July, , 2014. Issue No. 34

July 29 - August 1 - The Bolshoi Theatre American tour continues! The Bolshoi Ballet presents "Don Quixote" at Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 29 and 30 - the ballet "La Sylphide", performed by the Bolshoi Ballet, is broadcast at the cinemas as a part of the summer theatre festival Historic Stage - rehearsal day New Stage - rehearsal day The Bolshoi Theatre guest performances in New York The Bolshoi Theatre guest performances closed in New York The guest performances were a part of the International Lincoln Center Festival. In

the evening of July 27 the audience at the David H. Koch Theatre enjoyed the performance of the ballet company, which presented "Spartacus", choreographed by Y uri Grigorovich. During the 15 days of guest performances the opera "The T sar's Bride" was performed twice. The American audience saw the concert version of this classical piece by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, which is not very well known in the USA. The ballet "Swan Lake" was performed 7 times, the ballets "Don Quixote" and "Spartacus" - 3 times each. This has been the first time that the Bolshoi Theatre has brought its guest performances to the USA after an almost 10-year break. Therefore, tickets to all performances, including matinees on week days, were sold out. Almost 40 thousand people have attended the performances of Russia's leading theatre. T ilting at Sunshine Bolshoi Ballet Performs 'Don Quixote' With a Smile By ALAST AIR MACAULA Y It does the heart good to see the Bolshoi Ballet be jolly. On T uesday night, as this Moscow company danced the first of three performances of "Don Quixote," you could feel the whole air in the theater change. The opening week of "Swan Lake" at the Lincoln Center Festival had been so dispiritingly overcast, but now here was the sun. /.../ L in k to th e artic le : .n ytim es.c o m /2 014 /0 7/2 4/a rts /d ance /b ols h oi- b a lle t- performs-don-quixote-with-a-smile.html At the reception, marking the arrival of the Bolshoi Theatre artists, organized at the house of one of the SPAC main sponsors. Photo: Katerina Novikova Maria Alexandrova as Kitri, Olga Smirnova as the Queen of the Dryads. The ballet "Don Quixote" at the David H. Koch Theater. Photo: Stephanie Berger

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The Bolshoi Theatre closed its 238 season in Moscow with the opera "Tosca" and in New York with the ballet "Spartacus" The Bolshoi Theatre closed its 238th season in Moscow with the opera "Tosca" and in New York with the ballet "Spartacus". The Bolshoi Theatre General Director Vladimir Urin drew conclusions about the closing season; he considers that changing the music director has been the most important event. After Vassily Sinaisky resigned, this position was taken by the young conductor Tugan Sokhiev. The opera "The Maid of Orleans" by P. T chaikovsky will be the first production conducted by the new music

director; the concert version of the opera will be performed on September 26 on the Bolshoi Theatre Historic Stage. Six opera premieres will be presented in the coming season. Maquettes for almost all future productions have been presented and the casts have been composed. Mr. Urin also said that the operas "Nabucco" and "Carmen" would be removed from the repertoire. In October the new cast for the opera "Eugene Onegin", staged by Dmitry Chernyakov, will be chosen. The Bolshoi Theatre General Director stated: "New people will take key positions". Staff changes will take place at the Bolshoi Theatre in the coming season Staf f changes will take place at the Bolshoi Theatre in the coming season. The Bolshoi Theatre General Director Vladimir Urin informed IT AR-TASS about it in his exclusive interview. He said that changing the music director had been the most important event. Mr. Urinreminded us that after Vassily Sinaisky resigned, this position was taken by the young conductor Tugan Sokhiev. The head of the Bolshoi Theatre also said that in the end of the season five new artists had joined the Bolshoi Theatre Young Artists Opera Program. Mr. Urin considers this to be "a normal creative process; this is the way a real, live theatre should develop". In conclusion the

Bolshoi General Director mentioned that the 239 season would open on September

14 with the opera "Boris Godunov" by M. Mussorgsky. Days of Moscow will take place in Vienna

