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[lion]

SF Ballet Moscow Tour`12

For the first time ever Ballet visits Moscow
and performs for two nights June 29 & 30 2012 at the
Bolshoi Theatre

[lion]

The Programm:
PART I

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET

June 29

E. Bosso, A. Vivaldi
Pas de deux from Within the Golden Hour
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon

G. F. Handel
(Chaconne in G major)
Chaconne for Piano and Two Dancers
Choreography by Helgi Tomasson

D. Shostakovich
(Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto in C minor)
Pas de deux from The Dance House
Choreography by David Bintley

S. Rachmaninov
Pas de deux from Symphonic Dances
Choreography by Edward Liang

P. Tchaikovsky
(III and IV movements from Souvenir de Florence)
Excerpt from Trio
Choreography by Helgi Tomasson

June 30

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET

J. S. Bach
(Concerto No. 5 BWV 1056 (2nd & 3rd movements) for keyboard; Concerto No. 4 BWV (1st & 2nd movements) for keyboard; Concerto for Harpsichords in A minor BMV 1065 (2nd movement), arranged for two harpsichords; and Concerto No. 1 BWV 1052 (1st & 2nd movements) for keyboard)
7 for Eight
Choreography by Helgi Tomasson

S. Prokofiev
Balcony pas de deux from Romeo & Juliet
Choreography by Helgi Tomasson


BOLSHOI BALLET

S. Prokofiev
(Symphony No. 1)
Classical Symphony

Choreography: Yuri Possokhov
Costumes: Sandra Woodall
Music Direction: Pavel Sorokin
Lighting: Elena Kopunova
Assistant Choreographer: Natalia Malandina

PART II

LES BALLETS de MONTE CARLO

M. Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé
Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot
Sets & drawings: Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Costumes: Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting: Dominique Drillot

PART III

BOLSHOI BALLET

S. Rachmaninov
(Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor)
“Dream of Dream”
Choreography: Jorma Elo
Sets: Jordan Tuinman
Costumes: Holly Hynes
Music Direction: Pavel Sorokin
Piano: Pavel Nebolsin
Lighting: Jordan Tuinman
Assistant Choreographer: Christophe Dozzi
http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/

[Paul Parish]

any reports up yet?

How were they recevied?

[Helene]

A lot of people showed up to get signed posters:

http://instagram.com/p/Mg9Af6EUYW/

From Maria Kochetkova's tweet from yesterday.

[Helene]

Clara Blanco had a great time in Moscow:

https://www.facebook...23251292&type=1

[Helene]

Maria Kochetkova did a short blog about the Moscow/Hamburg tour for sfgate, with mentions of other works/companies presented at the festival:

http://www.sfgate.co...p#photo-3165556

The festival, WWB@LLET.ru, included performances by the Bolshoi Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, and San Francisco Ballet