Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: A Contemporary Evening (Live telecast)

A CONTEMPORARY EVENING (LIVE)
New production

Music Benjamin Britten, Max Richter, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonid Desyatnikov
Choreography Hans Van Manen, Sol León, Paul Lightfoot, Alexei Ratmansky
Cast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet
Running time 2:40

For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen’s Frank Bridge’s “Variations,” Sol León and Paul Lightfoot’s “Short Time Together” and Alexei Ratmansky’s “Russian Seasons.” This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in an outstanding synthesis of bringing Van Manen’s formal beauty, León and Lightfoot’s intensity, and Ratmansky’s witty brilliance to a new level.