Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream
“A comic ballet in two acts”
Synopsis
During harvest festival at a collective farm, a visiting dance troupe reunites a ballerina with her childhood friend Zina. In order to teach her unfaithful husband a lesson, Zina, the ballerina, and the ballerina’s husband decide to swap roles for the evening… Alexei Ratmansky invokes the genius of Shostakovich’s score at the Bolshoi, creating a laugh-out-loud masterpiece with its bits of slapstick comedy, hilarious deceptions, false identities including Principal Dancer Ruslan Skvortsov dressed as a Sylph and its many colorful characters! The Bolshoi bursts with vivid life and bright spirits in Ratmansky’s brilliantly choreographed smash. Captured live on Apr 29, 2012.
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Svetlana Lunkina
Zina
Mikhail Lobukhin
Pytor
Maria Alexandrova
Ballerina
Ruslan Skvortsov
Ballet Dancer
Denis Savin
Accordionist
Alexei Loparevich
Old Dacha Dweller
Anastasia Vinokur
Anxious-to-be-younger-than-she-is Dacha Dweller
Egor Simachev
Gavrilych
Ksenia Pchelkina
Gayla
Anastasiya Meskova
Milkmaid
Alexander Voytyuk
Tractor Driver
Alexander Vorobiyov
Highlander
Batyr Annadurdyev
Field Worker from Kuban
Chinara Alizade
Zina's Friend
Yulia Lunkina
Zina's Friend
Svetlana Pavlova
Zina's Friend
Maria Prorvich
Zina's Friend
Anna Tikhomirova
Zina's Friend
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vincent Bataillon
- Screenplay & Story
- Adrian Piotrovskiy, Fyodor Lopukhov
- Original Score
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Original Title
- Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Production Studios
- Bolshoi Theatre
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vincent Bataillon
Adrian Piotrovskiy, Fyodor Lopukhov
Dmitri Shostakovich
François Duplat
Department Leadership Roster
Elena Zaytseva
Costume Design
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer
Vincent Bataillon
Director
François Duplat
Producer
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What is Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream about?
During harvest festival at a collective farm, a visiting dance troupe reunites a ballerina with her childhood friend Zina. In order to teach her unfaithful husband a lesson, Zina, the ballerina, and the ballerina’s husband decide to swap roles for the evening… Alexei Ratmansky invokes the genius of Shostakovich’s score at the Bolshoi, creating a laugh-out-loud masterpiece with its bits of slapstick comedy, hilarious deceptions, false identities including Principal Dancer Ruslan Skvortsov dressed as a Sylph and its many colorful characters! The Bolshoi bursts with vivid life and bright spirits in Ratmansky’s brilliantly choreographed smash. Captured live on Apr 29, 2012.
Who directed Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream?
Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream was directed by Vincent Bataillon.
Who stars in Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream?
The principal cast of Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream includes Svetlana Lunkina, Mikhail Lobukhin, Maria Alexandrova, Ruslan Skvortsov, Denis Savin.
When was Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream released and how long is it?
Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 2h 1m.
Who composed the musical score for Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich.