The Ballet in Cinema series films performances of live ballets from Europe's top companies, including the Bolshoi Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and the Royal Ballet, for screening in cinemas around the world.
Presented by Emerging Pictures.
Emerging Pictures is the largest all-digital Specialty Film and Alternate Content theater network in the United States.
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"The Bright Stream"
From the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow, Russia
A laugh-out-loud comical ballet in two acts, "The Bright Stream" celebrates the maddening, baffling disillusion of love with both hilarious deceptions and joyful resolutions. The libretto, by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov, tells the story of the members of a Russian farm collective in the 1930s and their humorous interactions with a group of visiting performers during the harvest festival. Known for his precise characterization in movement, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky uses Dmitri Shostakovich's robust folk music to tell this zany tale, broadcast from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.
Libretto by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
Designed by Boris Messerer
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
125 min including two intermissions
No passes accepted.
Sun, Apr 29, 11:00 a.m. (live simulcast); Mon, Apr 30, 7:00 (encore)
"La Fille Mal Gardèe"
From the Royal Ballet, London, England
"'Fille' is a treasure," says Monica Mason, director of the Royal Ballet. With its origins in a work first seen in Bordeaux in 1789, "La Fille Mal Gardèe" had been staged by several choreographers in the 19th century. Choreographer Frederick Ashton brought the work into the 20th century and created an instant classic which has never left the Royal Ballet's repertory. The simple story of Lise, her suitor Colas and Lise's larger-than-life mother, the widow Simone, who tries to marry her off to the simpleton son of a rich neighbor, is full of delicious comedy but also wonderful, characterful choreography. One of the greatest pleasures of "Fille" is the way in which the steps, though at times devilishly difficult, never get in the way of the natural, easy storytelling. The virtuoso roles of Lise and Colas combine dazzling technique with intimate details that make their romance touching and real, while the humor of widow Simone and the innocent Alain, more interested in his red umbrella than Lise's charms, is delightful. Funny and touching, this is the perfect ballet for first-timers of all ages, but it is also one to which ballet lovers will return again and again with renewed pleasure at every performance.
Libretto by Jean Dauberva
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Choreography by Frederick Ashton
118 min
No passes accepted.
Wed, May 16, 2:30 (live simulcast); Sun, May 20, 11:00 a.m. (encore)