The Flames of Paris reflects the events of the great French revolution, the anniversary of which is a key fixture in the calendar of the national holidays of France, and therefore our production should arouse great interest with the French public. Recent performances of The Flames of Paris at the Bolshoi demonstrated with what pleasure and drive our artists dance the work. There are therefore ample grounds to hope that the Paris tour will be a great success and give joy to French audiences, while our dancers will have the opportunity once again to provide a brilliant demonstration of the Moscow school’s ‘Bolshoi style’ to the Parisian spectator.
Philippe — Alexander Volchkov. Jeanne — Maria Alexandrova. Jerome — Denis Savin. Photo by Damir Yusupov. The Flames of Paris May 5, 6, 7, 11, 15 (19.30) May 5 Jeanne — Maria Alexandrova Philippe — Vladislav Lantratov Adeline — Anna Rebetskaya Jerome — Denis Savin Mireille de Poitiers — Nina Kaptsova Antoine Mistral — Artem Ovcharenko May 6 Jeanne — Natalia Osipova Philippe — Ivan Vasiliev Adeline — Nina Kaptsova Jerome — Vyacheslav Lopatin Mireille de Poitiers — Yekaterina Krysanova Antoine Mistral — Artem Ovcharenko May 7 Jeanne — Maria Alexandrova Philippe -Alexander Volchkov Adeline — Anna Nikulina Jerome — Andrei Merkuriev Mireille de Poitiers — Yekaterina Shipulina Antoine Mistral — Denis Rodkin May 11 Jeanne — Maria Alexandrova Philippe — Vladislav Lantratov Adeline — Nina Kaptsova Jerome — Denis Savin Mireille de Poitiers — Yekaterina Krysanova Antoine Mistral — Artem Ovcharenko May 15 Jeanne-Natalia Osipova Philippe -Ivan Vasiliev Adeline — Anna Rebetskaya Jerome — Vyacheslav Lopatin Mireille de Poitiers — Nina Kaptsova Antoine Mistral — Artem Ovcharenko Kitri — Natalia Osipova. Basilio — Ivan Vasiliev. Photo by Damir Yusupov. Don Quixote May 10, 12, 13; May 14 (2.30 & 8 p.m.) May 10 Kitri — Natalia Osipova Basilio — Ivan Vasiliev Street Dancer — Anna Leonova Queen of the Dryads — Yekaterina Shipulina Don Quixote — Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza — Alexander Petukhkov May 12 Kitri — Yekaterina Shipulina Basilio — Alexander Volchkov Street Dancer — Anna Okuneva Повелительница дриад- Anna Nikulina Don Quixote — Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza — Alexander Petukhkov May 13 Kitri — Natalia Osipova Basilio — Ivan Vasiliev Street Dancer — Anastasia Meskova Queen of the Dryads — Yekaterina Shipulina Don Quixote — Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza — Alexander Petukhkov May 14 мая (2.30 p.m.) Kitri — Yekaterina Krysanova Basilio — Vyacheslav Lopatin Street Dancer — Anna Okuneva Queen of the Dryads — Anna Nikulina Don Quixote — Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza — Alexander Petukhkov May 14 May (8 p.m.) Kitri — Maria Alexandrova Basilio — Alexander Volchkov Street Dancer — Anna Leonova Queen of the Dryads — Yekaterina Shipulina Don Quixote — Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza — Alexander Petukhkov 
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