Bolshoi Ballet: Live Broadcast: Jewels (12A)

Jewels offers a unique occasion to enjoy the genius of choreographer George Balanchine. His visually captivating work is performed by some of the world’s most dazzling dancers.

Music:                Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine
Starring:            The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet
This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue, celebrating the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone: emerald, ruby and diamond.

Balanchine built an homage of captivating beauty to the three dance schools that had forged his style, each represented by a contrasting gemstone.                                                                                                                                                                           (2hr 0min)