Spartacus (2008 MacGibbon, Klinichev / 1968 Grigorovich, Khachaturyan), filmed ballet
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Spartacus (2008) is a filmization (sound, color, 133m) of Спартак (Spartacus / 1968 Grigorovich / 1954 Khachaturian), ballet. Directed by Ross MacGibbon, conducted by Pavel Klinichev.
Abstract
"Following sensational performances in Moscow and London in 2007, the Bolshoi's production was re-staged and filmed in January 2008 in the Paris Opera's Palais Garnier, especially for Carlos Acosta. Carlos Acosta is one of the greatest male dancers of our time and has danced with all the major ballet companies of the world including American Ballet Theatre, Royal Ballet, Houston Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet."--Publisher description.
Cast
- Carlos Acosta as Spartacus
- Nina Kaptsova as Phrygia
- Alexander Volchkov as Crassus
- Maria Allash as Aegina
- The Bolshoi Ballet and the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Chorus
Editions, performances
Produced in Russia and the United Kingdom (2008).
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