1/20/19 review of the Bolshoi in Cinema performance of La Bayadere

Here is the link to my January 20, 2019, Twitter thread review of the Bolshoi in Cinema performance of La Bayadere, by Marius Petipa and Yuri Grigorovich.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still mostly coherent. My apologies.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

12/24/18 review of Bolshoi in Cinema performance of The Nutcracker

Here is the link to my December 24, 2018, Twitter thread review of the Bolshoi in Cinema performance of The Nutcracker.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still mostly coherent. My apologies.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

5/16/15 review of Bolshoi in Cinema's Ivan the Terrible

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema's encore screening of Ivan the Terrible.

My Twitter thread discusses some comparisons between the ballet and Eisenstein's film. It also discusses the use of color in the ballets stage design, the emotional and physical demands of the ballet, the use of poise in the ballet, and the modernist feel of the work.

Here is a trailer for the Bolshoi's Ivan the Terrible.

Here is the link to the website for the Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema.

I saw this screening at the Denver Film Society's Sie FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado.

11/23/15 review of Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema performance of Giselle

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Bolshoi Ballet's cinema screening of their performance of the ballet Giselle.

The Bolshoi's Giselle is choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich. Grigorovich based his version on versions of Giselle from 1842 and 1892. My thread discusses my preference of the second act over the first act. I discuss how Giselle explores similar to those in Swan Lake, but with a bit of a twist.

Here is a trailer for the Bolshoi's Giselle.

The Bolshoi in Cinema series transmits performances (some live, some recorded) to movie theaters all around the world. I highly recommend you find a screening in a theater near you!

I saw this screening at the Denver Film Society, a great movie theater in Denver, Colorado.