Leonid Lavrovsky

Romeo and Juliet - Mariinsky Theatre

One of history's most enduring love stories. Many people believe that Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet is the greatest ballet score ever written. The Mariinsky Ballet shows at its dramatic finest passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet.  The ballet has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory. With its emotional choreography and Prokofiev’s famous score, this moving tale of star-crossed lovers that is sure to stay with you long after you leave the Mariinsky Theatre. Libretto – Lavrovsky, Prokofiev, Radlov, Piotrovsky Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Music from the ballet was extracted by Prokofiev as three suites for orchestra and as a piano work.

Giselle

Peasant girl Giselle dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. She is summoned from the grave by spirits who dance men to death. The spirits target her lover for death, but Giselle's great love frees him from their grasp.

Bolshoi Ballet '67

For the first time! Come behind the scenes and splendors of this fabulous world-famed company! Come inside its rehearsal halls, its opening nights, its dreams!

The Secret of Success

A look behind the scenes at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Romeo & Juliet

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families.

Romeo & Juliet

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families.

Romeo & Juliet

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families.

The Great Glinka

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.