Les Flammes de Paris; 1 of 10

Recorded live at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Bolshoi Ballet perform
one of their most prestigious productions, les Flammes de Paris, with over
130 dancers on stage.Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, March 31st, 2010

Les Flammes de Paris was first presented by Vassili Vaynonen at the Bolshoi
Theatre in 1933. It is one of the company's most interesting and unusual
ballets, belonging neither with the classical repertoire nor with the
masterpieces of the Soviet period. Les Flammes de Paris was presented on
the eve of the anniversary of the October Revolution; its story takes place
during the French Revolution and its protagonists are the common people.

Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky
Composer: Boris Asafiev
Music Director: Pavel Sorokin
Orchestra: Symphonic Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
Scenographers: Ilya Utkin, Evgeny Monakhov
Costume Designer: Yelena Markovskaya
Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
Music dramaturgy conception: Yuri Burlaka

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