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  • Le Corsaire

    Music Adolphe Adam

    Choreography Alexei Ratmansky after Marius Petipa

    Cast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet

    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.

    Inspired by Lord Byron’s epic poem and reworked by Alexei Ratmansky from Petipa’s exotic 19th century classic, this miracle of the repertoire is one of the Bolshoi’s most lavish productions. Complete with a magnificent awe-inspiring shipwreck and dramatic scenery, this grand romance allows enough dancing for nearly the entire company and made especially for those who seek miracles in theatre.

    Total runtime: 3 hours, 35 minutes

  • The Taming of The Shrew

    Music Dmitri Shostakovich

    Choreography Jean-Christophe Maillot

    Cast Ekaterina Krysanova (Katharina), Vladislav Lantratov (Petruchio), Olga Smirnova (Bianca) Semyon Chudin (Lucentio)

    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.

    Acclaimed choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot brings out the wit, fast- paced athleticism and vibrancy from the Bolshoi Ballet dancers in Shakespeare’s rowdy comedy. Principals Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov clash, challenge and eventually give themselves to one another in a wonderfully entertaining production that can only be seen at the Bolshoi!

    Total runtime: 2 hours, 5 minutes

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Music Sergei Prokofiev

    Choreography Alexei Ratmansky

    Cast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet

    In Verona, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love while their respective families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are caught in a bitter rivalry ending in heart-wrenching tragedy…

    Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company’s premiere of his production with dramatic urgency and a fresh re- telling of Shakespeare’s beloved classic. His brilliant and detailed adaptation set to Prokofiev’s romantic and cinematic score, reignites the story of literature’s most celebrated star-crossed lovers like no other classical ballet choreographer today.

    Total runtime: 185 minutes

  • The Lady of the Camellias

    Music John Neumeier

    Choreography Frédéric Chopin

    Cast Svetlana Zakharova (Margeurite), Edvin Revazov (Armand), Andrei Merkuriev (Monsieur Duval), Anna Tikhomirova (Manon Lescaut), Semyon Chudin (Des Grieux)

    At a theatre performance of ‘Manon Lescaut’, the young and naive Armand is utterly captivated after meeting the ravishing and most desirable courtesan Marguerite Gautier. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate yet doomed love…

    Alexandre Dumas fils’s novel comes to life on the Bolshoi stage, with prima Svetlana Zakharova as the ailing Marguerite seeking love and redemption from her life as a courtesan. The Bolshoi brings choreographer John Neumeier’s work of rare beauty and tragic depth to new emotional heights, accompanied by Chopin’s romantic piano score.

    Total runtime: 3 hours, 5 minutes

  • The Flames of Paris

    Music Boris Asafiev

    Choreography Alexei Ratmansky, after Vasily Vainonen

    Cast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet

    In the era of the French Revolution, Jeanne and her brother Jérôme leave Marseille for Paris in support the revolutionary effort that is taking over the capital. While fighting for freedom, they both encounter love along the way…

    Very few ballets can properly depict the Bolshoi’s overflowing energy and fiery passion as can Alexei Ratmansky’s captivating revival of Vasily Vainonen’s The Flames of Paris. With powerful virtuosity and some of the most stunning pas de deux, the Bolshoi Ballet displays an exuberance almost too enormous for the Moscow stage.

    Total runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes

  • Giselle

    Music Adolphe Adam

    Choreography Yuri Grigorovich

    Cast Svetlana Zakharova (Giselle), Sergei Polunin (Albrecht)

    When Giselle learns that her beloved Albrecht is promised to another woman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. While Albrecht grieves, she returns from the dead as a Wili, a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death…

    Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role in the classical repertoire, alongside the sensational Sergei Polunin as  Albrecht, in this chilling, yet luminous ballet that continues to captivate audiences for over 150 years at the Bolshoi.

    Total runtime: 2 hours, 20 minutes

  • Coppélia

    Music Leo Delibes

    Choreography Sergei Vikharev after Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti

    Cast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet

    Swanhilda notices her fiancé Franz is infatuated with the beautiful Coppélia who sits reading on her balcony each day. Nearly breaking up the two sweethearts, Coppélia is not what she seems and Swanhilda decides  to teach Franz a lesson…

    The Bolshoi’s unique version of Coppélia exhibits a fascinating reconstruction of the original 19th century choreography of this ebullient comedy involving a feisty heroine, a boyish fiancée with a wandering eye, and an old dollmaker. The company’s stunning corps de ballet shines in the divertissements and famous “dance of the hours,” and its principals abound in youthful energy and irresistible humor in this effervescent production.

    Total runtime: 2 hours, 45 minutes

  • TUESDAY NIGHT RECORD CLUB: Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced?

    It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights in Woods Theatre to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss… there will be special guest moderators and panelists at each event!

    This discussion will feature Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced? This event is free but registration is required. 

  • TUESDAY NIGHT RECORD CLUB: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours

    It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss… there will be special guest moderators and panelists at each event!

    This discussion will feature Fleetwood Mac Rumours. This event is free but registration is required.

  • TUESDAY NIGHT RECORD CLUB: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue

    It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights in Woods Theatre to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss… there will be special guest moderators and panelists at each event!

    This discussion will feature Miles Davis Kind of Blue. This event is free but registration is required. 

    SPECIAL GUESTS:
    Ashley Kahn, American music historian, journalist, producer, and author of
    KIND OF BLUE, the making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece

    Jay Sweet, Musician and Adjunct Professor, Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre