The Golden Age revived at the Bolshoi

By Janet Ward, 15 October 2016

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“Skvortsov and Kaptsova shared a deep emotional connection”

Reviewed at Bolshoi Theatre: New Stage, Moscow on 13 October 2016

The Golden Age (Yuri Grigorovich)

Bolshoi Ballet

Simon Virsaladze, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Mikhail Sokolov, Lighting Designer

Maria Allash, Dancer

Anna Antonicheva, Dancer

Nina Kaptsova, Dancer

Andrei Merkuriev, Dancer

Ruslan Skvortsov, Dancer

Alexander Volchkov, Dancer

Alexander Vorobiyov, Dancer

Ekaterina Krysanova, Dancer

Anna Nikulina, Dancer

Vyacheslav Lopatin, Dancer

Denis Medvedev, Dancer

Gennadi Yanin, Dancer

Chinara Alizade, Dancer

Mikhail Lobukhin, Dancer

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Graham Watts, 2nd August

Near perfection from the corps de ballet represent the Bolshoi at its very best during its Royal Opera House residency.

***11

Спартак Большого завоевывает Ковент-Гарден

Mark Pullinger, 29th July

Большой, храбрый, напористый. Если вы хотите посмотреть, как танцуют балет «Спартак», к вашим услугам только одна труппа: Большой балет.

*****

The Bolshoi’s Spartacus conquers Covent Garden

Mark Pullinger, 29th July

Subtlety has no place here. Go for the explosive male dancing and two contrasting female leads.

*****

A blockbuster Spartacus from the Bolshoi in Brisbane

Chantal Nguyen, 4th July

The Bolshoi delivers a big, bold, and explosive Spartacus in the way that only the Bolshoi can.

*****

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Janet Ward, 24th February

Mikhail Lobukhin gives a stunning performance as Ivan in the bolshoi's production of Ivan The Terrible

*****

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Isabella Zijp, 23rd December

The Bolshoi chooses musicality and technique over special effects with Yuri Grigorovich's beloved classic.

****1

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Janet Ward

A former research scientist and policy analyst, Janet Ward is a writer/editor. For the past 50 years, she has been attending ballet performances, with a particular focus on Russian companies, which she has travelled far and wide to see. She is currently working on a book about the Bolshoi Ballet.

The Bolshoi revives The Golden Age