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Ballet in two acts. Book by Alexander Belinsky and Alexei Ratmansky on the basis of the original libretto by Nicolai Volkov and Vladimir Dmitriev. Each of the Bolshoi Ballet's 'restoration' projects has its own specific character. The present project, perhaps, is one of the most interesting and unusual. The Flames of Paris belongs neither to the pearls of the pure classics of classical dance (take, for ins- tance, the recently restored Le Corsaire), nor to the works of the Soviet period, which were subjected to uncalled for attacks at the hands of the powers that be (take, for instance, The Bright Stream). Though it did not disappear without trace, the greater part of it has been lost... Produced in the 30's of the last century in Leningrad, at the Kirov (today Mariinsky) Theatre, and soon transferred to the Bolshoi, it was to become one of Stalin's – who was not a particular fan of this genre of the performing arts – favorite ballets. The Flames of Paris was presented on the eve of the anniversary of the October Revolution, and later continued to be included in the ranks of works which were always brought out for an airing on anniversaries of this sort. And this is hardly sur- prising, the flames of Paris, after all, is about the conflagration of the great French Revolution. And it had a new 'hero' type which, up to then, had not been encounte- red in ballet - one of its main characters was the populace, revolutionary in mood and ready for action.
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and Ballet
Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky (with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen), Musical direction: Pavel Sorokin, Scenography: Ilya Utkin & Evgeny Monakhov, Costume design: Yelena Markovskaya, Lighting design: Damir Ismagilov, Music dramaturgy conception: Yuri Burlaka Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and Ballet.
Russian
English, French
Production compagny : Telmondis
Coproduction compagny : Bolshoi Theater, Bel Air Media, with the participation of France TV, N.H.K., Bel Air Classic, Ciel Écran and the support of the
Running Time : 1 x 105’
Production Year : 2010
Distribution compagny : Telmondis distribution
Video Format : HDCAM, Digibeta 16/9