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The Bolshoi's A Hero of Our Time: A modern take on a Russian classic

By Isabella Zijp, 03 August 2015
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“an innovative ballet, but one that is beset by the complexity of the story.”
Reviewed at Bolshoi Theatre: New Stage, Moscow on 22 July 2015
Programme
Hero of our Time (Yuri Possokhov)
Performers
Bolshoi Ballet
Anton Grishanin, Conductor
Kirill Serebrennikov, Director
Artem Ovcharenko, Dancer
Olga Smirnova, Dancer
Ruslan Skvortsov, Dancer
Igor Tsvirko, Dancer
Ekaterina Shipulina, Dancer
Svetlana Zakharova, Dancer
Kristina Kretova, Dancer
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Isabella Zijp
Isabella Zijp
Isabella Zijp is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Bachtrack and other dance platforms. She shares her passion for ballet through writing, giving guided tours and conducting short presentations. In daily life she works as an editor and online marketeer while also writing about her other passion: travelling.