On Stage: "The Flames of Paris"

The French Revolution conquers the big screen in this live broadcas

Zum Kino:
Das CineStar Original im Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz ist eines der bekanntesten Kinos Berlins. Neben den erfolgreichsten Filmen finden hier regelmäßig große Filmpremieren in Anwesenheit der Stars statt. Das Besondere ist die Ausstrahlung internationaler Filme in der Originalversion (OV) ohne störende Untertitel.

Zum Programm:
The Flames of Paris belongs neither to the pearls of the pure classics of classical dance (take, for instance, 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 then Kirov (today Mariynsky) 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 surprising, 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 encountered in ballet — one of its main characters was the populace, revolutionary in mood and ready for action.

Choreographer — Alexei Ratmansky, with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen
Music Director — Pavel Sorokin
Costume Designer — Elena Markovskaya
Lighting Designer — Damir Ismagilov

Tickets:
24,50 €

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