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December-May, various dates

Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema 2018/19 Season - 12 cinemas all over Scotland

Programme:
Don Quixote – 2 December 2018
The Nutcracker – 23 December 2018*
La Bayadère – 20 January 2019*
The Sleeping Beauty – 10 March 2019
The Golden Age – 7 April 2019
Carmen Suite/Petrushka – 19 May 2019*
*Broadcast live from Moscow

The programme will be screened in the following cinemas in Scotland:
Cineworld, Aberdeen
Lonsdale Cinema, Annan
Woodend barn, Banchory
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Odeon, Dunfermline
The Cameo, Edinburgh
Cineworld, Glasgow
Glasgow Film Theatre
The Tower Arts, Helensborough
Vue, Hamilton
Showcase, Paisley
Perth playhouse

To discover where you can experience the magic of the Bolshoi in your local cinema go to www.bolshoiballetcinema.co.uk
The 2018/19 Bolshoi Ballet in cinema season showcases some of ballet’s greatest classical works performed by the world’s finest dancers creating a unique cinematic experience. Four classical ballets (La Sylphide, Don Quixote, La Bayadère and The Sleeping Beauty) will be shown on the big screen alongside the beloved Christmas tale The Nutcracker. The evocative 1920’s jazz ballet The Golden Age and Edward Clug’s latest choreographic work Petrushka alongside Carmen Suite completes the season.
Alexei Fadeyechev’s acclaimed staging of Don Quixote follows on 2 December 2018. Inspired by stories of brave knights, Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful servant Sancho Panza set out on an adventure to meet his ideal woman, Dulcinea. Bolshoi Principal dancers Ekaterina Krysanova (Kitri) and Semyon Chudin (Basilio) lead a spectacular cast of toreadors, flamenco dancers, gypsies and dryads in virtuosic dancing that is quintisentially Bolshoi. Set to music by Léon Minkus the production also stars Alexei Loparevic (Don Quixote), Olga Smirnova (The Queen of the Dryads), Anna Tikhomirova (a street dancer) and Kristina Krysanova (Mercedes).
A festive tradition for the whole family, the timeless classic The Nutcracker is broadcast live from the Bolshoi stage for two hours of enchantment and magic on 23 December 2018. On Christmas Eve Marie’s Nutcracker doll magically transforms into a prince taking them both on a wonderful adventure. Along with Tchaikovsky’s cherished score, Yuri Grigorovich’s choreography, the Bolshoi’s Principals, Soloists and the accomplished Bolshoi Corps de Ballet this promises to be the perfect pre-Christmas treat for the whole family.

21-22 December

The Mother - with Natalia Osipova

19:30 - 21:00 EICC, The Exchange, Edinburgh  EH3 8EE
Tickets from £20.  Book online or tel. (0) 131 300 3000, email sales@eicc.co.uk

As a young single mother sets out to save her child, she must face fantastic creatures, impossible trials and cross the line between life and death itself. Will she succumb to the forces of evil, or will the power of motherhood prevail?
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s wintry tale, The Mother is a breathtakingly spectacular and compelling production, combining narrative dance and drama.
Starring international superstar Natalia Osipova (principal of the Royal Ballet, London) and multi-award winning Jonathan Goddard.
With original, live music by Frank Moon and Dave Price. Choreographed by Arthur Pita, whose credits include the 5-star critically acclaimed The Metamorphosis, The Little Match Girl and Salome.
'Osipova is regal and electric' (**** Guardian)
'Natalia Osipova, one of the ballet’s biggest stars...dazzling audiences with her superlative technique, athleticism and bravura.' (**** Financial Times)