Days of Moscow will open on September 8 in Vienna. Sergey Sobyanin, the mayor of the Russian capital, will head the Moscow delegation. Marat Khusnullin, a Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and Construction, Sergei Cheryomin, the head of the Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations and Moscow Government Minister, Sergei Kapkov, the head of the Department of Culture and Mass media about the Theatre Moscow Government Minister, Alexander Kibovsky, the head of the Department of Cultural Heritage and Moscow Government Minister and other officials will participate in this project, organized by the Moscow Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations. The mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin and the mayor of Vienna Michael Häupl will sign the program of cooperation between the two cities for the years of 2014-2017; this will be the main event of the project. Round tables on the issues of energy, health care, urban and social development, education and preserving cultural heritage will be organized in the Austrian capital. The Moscow delegation will visit Wien Hauptbahnhof (V ienna main station), one of the main infrastructure facilities of the

Austrian capital. In the evening on September 8 the gala-concert, starring soloists of the State Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra will take place at theballroom of the Vienna Town Hall../…/ The Bolshoi Theatre guest performances, which were a triumph and took place as a part of the International Lincoln Center Festival, closed in New York. On Sunday night the audience did not let the Bolshoi Ballet artists leave the stage at the David H. Koch Theatre for a long time. The cast presented the ballet "Spartacus", choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich. The photo, published on the Bolshoi Theatre pages in the social networks: Maria V inogradova (Phrygia) and Denis Rodkin (Spartacus). Photo: Katerina Novikova

The Bolshoi Theatre American tour continues! The Bolshoi Ballet presents "Don Quixote" at Saratoga Performing Arts Center "Don Quixote" July 29 (8 p.m.), August 1 (8 p.m.) Kitri - Maria Alexndrova Basilio - Vladislav Lantratov Don Quixote - Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza - Alexander Petukhov A street dancer - Anna Tikhomirova The Queen of the Dryads - Olga Smirnova

July 30 (8 p.m.) Kitri - Ekaterina Krysanova Bolshoi Theatre in the Internet July, 30 2014 Maria Alexandrova (Kitri), Vladislav Lantratov (Basilio), Alexei Loparevich (Don Quixote). Photo: Stephanie Berger Newsletter

July, 30 2014 Basilio - Semyon Chudin Don Quixote - Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza - Roman Simachev A street dancer - Anna Tikhomirova The Queen of the Dryads - Kristina Kretova

July 31 (2 p.m.) Kitri - Kristina Kretova Basilio - Mikhail Lobukhin Don Quixote - Alexei Loparevich Sancho Panza - Roman Simachev A street dancer - Maria Vinogradova The Queen of the Dryads - Olga Smirnova

On July 28 the master-class of Alexander Vetrov, the Bolshoi Theatre pedagogue- repetiteur took place at the National Museum of Dance. W e also informed our readers, that on July 28h the Bolshoi Opera soloist Svetlana Belokon celebrated her birthday. W e wish her success in her creative career and all the best! For articles published 28 July 2014 The New York Times reviews the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of Spartacus at Lincoln Center negatively with the dance critic saying she does not like the Grigorovich choreography which is out of date. Itar Tass reports that the Bolshoi Theatre's Lincoln Center New York season was a huge success with all tickets sold out and critics praising the performances as well as great ovations from the audiences. CBS 6 Albany (USA) local media outlet says that SPAC is preparing for the performances of the Bolshoi Ballet but that local Ukrainian groups plan to protest at the theatre to draw attention to the actions of Russia in the Ukraine and they see the Bolshoi as representatives of Russia. Dancetabs reviews the performances of the Bolshoi Ballet's Spartacus in New York writing that "it's perfectly understandable why the company has continued to dance Spartacus over the years, especially on tour. Like Don Quixote, it's a calling card; it says "we are the Bolshoi," big, dynamic, explosive, unafraid of the grand gesture or accusations of poor taste." The reviewer says "no one can one conceive of any other company performing Spartacus with anything like the energy, fervor and sheer brawn exhibited by the Bolshoi". VDNKh (in 1992 - 2014 All-Russia Exhibition Centre) is getting ready to celebrate its jubilee /…/ VDNKh (in 1992 - 2014 All-Russia Exhibition Centre) is getting ready to celebrate its jubilee. On August 1 the Exhibition will celebrate its 75 birthday. It is expected that up to 1 mln people will visit the Exhibition on that day. A team of specialists that worked at the Sochi Olympic Games Opening Ceremony will organize a celebration for them. The stage is already being built; Igor Butman Orchestra and participants of the show "Golos" ("The Voice") will perform there. The Bolshoi Theatre artists will perform as well. By the way, they will dance on the special podium inside of the working fountains. /…/
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