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Yuri Grigorovich: Master for the Bolshoi. An unforgettable look at the many faceted talents of the Chief Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Yuri Grigorovich. This video portrait of the great Soviet choreographer Yuri Grigorovich features many of the Bolshoi’s world-famous dancers being rehearsed by their renowned ballet master. The program gives us a unique glimpse of Yuri Grigorovich the choreographer, the teacher and the man. Featured are excerpts from the great Bolshoi Ballet productions: Spartacus, Swan Lake, Ivan the Terrible, The Golden Age, Romeo & Juliet, and Legend of Love. Filmed in the Soviet Union, this profile contains many treasures from the Bolshoi Theatre archives released here for the first time. Included are magnificent performances featuring many of the greatest dancers of the past quarter-century, including Vladimir Vasiliev, Marius Liepa, Boris Akimov, Natalya Bessmertnova, Ludmilla Semenyaka, Nadezhda Pavlova and many others. This behind-the-footlights look at one of the most respected choreographers of our time will be treasured by both dancers and ballet lovers everywhere.
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