Ivan the Terrible

By Janet Ward, 26 February 2017

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“Lobukhin powerfully conveys the complexity of the Czar’s character and moods”

Reviewed at Bolshoi Theatre: Historic Stage, Moscow on 24 February 2017

Ivan the Terrible (Yuri Grigorovich)

Bolshoi Ballet

Pavel Klinichev, Conductor

Simon Virsaladze, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Mikhail Lobukhin, Dancer

Svetlana Zakharova, Dancer

Denis Rodkin, Dancer

The Bolshoi's Swan Lake simmers, but the corps shines

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.

*****

A Musical Nutcracker at the Bolshoi

Isabella Zijp, 23rd December

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

****1

The Golden Age revived at the Bolshoi

Janet Ward, 13th October

While the ballet's libretto is dated, The Golden Age can, when performed by great artists, be both an entertaining and emotionally satisfying ballet.

****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.

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