Film, theatre, dance
and other performing arts
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See also: Edinburgh Festivals for information on the arts during the Edinburgh Festivals in August
See also: Edinburgh Festivals for information on the arts during the Edinburgh Festivals in August
December-May, various dates
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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.
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.
Tuesday 12 March (tbc)
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The White Crow
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Starring: Louis Hofmann, Oleg Ivenko Duration: 122 min Preview screening at Picturehouse cinemas, followed by a live satellite Q&A with director Ralph Fiennes and very special guests. The incredible true story of legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev is brought vividly to life by Academy Award®-nominee Ralph Fiennes and BAFTA winning screenwriter David Hare. From Nureyev’s poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad, to his nail-biting escape from the KGB and defection to the West at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow is a gripping, revelatory look at a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever. The White Crow will go on general release in the UK on 22 March. |