Ballet 2011-2012 Season
Direct from the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris is an exhilarating new season of ballet, captured live in high definition and screened concurrently with the 2011 Season.
Prices
Single Performance:
Club Dendy $23 | Adult $25 | Concession $24
Simply click on the session time below to book tickets.
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES
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Cast
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State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.
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Director
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Alexei Ratmansky
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Synopsis
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Inspired by a poem by Lord Byron, The Corsair (1814), this ballet was originally created in 1856 for the Paris Opera by Joseph Mazilier. In 1858, Jules Perrot presented his version at the Bolshoi Theatre, the version in which Marius Petipa danced. When he became a choreographer, Marius Petipa remained in charge of all choreographic versions until the beginning of the 20th century. In 2007, Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burklava created a new choreographic version which remains to this day, the most sumptuous of all.
On the market square of Adrianople, slave trader Lankedem presents his newly arrived goods. A group of corsairs appear in the square, led by Conrad. When Conrad and the beautiful Medora meet, they fall in love instantly. The Pasha appears in the square the captivated by Medora’s looks, he decides to buy her. Landekem after explaining that she is not for sale, eventually accepts the Pasha’s advantageous offer. Suddenly, at a sign from Conrad, the corsairs capture the female slaves including Medora...
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Synopsis
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The legend of the martyred lovers of Verona, immortalised by Shakespeare, is revisited for the Paris Opera Ballet by one of the key figures of contemporary dance, Sasha Waltz. To Berlioz’s dramatic symphony, combining music, song and dance, the choreographer evokes all the emotion inherent in this tragic love story.
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Synopsis
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Founded in 1898 at the Mariinsky Theatre, the last ‘grand ballet of the 19th century, Raymonda is a masterpiece which is symbolic of a key period for classical ballet. Although the collaboration between Marius Petipa and Alexander Glazunov was difficult (Petipa was by then an experienced choreographer whilst Glazunov was a novice at creating music for ballet), Raymonda became an overnight success in Russia. This new choreographic version from Yuri Grigorovich dates back from 2003.
At the castle of Countess Sybil de Daurice, Raymonda is celebrating her birthday. She is also about to bid farewell to her fiancé, knight Jean de Brienne, who is going on a crusade. At night time, on her own, Raymonda falls asleep and dreams that she is taken to a magical garden where she is reunited with her fiancé. Suddenly, Jean de Brienne disappears and an arab sheik takes his place and declares his passion for her. Raymonda is forced to accept. When she wakes, Raymonda discovers with horror that her nightmare has become reality...