Live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera and the Bolshoï Ballet in cinema Empire theaters continue with great success.
The next show will be broadcast from Moscow  on Monday, November 18, 2013, at 19:30 with "SPARTACUS"  by the ballet Bolshoï.
SPARTACUS  is a ballet in three acts with music by Aram Khachaturian and choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich with the participation of star dancers of the Bolshoï Ballet.

THE 2013-2014 SEASON

THE BOLSHOI BALLET

FILMED LIVE IN MOSCOW

EXCLUSIVELY AT EMPIRE PREMIERE

PRESENTATION

The Bolshoi Theatre and Pathé Live are pleased to present Spartacus, a ballet choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich in 1968 on a partition by Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) and revived in 2001.

The story of Spartacus, the shepherd who became a slave, then a prisoner of Roman general Crassus and who was separated from his wife Phrygia is one of Grigorovich’s most popular ballets. The rebellion of gladiators and slaves led by Spartacus, his kindness, bravery and humanity -he saves Crassus while the newly freed slaves want to kill him-, unfolds in a series of stunning scenes with troops, chariot parades, sword fights and battles... Grigorovich’s choreographic writing, all in jumps, volts, filled with strong masculine energy, gives unique energy to this epic drama. However, his writing softens up during Spartacus and Phrygia’s duos. Performed by the most famous dancers of the Bolshoi, from Vladimir Vasiliev to Carlos Acosta, Spartacus is also emblematic of the dance style during the Soviet era.

IF YOU MISSED THE BEGINNING

Consul Crassus returns to Rome in triumph from his latest conquests. Spartacus and his wife Phrygia are among the captives reduced to slavery. As Phrygia is sent to the harem kept by Crassus, Spartacus is sent into the gladiatorial ring and forced to kill his friend. Horrified, Spartacus incites his fellow captives to rebellion…

Music: Aram Khatchaturian

Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich

Musical direction: Pavel Sorokin

With the Orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre

Spartacus: Mikhail Lobukhin (Principal)

Phrygia: Anna Nikulina (Leading Soloist)

Aegina: Svetlana Zakharova (Principal)

Crassus: Vladislav Lantratov (Principal)

And with the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet

Production and worldwide distribution: Pathé Live

Film direction: Vincent Bataillon

2013

UPCOMING SHOWS

-2014 SEASON

DECEMBER – J ANUARY 2014

2013

THUR, DEC 5th, 2013 - 21h00

LE NEZ

Shostakovich

MON, DEC 23rd, 2013 - 19h30

SLEEPING BEAUTY

Tchaikovsky / Grigorovich

2014

SUN, JAN 5th, 2014 - 21h00

FALSTAFF

Verdi