Class Concert/Giselle- Bolshoi

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Class Concert/Giselle- Bolshoi

Class Concert and Giselle
Adolphe Adam / Alexander Glazunov, Konstantin Lyadov, Sergei Lyapunov, Anton Rubinshtein, Dmitry Shostakovich
Two ballets from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Class Concert:
38 minutes, no intermission
Giselle:
Act I – 52 minutes
Intermission (approximately 25 minutes)
Act II – 50 minutes
Date of performance: January 23, 2011
Date of screening: January 29, 2011

GISELLE presents the transcendental power of a woman’s love in the face of betrayal and is one of the most technically demanding and emotionally challenging roles in classical dance – not surprisingly, it is here a great showcase for the leading ballerinas of the company. New choreography by Yuri Grigorovich.

Created in the early 1960s, CLASS CONCERT is a gloriously romanticized version of the ballet class that dancers do every day. From exercises at the barre to displays of beauty and strength center stage, Asaf Messerer’s entertaining circus of a ballet zips through the most difficult combinations with glee and brings panache to the most basic. This production is staged by Mikhail Messerer, the choreographer’s nephew. The music, a compilation including Glazunov and Shostakovich, is a cornucopia of melody, played superbly by the Bolshoi Orchestra. Starring Svetlana Zakharova and Maria Alexandrova.
Not Rated
Genre
Ballet
Runtime
130
Language
English
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